Between 2017 and 2016, Finnish timber production, exports and timber imports have increased. Imported particles are larger than ever. According to the latest wood pellet statistics released by the Finnish Natural Resources Research Institute (Luke), domestic particles Production and domestic particle consumption reached new record levels.
In Finland, timber production in Finland increased in 2017 (Photo courtesy of Luke). In 2017, Finland produced a total of 324,000 tons of sawdust, an increase of one-fifth from the previous year. This number is also the third largest ever. Esa Ylitalo, senior statistician at the Finnish Natural Resources Institute (Luke) stated that the highest output in 2008 It is 373,000 tons.
According to the export and import data in 2017, the export volume of wood pellets decreased, while the import volume increased. In 2017, the volume of wood pellets increased by 70% from the previous year to 87,000 tons, which is greater than before. Almost all imported pellets come from Russia. .
Most of the export products were sold to Sweden and Denmark. Compared with the previous year, the export volume increased by 8% to 37,000 tons.
The record for domestic particle deliveries was based on the increase in production capacity of pellet manufacturers to nearly 350,000 tons, a record high. The volume of wood pellets delivered to thermal power plants increased by about one-fifth from the previous year to 290,000 tons.
Versawood, a Finnish sawmill and wood processing company, also produces wood fuels, such as waste pellets. These pellets are bagged pellets for the residential market, or large bag pellets for commercial use.
Small-scale use of wood particles increased by 6% to 62,000 tons.
In recent years, new large-scale heating plants have been completed, and some old ones have also been converted to use pellets. Therefore, Ylitalo stated that the apparent consumption of wood pellets (ie the sum of production volume and imports minus exports) will increase to 2017. More than 370,000 tons, this is unprecedented.
