{"id":77364,"date":"2019-04-09T13:40:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T13:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/overview-of-the-european-wood-pellet-market-in-2018\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:50:16","slug":"overview-of-the-european-wood-pellet-market-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/overview-of-the-european-wood-pellet-market-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview of the European wood pellet market in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

In terms of growth and pricing, 2018 was one of the strongest years for the global wood pellet market in quite some time.<\/p>\n

From 2014 to 2016 the growth in global wood pellet trade slowed to 7% per year, accompanied by a low pricing environment and limited capacity expansion. In 2017 market conditions greatly improved and global trade increased 13% to 18.9 million tonnes. That market improvement continued in full force through 2018 as the growth in global pellet trade accelerated to 26%. FutureMetrics projects 2018 pellet trade will have increased to 23.8 million tonnes in 2018 up from 18.9 million tonnes in 2017 (Figure 1). That growth is primarily fueled by increased demand in the UK, Denmark, South Korea and Japan.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>United Kingdom<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2018, UK pellet demand increased with the commissioning of EPH\u2019s 396 MW Lynemouth Power Station conversion and the conversion of a 4th unit at the Drax Power Station. 2019 growth will be primarily driven by a ramp up to full operation at Lynemouth and increased availability at the Drax power station.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2020 UK demand will increase again with the scheduled commissioning of MGT\u2019s 299MW Teeside CHP plant. Denmark<\/p>\n

The consumption of wood pellets in Denmark ranges from individual appliance users to small district heating plants to industrial scale CHP facilities. Much of the recent growth has come from the conversion of large central power stations from coal to biomass. Denmark has 9 central power stations, several of which have already been converted to biomass. Denmark has committed to phasing out coal by 2020, which will likely mean several more unit conversions. However, the additional facilities will likely be converted to wood chips or other forms of lower value waste. The majority of future wood pellets demand growth in Denmark will come from smaller-scale district heating and continued growth in the residential sector.<\/p>\n

Belgia<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Belgium\u2019s industrial wood pellet demand has remained relatively stable over the last several years as there are two power stations fueled by wood pellets, both operated by Engie Electrabel, the 80 MW Les Awirs and the 205 MW Max Green power station. The increase in pellet imports seen in 2018 is likely reflective of a higher capacity factor at the biomass plants due to strong electricity markets, and improved conditions in the domestic heating market.<\/p>\n

Netherlands<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Netherlands has a history as a major market for industrial wood pellets. In 2010, the Netherlands was the biggest market for industrial wood pellets \u2013 used for co-firing to meet renewable energy goals. The market rapidly declined when a new renewable energy subsidy scheme was introduced in 2012.\u00a0The scheme required the development of new sustainability standards before biomass co-firing could qualify for subsidies. In 2016, subsidies were awarded for co-firing at 4 power plants, RWE\u2019s Amer and Eemshaven power stations, Engie Rotterdam and Uniper Maasvlakte 3 (MPP3). Unit 9 at the Amer power station, which had previously co-fired under the old subsidy scheme, resumed co-firing of significant amounts of wood pellets in the 4th quarter of 2018.<\/p>\n

The other plants will likely begin co-firing in 2019 and 2020, making the Netherlands once again a major market for industrial wood pellets.<\/p>\n

Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Italy is unique among major importers of wood pellets in that the Italian pellet market is primarily for \"\"<\/a>home heating as opposed to industrial use. Italian pellet imports were well below highs seen in 2014 due to warm winters and lower prices for competing fuels like heating oil. Volumes recovered significantly in 2017 and, in the first eight months of the year, 2018 imports are 29% higher and on pace to break previous records set in 2014.<\/p>\n

Other Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are several major pellet markets in the EU that are not represented in trade data because they are primarily self-sufficient in producing the majority of pellets that they consume. For domestic heating, these include Germany, estimated at ~ 2 million tonnes, and France, Austria and Sweden, estimated at ~1 million tonnes each (Figure 3). Sweden also has a significant industrial market at small and mid-sized heating and CHP plants. We expect continued modest growth in these and other smaller heating markets in the coming years. Heating markets are extremely sensitive to external factors like the price of competing fuels and weather.<\/p>\n

Source: FutureMetrics<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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