The Netherlands' Import of Wood Pellets Falls to $544M in 2023 - News and Statistics - IndexBox (2024)

Article Publishing Date:Aug 20, 2024

Netherlands Wood Pellets Imports

In 2023, after six years of growth, there was significant decline in supplies from abroad of wood pellets, when their volume decreased by -21.4% to 2.3M tons. Overall, imports, however, posted strong growth. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2019 when imports increased by 115% against the previous year. Imports peaked at 2.9M tons in 2022, and then shrank notably in the following year.

In value terms, wood pellets imports declined to $544M (IndexBox estimates) in 2023. Over the period under review, imports, however, saw a prominent expansion. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in 2019 when imports increased by 129% against the previous year. Over the period under review, imports attained the maximum at $580M in 2022, and then contracted in the following year.

Imports by Country

In 2023, the United States (1.5M tons) constituted the largest supplier of wood pellets to the Netherlands, accounting for a 66% share of total imports. Moreover, wood pellets imports from the United States exceeded the figures recorded by the second-largest supplier, Belgium (183K tons), eightfold. The third position in this ranking was held by Malaysia (138K tons), with a 6% share.

From 2013 to 2023, the average annual rate of growth in terms of volume from the United States totaled +17.6%. The remaining supplying countries recorded the following average annual rates of imports growth: Belgium (+1.2% per year) and Malaysia (+416.2% per year).

In value terms, the United States ($365M) constituted the largest supplier of wood pellets to the Netherlands, comprising 67% of total imports. The second position in the ranking was taken by Belgium ($51M), with a 9.4% share of total imports. It was followed by Malaysia, with a 4.7% share.

From 2013 to 2023, the average annual growth rate of value from the United States totaled +21.2%. The remaining supplying countries recorded the following average annual rates of imports growth: Belgium (+4.0% per year) and Malaysia (+426.6% per year).

Import Prices by Country

In 2023, the wood pellets price amounted to $235 per ton (CIF, Netherlands), jumping by 19% against the previous year. Over the last decade, it increased at an average annual rate of +2.2%. As a result, import price attained the peak level and is likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

Prices varied noticeably by country of origin: amid the top importers, the country with the highest price was Germany ($352 per ton), while the price for Latvia ($169 per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From 2013 to 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Germany (+4.4%), while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced more modest paces of growth.

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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