Biofuel

Sudoma Sawmill (Pskov region, Russia) starts production of RUF wood briquettes. The factory’s annual production capacity for this product is ready to reach 6,100 tons. The manufacturing was established within a priority investment project which had required about...

In January 2021, the volume of wood pellets output in Russia grew by 22.4% YoY, reaching 178,000 tons, as reported by Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).

The U.S. exported nearly 7.26 million metric tons of wood pellets in 2020, up 5% from the 6.92 million metric tons exported in 2019, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Feb. 5. A...

Russian Timber Journal 01-2021: WhatWood Agency interviewed Dmitry Rudenko, Vice President of Segezha Group, about the expectations for wooden housing construction and the CLT construction technology that is relatively new for Russia; WhatWood Agency summarizes key theses of the plenary...

The new workshop of the company will produce wood pellets from low-grade timber. The volume of roundwood processing at the new enterprise will be 200,000 m³ per year, and the export of wood pellets – about 80,000 tons....

According to CM Biomass, in 2020, Sea Port of Saint Petersburg JSC increased wood pellets transshipment by 65% YoY to 744,000 tons.

Forest company UPM is starting the basic design phase of a new biorefinery. The design examines the attractiveness of the business, selects the technology option and assesses the need for investment. In addition, two main location options are...

In 4Q 2020, pellet production in Germany increased by 7.2% YoY to 806,000 tons, according to the German Energy Wood and Pellet Association eV (DEPV). In 2020, wood pellet production in Germany increased by 9.9% YoY to 3.1 million...

In 2020, the volume of wood pellets output in Russia grew by 8.2% YoY, reaching 2 million tons, as reported by Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).

Stroy Mek LLC is going to start the production of wood pellets with an output of 25,000 tons per year in Zhigalovsky district.  The investment project is worth 139.7 million rubles, of which 69.7 million rubles can be...

In January 2021, the average price of a ton of wood pellets in Austria fell year-on-year by 5.6% to € 231.4, the portal propellets.at reports. Compared to December 2020, pellets increased in price by 0.2%. For the supply...

Russian Timber Journal 12-2020: WhatWood interviewed Mr. Andrey Konoplev, General Director of Group Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki, about the ban on the export of unprocessed timber to be introduced from 2022; Luzales agreed on the conditions for the construction of an MDF...