North America Wood Pellet Market, By Grade (Standard Wood Pellet, Utility Wood Pellet, and Premium Wood Pellet), Flavors (Traeger Signature Wood Pellets, Hickory Wood Pellets, Pecan Wood Pellets, Apple Wood Pellets, Cherry Wood Pellets, and Mesquite Wood Pellets), Application (Residential Heating, Power Plants, Commercial Heating, Combined Heat and Power (CHP), and Animal Bedding) - Industry Trends and Forecast to 2030.
North America Wood Pellet Market Analysis and Insights
Wood pellets are compressed wood particles made primarily from wood waste and agricultural waste such as straw. When compared to unprocessed biomass, they are dense, have low moisture and ash content, and have a high energy content. Apart from that, wood pallets find widespread use in the residential and commercial sectors for cooking, grilling, and supplying heat due to their low cost and low maintenance. They are also used in large-scale biomass supply chains to help reduce costs in biomass storage, handling, and transportation.
An increase in the popularity of wood pellets as an energy carrier has a propositional impact on the growth and adoption of wood pellets. Also, a rise in the demand for sustainable fuel across the globe is expected to drive market growth. Data Bridge Market Research analyzes that the North America wood pellet market will grow at a CAGR of 6.4% during the forecast period of 2023 to 2030.
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Report Metric
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Details
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Forecast Period
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2023 to 2030
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Base Year
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2022
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Historic Year
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2021 (Customisable to 2020-2015)
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Quantitative Units
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Revenue in USD Million, Volumes in Tones
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Segments Covered
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By Grade (Standard Wood Pellet, Utility Wood Pellet, and Premium Wood Pellet), Flavors (Traeger Signature Wood Pellets, Hickory Wood Pellets, Pecan Wood Pellets, Apple Wood Pellets, Cherry Wood Pellets, and Mesquite Wood Pellets), Application (Residential Heating, Power Plants, Commercial Heating, Combined Heat and Power (CHP), and Animal Bedding)
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Countries Covered
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U.S., Canada, and Mexico
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Market Players Covered
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AVPGroup, Drax Group plc, Energex, Enviva Inc., Erdenwerk Gregor Ziegler GmbH, German Pellets, Graanul Invest, Holzwerke Weinzierl GmbH, Land Energy, Lignetics, Mallard Creek Inc, Midland Bio Energy, Nugreen Energy, Royal Wood Shavings, RZ Pellets GmbH, Schwaiger Holzindustrie GmbH & Co. KG, Sinclar Group Forest Products, TANAC, Valfei Products Inc., and Wilhelm Hoyer GmbH & Co. KG among others
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Market Definition
Wood pellets are compressed wood particles made primarily from wood waste and agricultural waste such as straw. When compared to unprocessed biomass, they are dense, have low moisture and ash content, and have a high energy content. Apart from that, wood pallets find widespread use in the residential and commercial sectors for cooking, grilling, and supplying heat due to their low cost and low maintenance. They are also used in large-scale biomass supply chains to help reduce costs in biomass storage, handling, and transportation.
North America Wood Pellet Market Dynamics
This section deals with understanding the market drivers, advantages, opportunities, restraints, and challenges. All of this is discussed in detail below:
DRIVERS
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The Rise in Demand for Sustainable Fuel Across the Globe
Sustainable fuels are produced from renewable or alternative feedstock, such as plants, vegetables, or industrial wastes. They include biofuels such as Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), bioethanol, and synthetic fuels (synfuels) such as ammonia or methanol. Such fuels will help reach ambitious decarbonization targets and are projected to be higher than alternatives in the long term, using 100% renewable diesel.
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Increase in the Popularity of Wood Pellets as an Energy Carrier
Wood pellets are a solid biomass fuel produced from wood residues and agricultural by-products. However, bioenergy fuels are one of the most important renewable energy and are gaining huge North America demand. These fuels include biogas, solid waste, wood, agricultural products, ethanol, and biodiesel.
OPPORTUNITY
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Need for the Replacement of Fossil Fuels
Globally, the requirement for fossil fuels is increasing due to increasing energy requirements. Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources where the stored energy is released through combustion, such as coal, natural gas, and petroleum, and they account for almost 80% of the energy used worldwide. The replacement of fossil fuels may thus act as an opportunity for market growth.
RESTRAINT/CHALLENGE
- Availability of Alternative Fuel/Energy Sources in the Market
Wood pellets are a renewable product that compresses waste wood, grasses, straws, corn stalks, and even paper and cardboard into dense pellet-like forms. However, these pellets are found to be sustainable and emit low emissions compared to their fuels, but there are other alternatives to these wood pellets, which can be referred to as renewable energy. This may act as a restraining factor for market growth.
Post-Covid-19 Impact on the North America Wood Pellet Market
COVID-19 has negatively affected the market as wood pellets were in high demand before the pandemic. Companies such as Drax Group plc, Enviva Inc., Energex, Sinclar Group Forest Products, and others faced absolute difficulty in providing wood pellets for new customers and old customers due to a shortage of raw materials. This was due to strict regulations imposed by the government. Moreover, the limited supply of raw materials significantly affected the supply of wood pellets in the market.
Recent Developments
- In January 2023, Graanul Invest announced that the company has exported the largest wood pellet shipment of 50,042 tons in the U.S.
- In August 2022, Drax Group plc announced the acquisition of a pellet plant in Princeton, British Columbia, Canada. This acquisition will help the company to produce 90,000 tones of wood pellets a year.
North America Wood Pellet Market Scope
The North America wood pellet market is segmented into three notable segments based on grade, flavors, and application. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meager growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.
Grade
- Standard Wood Pellet
- Utility Wood Pellet
- Premium Wood Pellet
Based on product, the market is segmented into standard wood pellet, utility wood pellet, and premium wood pellet.
Flavors
- Traeger Signature Wood Pellets
- Hickory Wood Pellets
- Pecan Wood Pellets
- Apple Wood Pellets
- Cherry Wood Pellets
- Mesquite Wood Pellets
Based on flavors, the market is segmented into traeger signature wood pellets, hickory wood pellets, pecan wood pellets, apple wood pellets, cherry wood pellets, and mesquite wood pellets.
Application
- Residential Heating
- Power Plants
- Commercial Heating
- Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
- Animal Bedding
Based on application, the market is segmented into residential heating, power plants, commercial heating, combined heat and power (CHP), and animal bedding.
North America Wood Pellet Market Regional Analysis/Insights
The North America wood pellet market is analyzed and market size insights and trends are provided by grade, flavors, and application.
The countries covered in this market report are the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
The U.S. is dominating the North America wood pellet market due to the increase in the popularity of wood pellets as an energy carrier.
The country section of the report also provides individual market-impacting factors and changes in regulations in the market domestically that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points such as new sales, replacement sales, country demographics, disease epidemiology, and import-export tariffs are some of the major pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of North America brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, the impact of sales channels are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.
Competitive Landscape and North America Wood Pellet Market Share Analysis
North America wood pellet market competitive landscape provides details of competitors. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in R&D, new market initiatives, North America presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, solution launch, product width and breadth, and application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to the market.
Some of the major players operating in the North America wood pellet market are AVPGroup, Drax Group plc, Energex, Enviva Inc., Erdenwerk Gregor Ziegler GmbH, German Pellets, Graanul Invest, Holzwerke Weinzierl GmbH, Land Energy, Lignetics, Mallard Creek Inc, Midland Bio Energy, Nugreen Energy, Royal Wood Shavings, RZ Pellets GmbH, Schwaiger Holzindustrie GmbH & Co. KG, Sinclar Group Forest Products, TANAC, Valfei Products Inc., and Wilhelm Hoyer GmbH & Co. KG among others.
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