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    2019 – Wood pellet feedstock

     A total of 679 thousand tonnes of feedstock was used to produce wood pellets in the UK in 2018 (Table 2.33). Roundwood accounted for around two thirds (67%) of the feedstock. Table 2.33 Wood pellet feedstock, 2014-2018 Year Roundwood Sawmill products1 Total thousand tonnes2 2014 393 306 699 2015 332 290 621 2016 377 320 697 2017 354 295 648 2018 453 226 679 Source: Survey of UK Pellet and Briquette Production Notes: 1. May also include wood from other sources (e.g. energy crops, […]
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    2019 – Apparent consumption of wood in the UK

     Apparent consumption is the amount of timber used as wood and wood products by people and industries in the United Kingdom.  It is calculated as total United Kingdom production plus imports, minus exports.  Apparent consumption differs from actual consumption by the extent of changes in the level of stocks.  It is not practical to collect […]
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    2019 – Wood pellet production

     Wood pellets and briquettes are processed wood products that can be made from roundwood, sawmill products and/or recycled wood.  Some of the wood used to make wood pellets and briquettes will be accounted for elsewhere in this release (e.g. in Tables 2.30 and 2.31).  Wood pellets and briquettes are often used for woodfuel, but pellets […]
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    2019- Woodfuel supply by sawmills and round fencing manufacturers

     An estimated 797 thousand green tonnes (mainly softwood) of woodfuel were supplied by sawmills in 2018 and a further 72 thousand green tonnes were supplied by round fencing manufacturers (Table 2.31).  80% of the total woodfuel supplied was sold to bioenergy. Table 2.31 Woodfuel supply1 by sawmills and round fencing manufacturers, 2014-2018 Sales to bioenergy Sales as firewood Used […]
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    2019 – Woodfuel and pellets

     Wood from various sources can be used for fuel, including roundwood, chips and sawdust from wood processing, specific products such as pellets and briquettes, and recycled wood. The following pages provide data on: recycled wood used for woodfuel (Table 2.30 below); woodfuel supply by sawmills and round fencing manufacturers (Table 2.31); and wood pellet production (Table 2.32) and feedstock […]
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    2019 – Chain of custody certificates

     Sawmills and round fencing manufacturers were also asked whether they held a Chain of Custody certificate.  72% of sawmills for which the certification status was known held a Chain of Custody certificate in 2018 (Table 2.29). This proportion varied with size of mill, from 39% for mills producing less than 5 thousand m3 sawnwood to […]
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    2019 – Volume certified

     Respondents to the industry surveys run by Forest Research were asked to report on volumes of wood that is certified.  71% of private sector softwood removals in 2018 were from certified sources (Table 2.28).  The percentage of private sector softwood removals that are certified has fluctuated over recent years; industry experts have indicated a general reduction in […]
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    Forest Development Types

     We are currently designing management tools which will help practitioners to use Forest Development Types (FDTs) to diversify their forests and increase resilience.
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    2018 – Woodfuel and pellets

     Woodfuel and pellets Introduction Data on woodfuel have been obtained from the following sources: Sawmill survey and survey of round fencing manufacturers; Private sector softwood removals survey and woodfuel suppliers; Expert Group on Timber & Trade Statistics estimates. Estimates of the quantity of recycled wood used for woodfuel are produced by the Wood Recyclers’ Association (www.woodrecyclers.org). Data on UK pellet production and […]
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    2019 – Miscellaneous products

     Softwood Data for softwood fencing are obtained from the Survey of Round Fencing Manufacturers.  Figures for other uses are reported by manufacturers or are estimated by representatives of the wood processing industries. 1.9 million green tonnes of UK softwood were estimated to have been used directly for woodfuel (including biomass energy) in 2018, an increase of 19% […]
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    2019 – Softwood round fencing manufacturers

     There were 48 active round fencing manufacturers in 2018 (Table 2.25). Around two thirds of round fencing manufacturers (65%) consumed less than 5 thousand green tonnes of softwood annually. Table 2.25 Number of softwood round fencing manufacturers, 2009-2018. Year Size category (consumption)1    Total   <1 1 – <5 5 – <10 10+   2009 22 26 13 7 68 2010 21 24 13 6 64 2011 21 24 10 8 63 2012 21 21 11 7 60 2013 20 22 11 7 60 2014 18 21 10 7 56 2015 15 19 10 6 50 2016 17 16 11 6 50 2017 16 17 9 8 50 2018 15 16 9 8 48 Source: Survey of Round Fencing Manufacturers Notes: 1. Categories are based on total softwood consumption, in […]
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    2019 – Pulp & paper

     Statistics on inputs to the pulp & paper industry only cover the integrated pulp & paper mills in the UK that use UK roundwood. There were four such mills until 2003, three from 2004 and two from spring 2006.  Figures on inputs are provided by the Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor). Figures on production of pulp […]