Wood pellets are fast emerging as a must have commodity in the biomass industry.
That is the conclusion of a new report by industry expert Poyry Forest Industry Consulting, which found that the global demand for wood pellets reached nearly 12 million tonnes in 2008, New Energy Focus reports.
In an interview with the news provider, Marek Guizot, UK head of Forest and Wood Supply Strategies, offered his thanks to Poyry for providing the industry with some much-needed research about the growth of the wood biomass market.
"Wood pellets have been identified as one of the fastest growing bioenergy feedstock markets, and also one where it is challenging to obtain reliable information," he revealed.
Most notably, the Poyry study predicts that global pellet demand will double by 2015, to reach approximately 24 million tonnes.
This could be good news to UK wood pelleting firms as it signals that business will well and truly be getting fired up.
Typical Guttridge equipment used in the wood pelleting and wood waste processing sectors include; Conveyors – screw conveyors – chain conveyors – belt conveyors