Last year, Russia increased the supply of pellets – fuel pellets from woodworking waste – to Asian countries several times compared to 2021. In this respect writer “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” with reference to Rosslesinforga statistics. For example, pellet exports to South Korea tripled in the period under review, reaching 560,000 tons of pellets. Deliveries to Japan amounted to 100 thousand tons, with previous exports “many times less”.
The ministry noted that pellet production at some Russian enterprises increased after the closure of European markets. In particular, we are talking about enterprises from the Far East, announced in Roslesinforge, companies in the Volga region and the south of Russia.
The demand for Russian pellets in Japan and South Korea was explained by the energy policy adopted by the countries, which included increasing the use of pellets. For example, Japan plans to increase its pellet consumption from about 2.5 million last year to 15 million by 2025. Roslesinforge said South Korea will increase its pellet consumption from 5.5 million to 6.5 million.
As before knowledgeable The Vedomosti newspaper reported that, based on Rosstat data, the volume of pellet production in Russia decreased by 19.6% in 2022 compared to 2021, to 2.07 million tons.