Biofuel

The U.S. exported 667,309 metric tons of wood pellets in March 2021, up from both 556,802 metric tons in February and 670,464 metric tons in March 2020, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. The...

According to the Federal Customs Service, wood pellets export from Russia in January-February 2021 increased by 7.3% YoY to 41,5 thousand tons. The main buyers of Russian pellets in January 2021 were: Denmark — 16,2 thousand tons (+3%),...

In April 2021, one ton (t) of pellets costs an average of €226.74 (purchase of 6 t). That is 5.5% less than in March 2021 and 7.8% less than last year, according to the German Pellet Institute (DEPI)...

The value of investments in the assets of Stora Enso amounted to 459 million rubles: 388 million rubles were invested in a sawmill and 71 million rubles – in the development of the forest infrastructure. In total, the...

In 1Q 2021, the volume of wood pellets output in Russia grew by 16.5% YoY, reaching 516,000 tons, as reported by Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).

Pellet prices in Switzerland will, on average, decline properly in April 2021. On average, they reach a value of 348.3 CHF / t (-3.3%) – after a minus of 0.1% to 360 CHF / t in March. Compared to April...

PJCS TransContainer of Delo Group and JSC NFC Logistics, a subsidiary of JSC TENEX (of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom) have concluded a Memorandum on Strategic Partnership and Cooperation in the field of International Multimodal Transportation.  The Parties...

Denmark’s USTC has acquired a majority 60% stake in compatriot CM Biomass, the world’s largest independent wood pellet trading company. No price for the transaction has been revealed. “We have been through a fantastic journey and are now...

Russian Timber Journal 03-2021: Oleg Fokin, Commercial Director of Sudoma Sawmill: “At the moment, Russia does not have enough own production facilities for processing low-grade timber in full”; WhatWood: Russian wood pellet exports outlook to the South Korea and...

The loan was approved in the framework of the federal and regional program Development Projects. With the loan, the company will upgrade its wood pellet production facility in the Khabarovsk region, which will help to quadruple the output...

The pellet prices in Switzerland fell slightly on average in March 2021. On average, they’ve reached a value of 360 CHF / t (-0.1%) – after an increase of 0.3% to 360.2 CHF / t in February 2021....

DOK Enisey produced 107,000 tons of wood pellets in 2020. The company is going to put into operation a new wood pellet line in 2021, which will increase the total production capacity to 200,000 tons per year. A...