Bioenergy Europe hosted its first Working Group Pellet of the year
On 10 March, Bioenergy Europe hosted its first Working Group Pellet of the year. Moderated by Manolis Karampinis, Membership and Business Director at Bioenergy Europe, the meeting brought together Bioenergy Europe members and external experts from the pellet market to share updates and insights relevant to pellet producers, traders, end-users, and associations.
Opening the first Working Group Pellet of the year
The meeting opened with an information session on the latest developments in the industrial pellet market, delivered by Hannah Adler, Senior Biomass Reporter at Argus Media. Her presentation provided an overview of the European power market and examined how ongoing geopolitical conflicts are affecting both the wider energy sector and the pellet market.
Adler also covered the most recent regulatory developments, an increasingly important issue for the sector. She looked at the latest changes related to the EUDR, including the implementation delays and ongoing simplification discussions, as well as RED III, with a focus on renewable energy targets and transposition across the EU, and LULUCF.
Updates from the European Pellet Forum and Member States
The Working Group also provided an opportunity to revisit the latest discussions from the European Pellet Forum, held in late February alongside Progetto Fuoco. Matteo Favero, Biofuels and Quality Certification Sector Manager at AIEL (the Forum’s organizer for this year), presented key highlights from the event and gave participants the opportunity to look back at some of the main takeaways from the discussions. For more information on the Forum, readers can consult Bioenergy Europe’s latest article on the event.
The first Working Group Pellet of the year also offered a valuable platform for sharing market perspectives from across Europe. Three associations: DEPI, Propellet France and LATbio representing the three biggest pellet producing countries in Europe – Germany, France and Latvia respectively, shared insights into their markets covering latest pellet production data and outlook, consumption pattern and stock situation, evolution of pellet prices, sales of pellet appliances and relevant regulatory developments in support schemes helping residential consumers switch to pellet stoves and boilers as part of the transition to cleaner heating.
Finally, Manolis presented the main results and take-aways of an investigation by Bioenergy Europe regarding the possibilities for industrial pellet producers from the main supplying countries and regions (US, Canada, Baltics, and Portugal) to switch to the production of premium pellets considering the post-2027 anticipations for the development of the pellet market. The investigation focused on the feedstock composition of industrial pellets, export profiles of the supplying countries and other relevant enabling, as well as limiting factors.
Main takeaways and looking ahead
The meeting was a positive opportunity to look ahead to the future of the pellet market beyond 2027. Exchanges of this kind remain essential for experts across the wood pellet sector, offering space to compare market developments, regulatory changes and national experiences.
Bioenergy Europe hosted its first Working Group Pellet of the year, once again providing a forum for timely discussion among market participants. Further opportunities for exchange will follow throughout the year, while the 2026 edition of the Bioenergy Europe’s Pellet Statistical Report (due for publication in mid-June) will provide the latest consolidated data for the European and global pellet markets.
