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With a production of about 16.9 mmt in 2018, about fifty percent of global production, the EU is the world\u2019s biggest producer of wood pellets. Compared to production plants in North America, plants in the EU are mainly small or medium-sized. Most of the main pellet producing countries have a sizeable domestic market for residential heating pellets. Recent demand for pellets has supported a further increase in domestic production.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Germany is the third largest wood pellet producer in the world after the United States and Canada. It has currently about seventy production facilities for wood pellets with a total annual production capacity of 3.8 million mt. In 2018, production amounted to 2.4 million mt, 95 percent of which were produced from residues of the timber industry. The vast majority of the wood pellets produced in Germany are used for heating. The use for electricity production is negligible. Germany is a net-exporter of wood pellets. The vast majority of trade occurs with neighboring EU member states and Switzerland. Italy is the main market.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wood pellet production has expanded rapidly in the Baltic Region (Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania) during the past five years. During 2017 and 2018, Baltic production was hampered due to warm weather conditions. This is reflected in exports stagnating at about 3.2 mmt in 2018. The Baltics are producing both for the residential and industrial markets. The main markets are Denmark, the United Kingdom, Italy and Sweden.<\/p>\n

The third largest producer in the EU is Sweden, which has been self-sufficient since 2016. Based on the dry summer last year, a lower production of pellets was projected for 2018, but actually pellet production increased for the fifth successive year. The production numbers are based on statistics of the Swedish Pellet Association PelletsForbundet.<\/p>\n

There are around 60 pellet producers in France. In 2017, French production increased due to expanding domestic demand. It is expected to have increased in 2018, and anticipated to further increase in 2019.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Austria produced 1.3 mmt of wood pellets in 42 plants. This is ten percent more than in the previous year. For the exception of 2012 and 2014, pellet production is on a steadily rising trend. Austria is a net-exporter of wood pellets but domestic demand is also expanding. In 2018, Austria exported 781,000 MT of wood pellets of which 692,000 mt to Italy.<\/p>\n

Since 2014, Poland has steadily increased production and exports. The main export markets are Italy, Germany and Denmark.<\/p>\n

Based on information from the Spanish pellet sector organization AVEBIOM, pellet production reached 685,000 mt in 2018. According to AVEBIOM there were 83 pellet plants in Spain with an annual production capacity of nearly two million mt in 2018. About 60 pellet plants are located in shared facilities with sawmills or carpenter\u2019s workshops and 25 plants process olive kernels. Spain has traditionally being a net exporter of wood pellets. In 2018, exports reached 110,000 mt. Main destinations for Spain wood pellets include Italy, the United Kingdom, France and Denmark.<\/p>\n

Portugal has 3.3 million hectares of forest land that covers over 35 percent of the country\u2019s territory. The large majority of Portugal\u2019s forest land is in private hands. According to the sector organization ANPEB, there are 25 pellet production units in Portugal. Reportedly, on average annual production is 850,000 mt of pellets and capacity is about 1 million mt. During 2016 and 2017, pellet production was negatively affected by forest fires. The majority of the pellet production is exported to EU Member States. The main markets are the United Kingdom, Denmark, Spain and Germany.<\/p>\n

Czech production increased from about 150,000 mt in 2010 to about 400,000 mt in 2018. About 80 percent of the production is exported with Austria and Italy as the main markets. The major raw material for pellets has traditionally been sawdust and byproducts from sawmills. With increasing competition for sawdust resources, broader sustainable raw materials are becoming necessary. There is increased interest in forest residues, wood waste and agricultural residues, but even the volume of these additional feedstocks will not be sufficient for supplying the full demand in Western Europe. Overall, EU wood pellet production is not expected to be able to keep up with the demand from both the residential heating market and for power generation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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