Russian wood pellet export market to grow

摘要

Wood pellet production in Russia could reach 2mn t by 2020, Copenhagen Merchants sustainability manager Rens Hartkamp said at the Argus biomass conference in London on Tuesday. Pellet production in Russia has grown at an average of 10pc/yr over the last ten years and domestic production is expected to reach 1.2mn t of pellets this year, Hartkamp said. The bulk of output — around 750,000t in 2016 — will be exported from the western part of Russia. A smaller amount, around 100,000t, will be exported to Asia, and around 100,000t by truck to European heating markets.