New large wood pellet plant to be built in Russia; production exported to Europe
Russian company LLC Luzales plans a second plant for the production of wood fuel pellets. The plant is being built [...]
March 29, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Russia
Global sawlog prices continue to rise on high demand in N. America and Europe
Global sawlog prices rose 8% in the 4Q/20 as demand for logs increased throughout North America and Europe.  [...]
March 23, 2021
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Dutch to limit wood pellet subsidies, possibly signaling EU change
In a speedbump for the accelerating biomass industry in the European Union, the Dutch Parliament on February 25 voted to [...]
March 16, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe
European imports of energy wood fall for the first time in 20 years
After nearly 20 years of almost continuous growth, the value of energy wood imported to the [...]
March 15, 2021
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Current trends in Russia’s wood pellet market
About 3 million tons of wood pellets were produced in Russia in 2020. The output growth [...]
March 3, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Russia
Outlook for the global wood pellet markets in 2021
After 2023 there is limited future growth forecast in the industrial wood pellet market. Europe and the UK will have [...]
February 23, 2021
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Record pellet production in Germany
Pellet production in Germany in 2020 increased by 10.2% over the previous year to a new record [...]
February 22, 2021
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S. Korea’s 2021 imported wood pellet demand expected to remain stable
South Korea's 2021 imported wood pellet demand may remain stable from last year at 3mn t as [...]
February 8, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
The price of wood pellets in C. Europe on the rise in January 2021
As usual for the middle of the heating season, the price of wood pellets has increased in Central and Western [...]
February 3, 2021
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Brazilian wood pellet exports hit record in 2020
Brazilian wood pellet exports hit new highs in 2020, as deliveries to the UK nearly trippled and the number of [...]
January 20, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / South America