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Biomass Pellets Industry Statistics

The global biomass pellets market was valued at $14.14 billion in 2025, and projected to reach $14.99 billion in 2026, explore the figures behind growth, companies and trends.
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Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01 Industry overview

The biomass pellets industry at a glance

The global biomass pellets market was valued at $14.14 billion in 2025, while global wood-pellet production reached about 53.5 million tonnes, reflecting renewed growth in renewable heating and power demand.

$14.14B[72]
Global market size, 2025
6.83%[72]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2034
53.5M tonnes[73]
Global production, 2025
19%[70]
U.S. production share, 2024
Market size
Fortune Business Insights valued the global biomass pellets market at $14.14 billion in 2025 and projects $14.99 billion in 2026. Separately, FAO reported 52 million tonnes of global production for wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates in 2024.[72][70]
Forecast & CAGR
The global biomass pellets market is forecast to reach $25.44 billion by 2034, representing a 6.83% CAGR from 2026 to 2034. The forecast is supported by demand for renewable heat, power generation and lower-carbon industrial fuels.[72]
Market share & regions
Europe accounted for 53.77% of global biomass-pellet market revenue in 2025, according to Fortune Business Insights. In physical consumption, the EU used 22.6 million tonnes in 2024, while FAO identified the United States as the largest producer, with 19% of global production in 2024.[72][10][70]
Segmentation
The market is segmented by feedstock into wood pellets, agricultural-residue pellets, industrial-waste pellets and other types; by product into torrefied and non-torrefied pellets; and by end user into industrial, transportation, residential, commercial and other applications. Industrial use is the leading end-user segment in the cited market study, while the EU market was approximately 55% residential and small-to-medium commercial and 45% large-scale industrial in 2024.[72][10]
Key players & concentration
FAO data show that the United States, Vietnam, Germany and Canada together represented 46% of global production of wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates in 2024. The leading named companies in market research include Enviva, Drax, Graanul Invest and Babcock & Wilcox, although comprehensive global company-level concentration data are not publicly standardized.[70][72]
Pricing
U.S. producers received average prices of $220.69 per ton domestically and $195.37 per ton for exports in 2024. European residential reference prices reported for late 2024 were €363.20 per tonne in Germany and €312.80 per tonne in Austria, with German prices rising in early 2025.[17][61]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Global wood-pellet production rose to about 53.5 million tonnes in 2025, while the 2024 U.S. industry had 94 plants, 13.4 million tonnes of annual capacity and 2,438 employees. Growth is driven by renewable-energy mandates and heating demand, but producers face feedstock constraints, weather sensitivity, power-market volatility and scrutiny over forest sustainability.[73][17][10]
Consumer behavior & competition
In the EU, residential and small-to-medium commercial users accounted for approximately 55% of pellet consumption in 2024, versus 45% for large-scale industrial users. The EU consumed 22.6 million tonnes in 2024, down 5.9% from 2023, as mild weather, prior stockpiling, plant outages and lower power prices reduced demand.[10]
M&A
United Shipping and Trading Company completed the acquisition of the remaining 11% of CM Biomass in October 2025, becoming its sole owner. CM Biomass described itself as the world’s largest wood-pellet trader, with annual trading of about 3.7 million tonnes of wood pellets and agricultural residues.[74]
Regulation
The EU Deforestation-free Supply Chain Regulation covers wood pellets and wood chips, with requirements scheduled to enter into force on December 30, 2025. The regulation increases traceability and sustainability-compliance requirements for suppliers serving the EU market.[10]
Latest news
The most recent industry development identified in the reviewed sources is USTC’s October 2025 completion of its purchase of the remaining CM Biomass shares. The transaction strengthened USTC’s control of a biomass trader handling approximately 3.7 million tonnes of pellets and agricultural residues annually.[74]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Biomass Pellets Industry

The leading companies in the biomass pellets industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

Pfeifer Group stands out for integrated pellet output because it produces about 620,000 tonnes of pellets annually at six sites, while Graanul Invest leads in industrial pellet capacity because it reports 2.8 million tonnes of annual wood-pellet production capacity.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in integrated wood-pellet production

    Pfeifer Group

    AT

    Ranked #1 · 9.6 · Integrated wood-pellet production

    Why we picked it: Its integrated sawmill structure supports large-scale pellet production across six sites, with about 620,000 tonnes annually.

    See in ranking ↓Visit pfeifergroup.com ↗

  2. Leader in industrial pellet

    Graanul Invest

    EE

    Ranked #2 · 9.2 · Industrial pellet producer

    Why we picked it: It reports 2.8 million tonnes of annual wood-pellet production capacity and ties contracted revenue to supply-chain and sales planning.

    See in ranking ↓Visit graanulinvest.com ↗

  3. Leader in residential and BBQ pellets

    Lignetics

    US

    Ranked #4 · 8.9 · Residential and BBQ pellets

    Why we picked it: It operates 29 U.S. plants and serves residential, BBQ and industrial pellet demand.

    See in ranking ↓Visit lignetics.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the biomass pellets industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Pfeifer Group

Integrated wood-pellet production · AT

9.6
2

Graanul Invest

Industrial pellet producer · EE

9.2
3

Drax Group

Integrated wood-pellet production · GB

9.1
4

Lignetics

Residential and BBQ pellets · US

8.9
5

Groupe Savoie

Industrial pellet manufacturing · CA

8.8
6

Granules LG

Residential and industrial wood pellets, Quebec · CA

8.5
7

Viridis Energy

Canadian residential and industrial wood pellets · CA

8.4
8

Enviva

Industrial wood pellets, United States · US

8.0
9

Segezha Group

Wood pellets from integrated forestry operations · RU

7.9
10

An Việt Phát Group

Wood pellets and biomass fuels, Vietnam · VN

7.7

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 11). Top 10 companies in the biomass pellets industry. In Biomass Pellets Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/biomass-pellets-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

Global wood pellet production

Global wood pellet production grew from 37.6M tonnes in 2018 to 48.8M tonnes in 2023.

37.6M tonnes
Start
+5.39%
CAGR · 5y
48.8M tonnes
Projected
20182023
source-verifiedtimber-online.net2023

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Digital adoption patterns dominate the technology picture: 100% of utilities had initiated digital transformation in 2024, with 20% completed. For operations, AI and advanced analytics were used by 73% and 78% of surveyed organizations in 2024.

Digital Transformation in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • 73% of power and utilities companies said their organizational culture impeded digital-technology adoption in a global survey conducted in late 2024.[1]
  • 100% of utilities globally had initiated digital transformation, while 20% had completed it, according to a global survey conducted in 2024.[2]
  • 84% of energy and utilities organizations were investing in digital modernization in 2026, while 20% had begun reorganizing engineering operations.[3]
  • 92% of energy companies planned digital technology investments, while 27% were retraining and reskilling existing employees, according to a 2024 survey.[1]

Technology Adoption in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • 73% of power and utilities organizations were using artificial intelligence, generative AI or machine learning in 2024, based on a global industry survey.[1]
  • 78% of power and utilities organizations were using advanced analytics in 2024, according to EY’s global Future of Energy Survey.[1]
  • 62% of power and utilities organizations were using robotic process automation in 2024, according to a global survey of industry executives and employees.[1]
  • 79% of power and utilities organizations were using cyber-threat monitoring and intelligence platforms covering IT and operational technology in 2024.[1]

Cloud Computing in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • 79% of power and utilities organizations were using cloud computing in 2024, according to a global EY survey.[1]
  • 63% of power and utilities organizations were using cloud computing while developing improvements or new applications in 2024.[1]
  • 41% of energy companies allowed any department head or IT manager to deploy new cloud infrastructure, software or applications in an Infosys study.[4]
  • 45% of energy companies used only the cloud capacity and functions they had committed to, according to an Infosys industry study published in 2024.[4]
  • 32% of power and utilities organizations using cloud computing planned improvements or new uses during the following five years in 2024.[1]

Big Data in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • 41% of utilities said advanced-metering-infrastructure data was fully embedded and scalable across daily workflows in 2026.[5]
  • 20% of electric utilities had already implemented big-data analytics, while 32% were implementing it, in a survey covering 10 countries.[6]
  • 25% of utilities reported extensive use of analytics for business intelligence and billing or revenue analysis in a survey of 190 organizations.[7]
  • 78% of power and utilities organizations were using advanced analytics in 2024, a sector-specific proxy for big-data adoption in EY’s global survey.[1]
  • 86% of utilities used advanced-metering-infrastructure data enterprise-wide or in specific workflows in 2026, according to a global utility executive survey.[5]

IoT in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • 75% of power and utilities organizations were using Internet of Things technologies in 2024, according to a global EY survey.[1]
  • 33% of utilities respondents had deployed IoT projects for vehicle tracking in 2024, according to Viasat’s industry survey.[8]
  • 34% of utilities respondents had deployed IoT projects for energy generation in 2024, the highest deployment category in Viasat’s survey.[8]
  • 80% of power and utilities organizations surveyed were IoT adopters, and 75% had at least one project reaching the use stage.[9]
  • 55% of utilities respondents had a formal IoT strategy in 2024, up from 48% in 2021, according to Viasat’s global sector survey.[8]

Innovation in the biomass pellets industry

  • Pellet production in Belgium nearly doubled from 2019 to approximately 650,000 metric tons, reflecting industry expansion.[10]
  • 1 million metric tons of additional French pellet-production capacity was expected between 2021 and 2024, according to the French Wood Pellet Association.[10]
  • 3 new pellet-production sites opened in France in 2023, adding 270,000 metric tons of annual capacity.[10]
  • 2.8 million metric tons is Graanul Invest’s approximate annual pellet-production capacity, ranking it first in Europe and third globally.[11]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data access and governance show measurable gaps. Drax reduced manual operational-data retrieval time to 30 minutes and enabled engineers to access 10 times more data points after its pellet-operations platform upgrade.

Business intelligence in the biomass pellets industry

  • 30 minutes was the minimum time previously required for Drax to retrieve operational data manually before its data-platform upgrade.[12]
  • 10 times more data points became accessible to Drax engineers after implementation of its industrial data platform for pellet operations.[12]

Data Quality in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across electric utilities surveyed, 69% reported user confidence in data accuracy, compared with 77% for completeness.[13]
  • Across electric utilities surveyed, 77% reported no erosion in data quality over time.[13]
  • Across water utilities, 8% of respondents rated asset O&M cost information as very good in 2026.[14]
  • Across water utilities, 19% of respondents rated asset characteristics information as very good in 2026.[14]
  • Across water utilities, 10% of respondents rated asset condition and performance information as very good in 2026.[14]
  • Across water utilities, 7% of respondents rated asset information in EAM or CMMS as very good in 2026.[14]

Data Governance in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across utilities surveyed, 6% reported fully traceable data from original source to decision-making or business processes in 2020.[15]
  • Across energy and utilities organizations, 65% reported that all or nearly all of their data was governed in 2026.[16]
  • Across utilities surveyed, 9% had fully implemented an enterprise-wide data-governance program in 2020.[15]
  • Across power and utility executives surveyed, 57% assessed data-governance maturity as developing or initial in 2021; none reported advanced practices.[1]
  • Across utilities surveyed, 50% estimated they were still three to five years away from enterprise-level data governance in 2020.[15]
  • Across utilities surveyed, 56% had some form of inventory covering data sources and data-quality, integration, and analytics tools in 2020.[15]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Capacity and trade structure define near-term expansion. The United States produced 10.7 million tons of wood pellets in 2024 and exported 83% of production.

Growth in the biomass pellets industry

  • 10.7 million tons of wood pellets were produced in the United States in 2024.[17]
  • 13.4 million tons was the annual capacity of 94 U.S. wood-pellet plants in December 2024.[17]
  • 83% of U.S. wood-pellet production was exported in 2024.[17]
  • CM Biomass increased its U.S. production capacity to more than 700,000 tons annually through its 2022 acquisition of Mohegan Renewable Energy.[18]
  • 75% was the increase in Latvian wood-pellet imports associated with stronger United Kingdom demand in 2024.[19]

Differentiation in the biomass pellets industry

  • 100% natural wood pellets have been produced by Fiber Energy Products since 2006 for heating, barbecue and grilling markets.[20]
  • 15 employees were linked to Bergs’ Bitus pellet business in Sweden when JRS acquired the operation in 2024.[21]
  • 13.3 million tonnes of ENplus-certified wood pellets represented a certified product segment in 2024.[22]

Mergers and acquisitions in the biomass pellets industry

  • 15 employees were offered continued employment when JRS acquired Bergs’ Bitus pellet assets in Sweden in 2024.[21]
  • 22 percentage points was the additional CM Biomass ownership acquired by USTC in November 2024.[18]
  • £4 million was the reported turnover of Y Pellets when Innasol acquired the UK wood-pellet company in 2024.[23]
  • 350,000 tons of annual U.S. pellet capacity were added by CM Biomass through its acquisition of Mohegan Renewable Energy in 2022.[18]

Strategic partnerships in the biomass pellets industry

  • More than 700,000 tons was CM Biomass’s combined U.S. pellet-production capacity after its strategic acquisition in 2022.[18]
  • 67% was USTC’s ownership of CM Biomass after increasing its stake by seven percentage points in spring 2023.[18]
  • 13 countries were covered by CM Biomass’s operations and client activities in 2024.[24]
  • More than 90 production and sales locations worldwide were operated by JRS in 2024 after its acquisition of the Swedish pellet business.[21]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce constraints stay material: 25% of surveyed U.S. pellet-plant employees said finding new employees was difficult most of the time in 2024, while 44% were aged 55 or older.

Hiring in the biomass pellets industry

  • 25% of surveyed U.S. pellet-plant employees said finding new employees was difficult most of the time in 2024.[25]
  • 73% of surveyed U.S. pellet-plant employees rated word-of-mouth recruiting as very or sometimes effective in 2024.[25]
  • 38% of U.S. woody biomass and cellulosic biofuels manufacturing employers said hiring qualified workers was very difficult in 2023.[26]
  • 40% of surveyed U.S. pellet-plant employees said they had been contacted by a headhunter or recruiter during the previous 12 months.[25]
  • 99% of U.S. agriculture and forestry employers in woody biomass and cellulosic biofuels reported some difficulty hiring workers in 2023.[26]

Employee retention in the biomass pellets industry

  • 4% of surveyed U.S. wood-pellet workers were younger than 35 in 2024.[25]
  • 44% of surveyed U.S. wood-pellet workers were aged 55 or older in 2024.[25]
  • 18% of surveyed U.S. pellet-plant employees said turnover at their facility was extremely low in 2024.[25]
  • 92% of surveyed U.S. pellet-plant employees were satisfied or very satisfied with their current wood-pellet-industry position in 2024.[25]

Remote Work in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among U.S. utility employers recruiting new graduates, 9.3% of positions were fully remote in 2024.[27]
  • Across U.S. utilities, 18.2% of employees worked fully remotely in November 2024.[28]
  • U.S. utilities employees worked 31.42% of paid days from home in 2024.[29]
  • U.S. utilities employees worked 22.32% of paid days from home in 2026.[29]

Hybrid Work in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • U.S. utilities had 28% of full-time employees in hybrid arrangements during September–December 2024.[30]
  • Across U.S. utilities, 51% of full-time employees worked either hybrid or fully from home during September–December 2024.[30]
  • Across U.S. utilities, 32.5% of employees worked in hybrid arrangements in November 2024.[28]
  • Among U.S. utility employers recruiting new graduates, 43.4% of positions were fully hybrid in 2024.[27]

Employee Engagement in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among U.S. energy and utility organizations, 54% reported that frontline disengagement affected productivity in 2023.[31]
  • Across U.S. utilities, 70% of employees were engaged in the July 2025–June 2026 benchmark period.[32]
  • At Southern California Edison, 82% of employees gave a favorable overall engagement response in 2022.[33]
  • Among frontline energy and utilities workers, 57% said workplace communication tools were designed for desk workers rather than them in 2025.[34]

Change Management in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • Only 15% of utility companies said they were leaders in actively listening to employees in 2020.[35]
  • Across utilities with active listening programs, 91% of employees said they could adapt to change, compared with 41% without such programs.[35]
  • Among utility organizations surveyed by Eaton, 51% were executing a digital-transformation strategy in 2023.[36]
  • Among utilities surveyed globally, change management was cited as a digital-transformation barrier by 30% of respondents in 2024.[37]
  • Among utilities surveyed globally, 100% had initiated digital transformation and 20% had completed it in 2024.[37]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer stickiness and certification awareness appear in consumer survey results. In 2026, almost all respondents had no intention of switching, and 83% were aware of the ENplus certification scheme.

Customer experience in the biomass pellets industry

  • 4.6 out of 5 was the average product rating reported by White Horse Energy for its wood-pellet and firewood customers in 2022.[38]
  • 72% of UK renewable-heat-premium-payment biomass-boiler respondents used pellets alone as fuel.[39]
  • 94.4% of existing biomass-heating users reported satisfaction in a UK biomass-heating survey.[23]

Customer retention in the biomass pellets industry

  • Almost all respondents to the 2026 international pellet-consumer survey had no intention of switching to another heating solution.[40]
  • More than 90% of respondents to the 2026 international pellet-consumer survey had used pellets for more than three years.[40]
  • More than 150,000 tons of premium wood pellets had been delivered to customers by WoodPellets.com since its 2006 launch.[41]

Customer acquisition in the biomass pellets industry

  • WoodPellets.com reported serving tens of thousands of customers across the United States in 2024.[38]
  • Wood Pellet Warehouse grew from an initial 30-ton order to annual deliveries of 6,000 tons to more than 3,000 customers by 2017.[42]

Customer loyalty in the biomass pellets industry

  • 87% of respondents who knew about ENplus considered the certification important when purchasing pellets in 2026.[40]
  • 83% of respondents to the 2026 international pellet-consumer survey were aware of the ENplus certification scheme.[40]
  • 40% of respondents to the 2026 international pellet-consumer survey cited efficiency as a reason for choosing wood pellets.[40]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Brand discovery remains tied to industry media and certification recognition. ENplus awareness reached 83% in 2025–2026 consumer surveys, alongside 232,000 annual users visiting Biomass Magazine’s website.

Marketing in the biomass pellets industry

  • 39% of surveyed pellet consumers cited affordability as a reason for choosing wood pellets in the 2025–2026 international consumer survey.[40]
  • 40% of surveyed pellet consumers cited efficiency as a reason for choosing wood pellets in the 2025–2026 international consumer survey.[40]
  • 30% of surveyed pellet consumers cited environmental benefits as a reason for choosing wood pellets in the 2025–2026 international consumer survey.[40]
  • 26% of Bulgarian wood-pellet consumers surveyed preferred buying pellets online, according to a consumer-market study.[43]

Digital marketing in the biomass pellets industry

  • 6,000 annual impressions were recorded for the Biomass Industry Directory’s online directory, a digital discovery channel for pellet-industry suppliers.[44]
  • 136,000 subscribers were reached through Biomass Magazine’s digital press package for biomass-industry marketing.[44]
  • 43,300 subscribers received Pellet Mill Press, a digital newsletter focused on pellet production and biomass markets.[44]
  • 232,000 annual users visited Biomass Magazine’s website, a digital media channel serving the biomass-pellet industry.[44]

Branding in the biomass pellets industry

  • 83% of surveyed pellet consumers were aware of the ENplus certification scheme in the 2025–2026 international consumer survey.[40]
  • 74.1% of Portuguese wood-pellet consumers preferred buying certified pellets, indicating certification’s role in confidence in pellet brands.[45]
  • 87% of respondents who knew ENplus considered the certification important when purchasing pellets in the 2025–2026 survey.[40]
  • 59.3% of surveyed Portuguese pellet consumers identified visible powder in the bag as the most important characteristic when choosing a brand.[45]

Social media in the biomass pellets industry

  • 100 attendees were reached per webinar in Biomass Magazine’s webinar series for the biomass industry.[44]
  • 28,900 followers followed the @Biomass Magazine social-media account, an industry audience covering biomass and pellet production.[44]
  • 1,300 listeners were reached by Biomass Magazine’s podcast series focused on biomass-industry subjects.[44]
  • 5,000 readers were reached through Biomass Magazine spotlight features distributed to the biomass-pellet industry.[44]

Influencer Marketing in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 28% of marketers ranked thought leaders or industry analysts as the most effective influencer type in 2025.[46]
  • Across B2B companies, 76% of marketing leaders believed creator collaborations build brand authenticity in 2025.[46]
  • Across B2B companies, 55% were using influencers in 2025, while another 29% planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year.[46]
  • Across B2B companies, influencer marketing was associated with a 39-percentage-point advantage in brand-awareness goal attainment in 2025.[46]
  • Across B2B companies, authenticity and credibility were the top influencer-selection criteria for 58% of marketers in 2025.[46]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Production execution and energy use are the measurable levers. Drying dominated commercial-scale wood-pellet production at 70% of estimated energy consumption.

Process optimization in the biomass pellets industry

  • 1.8 tonnes per hour was the installed production capacity of the pellet facility analyzed in the sawdust-drying process study.[47]
  • 53.22% was the energy efficiency of a rotary dryer in a large-scale sawdust pellet facility case study.[47]
  • 27.58% was the exergy efficiency of the rotary dryer analyzed in a large-scale sawdust pellet facility case study.[47]
  • 70% of energy consumption in commercial-scale wood-pellet production was estimated to be required for drying.[47]

Operational efficiency in the biomass pellets industry

  • 48.3 million tonnes was global wood-pellet production in 2024, while installed capacity reached approximately 75 million tonnes.[48]
  • 4.0 million tonnes of pellets were produced by Drax in 2024, up from 3.8 million tonnes in 2023.[49]
  • 4.0 million tonnes was Drax’s 2024 pellet output against a 4.192-million-tonne production target.[50]
  • 64% was the global wood-pellet production-capacity utilization rate in 2024, down from 67% in 2023.[48]

Quality management in the biomass pellets industry

  • 84% of Drax’s 703,992 tonnes of traded pellets in 2024 held an SBP Compliant claim.[50]
  • More than 500 ENplus certificates were active globally for certified pellet producers at the time of the scheme’s published listing.[22]
  • 96.5% of Drax’s pellets produced and sold in 2024 carried an SBP Compliant claim.[50]
  • 17% of surveyed pellet consumers reported lower-than-expected pellet quality as a difficulty during the 2025 heating season.[40]

Supply chain in the biomass pellets industry

  • 21.8 tonnes was the mean net cargo weight per container in the Vietnam wood-pellet supply-chain study.[51]
  • 48% of Graanul Invest’s 2024 revenue came from the United Kingdom, its largest reported geographic market.[11]
  • 45.1 kilometres was the mean road distance from factories to loading ports in a Vietnam wood-pellet supply-chain study.[51]
  • 86% of Graanul Invest’s planned 2024 revenue was contracted revenue, supporting supply-chain and sales planning.[11]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the utilities and renewable energy sector (sector benchmark)

  • 54% of U.S. solar companies surveyed outsourced most solar maintenance in 2025, compared with 60% in Germany and 48% in the United Kingdom.[52]
  • 88% of power and utilities executives surveyed planned to rely more on vendors and contractors than previously, in a 2025 global energy survey.[1]
  • 55% of surveyed solar OEMs, technicians and installers across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Spain outsourced most solar maintenance in 2025.[52]
  • 68.4% of U.S. utilities surveyed outsourced bill printing in 2026, based on responses from 95 utilities across 18 states.[53]
  • 40% of U.S. power and utilities executives surveyed said they would outsource some business functions to external contractors, according to a 2025 survey.[1]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Reference pricing differs by origin and trade terms. U.S. producers received average prices of $220.69 per ton domestically and $195.37 per ton for exports in 2024.

Pricing strategy in the biomass pellets industry

  • $130.4 per tonne was the mean CFR sales price for Vietnamese wood pellets in a supply-chain study.[51]
  • 18% of surveyed pellet consumers reported high prices as a difficulty during the 2025 heating season.[40]
  • $84.1 per tonne was the mean FAS sales price for Vietnamese wood pellets in a supply-chain study.[51]
  • More than 30% of consumers in an Italian study were willing to pay up to 10% more for PEFC- or FSC-certified pellets.[54]

Cost reduction in the biomass pellets industry

  • $7.5–$15 per tonne was the estimated truck-delivery cost for wood pellets transported 50–100 miles to a port.[55]
  • 20.8 euros per tonne was the estimated cost of transporting wood pellets by truck over 200 kilometres, including backhaul.[56]
  • €136 per tonne was the calculated average supply-chain cost for a 500,000-tonne-per-year wood-pellet plant.[47]
  • €143 per tonne was the calculated average supply-chain cost for a 50,000-tonne-per-year wood-pellet plant.[47]

Profitability in the biomass pellets industry

  • 65% was Graanul Invest’s reported 2024 gross margin.[11]
  • 94% was Graanul Invest’s 2024 free-cash-flow conversion, calculated using run-rate adjusted EBITDA less maintenance capital expenditure.[11]
  • €508 million was Graanul Invest’s reported 2024 revenue, based on reported revenue plus other income.[11]
  • €118 million was Graanul Invest’s 2024 run-rate adjusted EBITDA, representing a 23% run-rate adjusted EBITDA margin.[11]

Financial planning in the biomass pellets industry

  • 1.1 million tonnes per year was the designed production capacity of Enviva’s Epes, Alabama wood-pellet plant announced in 2022.[57]
  • 2.6 million tonnes was Graanul Invest’s budgeted sales volume used to calculate its 2024 contracted-revenue proportion.[11]
  • £255–£275 million was Enviva’s full-year 2022 capital-expenditure guidance, including capitalized interest and construction of its Epes, Alabama plant.[57]
  • 2.2 million tonnes of pellets were sold by Graanul Invest in 2024, compared with 2.1 million tonnes produced.[11]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Feedstock composition is tracked alongside product characteristics. In 2024, the largest reported U.S. wood-pellet feedstock category was other residuals at 41%.

Product development in the biomass pellets industry

  • 4 feedstock categories supplied U.S. wood-pellet production in 2024: other residuals, roundwood or pulpwood, sawmill residuals, and wood-product manufacturing residuals.[17]
  • 5 million metric tons is Drax’s stated future self-supply target for pellet production, compared with approximately 4 million metric tons currently.[49]

Product lifecycle in the biomass pellets industry

  • 100% of Warmeston pellet ash was recycled into fertilizer in 2024.[58]
  • 65% or more is the reported carbon-intensity reduction for Kamps wooden pellets versus common fossil-derived fuels across each production scenario.[59]

Value proposition in the biomass pellets industry

  • 1 million tons of CO₂e emissions could potentially be avoided by Warmeston’s 2024 pellet output when replacing coal.[58]
  • 83% of U.S. wood-pellet production was exported in 2024, with the United Kingdom, Japan, and the Netherlands the leading reported destinations.[17]
  • 21,660 U.S. homes could be heated for one year by Kamps’s 54,150 tons of wooden pellets produced in 2024.[59]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Operational sustainability disclosures are used for carbon and traceability claims. Warmeston reported a total pellet carbon footprint of 8.5 gCO2e/MJ in 2024 and recycled 100% of pellet ash into fertilizer.

Sustainability in the biomass pellets industry

  • 95% is Moelven’s target share of heating and drying energy to be covered by self-produced bioenergy.[60]
  • 74% of Moelven’s total energy demand was covered by bioenergy in 2024.[60]
  • ¾ of Warmeston’s Estonian pellet plants had independent solar electricity production units installed by 2024.[58]
  • 518,451 tons of pellets were produced by Warmeston in 2024, while its carbon footprint per megajoule decreased by 6% compared with 2023.[58]

ESG in the biomass pellets industry

  • 100% of Canadian wood-pellet producers exporting to Europe and Asia are described by the Wood Pellet Association of Canada as third-party certified to Sustainable Biomass Program standards.[61]
  • 100% of Warmeston’s pellet ash was recycled into fertilizer, according to its 2024 sustainability disclosure.[58]

CSR in the biomass pellets industry

  • 216,800 trees were planted by Warmeston in 2024 as part of its sustainability and community activities.[58]
  • 6 company-owned pellet-manufacturing facilities operated by Kamps produced 54,150 tons of wooden pellets in 2024.[59]

Circular economy in the biomass pellets industry

  • 59,195 tons of biofuel were generated by Kamps in Michigan in 2024 from ground scrap pallets and related wood waste.[59]
  • 41% of U.S. wood-pellet feedstock in 2024 came from other residuals, the largest reported feedstock category.[17]
  • 38,470 MWh of energy was produced from Kamps biofuel in Michigan during 2024.[59]

Carbon footprint in the biomass pellets industry

  • 8.5 gCO₂e/MJ was Warmeston’s total pellet carbon footprint in 2024, including raw-material transport, production, delivery, and non-CO₂ fuel-use emissions.[58]
  • 123 kgCO₂e per tonne was Drax’s reported pellet intensity in 2020, compared with 129 kgCO₂e per tonne in 2023.[49]
  • 338.9 thousand tonnes of CO₂ were emitted by Drax pellet-making operations in 2024 under its reported non-generation scope 1 and 2 boundary.[49]
  • 6.0 gCO₂e/MJ came from pellet production in Warmeston’s 2024 carbon-footprint breakdown, the largest production-stage contribution.[58]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Trade flows show the production-consumption mismatch. In 2024, the EU used 22.6 million tonnes while the FAO reported the United States as the largest producer with 19% of global production.

Globalization in the biomass pellets industry

  • 34 million tonnes of wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates were exported globally in 2024.[70]
  • 5.9 million tonnes of wood pellets were exported by Vietnam in 2024.[19]
  • 10.4 million tonnes of wood pellets were exported by the United States in 2024.[71]
  • 52 million tonnes of wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates were produced globally in 2024.[70]
  • 9.32 million tonnes of wood pellets were imported by the United Kingdom in 2024.[71]

Supplier management in the biomass pellets industry

  • 16% of U.S. wood-pellet feedstock came from sawmill residuals in 2024, and 19% came from wood-product manufacturing residuals.[17]
  • 84% of Drax’s traded pellet volume carried an SBP Compliant claim in 2024 after supplier visits, audits and sustainability-risk assessments.[49]
  • US$24–39 per ton was the reported price range for woody feedstock used by U.S. pellet producers in 2024.[17]
  • 41% of U.S. wood-pellet feedstock consisted of other residuals in 2024, while roundwood and pulpwood supplied 24%.[17]

Stakeholder management in the biomass pellets industry

  • US$2.5 million was the Clean Air Act penalty imposed on Drax’s wood-pellet facility in Gloster, Mississippi.[69]
  • Over 60% of Indonesian pristine-forest biomass identified in the investigation was shipped to South Korea.[69]
  • 2,438 people were employed by 94 U.S. wood-pellet plants in December 2024.[17]
  • More than 3,000 hectares of forest were identified as cleared from 2021 to 2024 in an Indonesian concession linked to wood-pellet production.[69]

Distribution channels in the biomass pellets industry

  • CM Biomass operated more than 50 storage hubs in its wood-pellet distribution system in 2021.[18]
  • 70% of U.S. wood-pellet exports went to the United Kingdom in 2024, followed by Japan at 10% and the Netherlands at 7%.[17]
  • 3.5 million tonnes of wood pellets were sold by CM Biomass in 2021, primarily in Europe.[18]

Key questions about the biomass pellets industry

What is the current global market size for biomass pellets?
The global biomass pellets market was valued at $14.14 billion in 2025, according to Fortune Business Insights.
How fast is the biomass pellets market expected to grow in the 2026–2034 period?
The market is forecast to reach $25.44 billion by 2034, representing a 6.83% CAGR from 2026 to 2034.
Which companies lead the biomass pellets industry?
Pfeifer Group stands out for integrated pellet output because it produces about 620,000 tonnes of pellets annually at six sites, while Graanul Invest leads in industrial pellet capacity because it reports 2.8 million tonnes of annual wood-pellet production capacity.
What technology shifts are most visible in the energy sector relevant to pellet operations?
In late 2024, 73% of power and utilities organizations were using artificial intelligence, generative AI or machine learning, and 62% were using robotic process automation in 2024.
How concentrated is global production by geography?
The United States, Vietnam, Germany and Canada together represented 46% of global production of wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates in 2024.
Where do U.S. producers ship most of their output?
In 2024, 83% of U.S. wood-pellet production was exported, and 70% of U.S. wood-pellet exports went to the United Kingdom.
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