The potential of wood pellet production in Europe is realized only by 61%
The potential of wood pellet production in Europe is huge but it is realized only by 61%. According to the analysts, the performance capacity has increased by 3% last year compared to the previous year.
Among the most active countries which produce wood pellets in the EU are Italy, Germany, Sweden and Austria. At the end of last year there were produced 7.9 million tons of wood pellets in Europe.
Another major manufacturer and supplier of pellets is Russia with a total volume of 1.05 million tons of wood pellets per year.
Production capacities of the European countries (Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and others) are great, but every year they import significant quantities of fuel pellets.
In 2011 the EU consumed about 11.4 million tons of wood pellets from its own reserves. The missing volumes were offset by foreign purchases.
Austria and Germany were able to meet the needs of the population and enterprises in pellets and the remainder were exported to other European countries.
