Tag: Wood pellets

First boiler house running on biofuel was started up in the test mode in the Primorsky Region

The startup and commissioning operations on the core equipment of the new boiler house running on wood pellets began in the Novopokrovka village, Krasnoarmeysky District, according to the press office of the Government of the Primorsky Region. The...

Luzales will start supplying wood pellets to China

Luzales-Tikhvin signed a contract with Chinese partners for supplying wood pellets, as reported by Luzales’s press office. This deal is supposed to help load the facilities of the enterprise’s wood pellet production site by 100%, increase the company’s...

Kazakhstan allowed the export of wood pellets

As per Order of the Ministry of Industry of Kazakhstan dated August 29, 2023 that amends Order dated June 7, 2023 “On some issues of regulating the export of certain types of timber”, wood pellets may be exported...

Prices of wood pellets have reached a historical high in Europe

Prices of wood pellets have been extremely consistent in Europe over the past decade. For instance, the average annual growth of wood pellet prices in Germany was only 0.24% from 2012 to 2021. The prices have actually dropped...

Orsted stops buying wood pellets from Russia

The largest Danish energy company Orsted has announced a halt in purchases of Russian coal and biomass (including wood pellets) for its power plants. In 2021, Denmark became the largest consumer with a market share of 39% of...

In January-September 2021, Russia increased pellets production by 18.4%

In January-September 2021, the volume of wood pellets output in Russia grew by 18.4% YoY, reaching 1.724 million tons, as reported by Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).

In 1H 2021, Russia increased pellets production by 16.5%

In 1H 2021, the volume of wood pellets output in Russia grew by 16.5% YoY, reaching 1.066 million tons, as reported by Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).

In January-May 2021, Russia increased pellets production by 17.6%

In January-May 2021, the volume of wood pellets output in Russia grew by 17.6% YoY, reaching 874,000 tons, as reported by Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).

In January-April 2021, Russia increased pellets production by 19.9%

In January-April 2021, the volume of wood pellets output in Russia grew by 19.9% YoY, reaching 706,000 tons, as reported by Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).

Wood pellets export from Russia increased by 7.3% in January-February 2021

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%),...

Setles LLC completed a priority investment project in the forest sector in Karelia

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, Russia increased pellets production by 16.5%

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).