Export of fuel briquettes from Czech Republic: opportunities and problems

The development of the domestic market of fuel briquettes directly depends on their cost. The price of fuel briquettes does not withstand competition with German fuel briquettes, fuelwood and coal. Thus, the Czech companies producing fuel briquettes account for up to 95% of the production to be exported to other European countries. It is important to note that a significant part of the Ukrainian briquette export to Europe goes through the Czech Republic. According to the leading analyst of Ukrainian Biofuel Portal Sergey Kozlov, in recent years, 15-16% of the shipments of wood briquettes from Ukraine fall to the Czech Republic.

The Officials have delayed the environmental tax on coal, which makes it a priority for heating purposes in comparison with fuel briquettes. Also, gas subsidies are a stumbling block for the introduction of clean heating in the Czech Republic.

More than 140 forest certificates certificates for the products of Wood and Timber trade companies have been issued in Ukraine

There are three types of FSC certificates: responsible forest management certification (FSC FM, Forest Management); Chain of Custody Certification from the producer to the consumer (FSC CoC, Chain of Custody) and, in addition, FSC introduced the mixed certificates (FSC-mix) a few years ago, where at least 70% of wood comes from a "well-managed forests", and the rest - from the so-called "controlled forests" with a minimum level of illegal forest devastation. Loggers, having their own processing facilities, usually collect mixed FM/CoC certificate.

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2016/17 MY: Asian sunflower oil market prospective

The experts are unanimously sure that in the coming years Ukraine will not lose its world leadership as a producer of sunflower oil. The United States Department of Agriculture has recently improved its forecasts concerning the harvest of sunflower in Ukraine in 2016, which means an increased production of sunflower oil by Ukrainian oil-extracting factories. The American analysts forecast the increase of sales volumes of both refined and crude sunflower oil. In the previous season a serious struggle for the market outlets was developing between the exporters from Russia and Ukraine. The Ukrainian exporters won the day mostly due to the anti-Russian sanctions from the EU. As for the experts, they forecast that it is the market of the countries of Asia: China, India, Turkey and several other Asian countries that is to become the main platform of a serious struggle between Russia and Ukraine for the extension of the market potential in this sector in 2016-2017 MY.

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Wood Pellet Manufacturers Database Ukraine 2015-2016 (III)

The activity of wood pellet manufacturers for 2015-2016 (III quarter) was summed up and the database of manufacturing companies, comprising relevant data was formed. The database shows who is really producing. Quarter prices depending on the terms and packaging are presented.

http://pellets-wood.com/base-wood-pellets-c2p1.html

Charcoal Export Prices Matrix 2015-2016 (2)

Based on the database of charcoal European importers (receivers) the market analysts of Ukrainian Biofuel Portal have designed a matrix of export prices.

Time frame: 2015-2016 (half-year)
Export volumes 2015: 162,2 Kt (thousand tons)
Export volumes 2016: 86,6 Kt
Total entries analysed: 1832

Average, minimal, maximum price is given for the relevant period and that is more important you can trace the prices by charcoal buying companies.

Charcoal export volumes decreased by third in the first quarter of 2016

According to the experts of the Biofuel market, in the nearest future the Ukrainian charcoal manufacturing will continue to be export-oriented, though a significant part of the product is consumed by the national market. Two factors make possible the development and increase of export volumes. The first one is the increase of export volumes on the well utilized European market. In order to make it work effectively, one should be at home with European contractors as well as be familiar with relevant market prices and support a steady contact with the contractors. This requires full, true and up-to-date information as to the situation on the European biofuel market, which reflects the current state of things to the full extent and can help foresee its development in the nearest future. The given database of the European importers of Ukrainian charcoal prepared by the Ukrainian Biofuel Portal pellets-wood.com gives the Ukrainian manufacturers all the necessary information including the contacts of the companies.

 

European buyers of charcoal from Ukraine

European buyers importers of charcoal from Ukraine 2015-2016 (1Q)

 

This database was created on the basis of statistical, informational and analytical data of Ukrainian charcoal import operations in Europe for the given period. The database gives detailed and credible information on the importing companies including the countries of the companies, precise information on the addresses and locations, email addresses, web-sites, fax and telephone numbers, contact data of companies’ representatives. The Database of Ukrainian charcoal importers also includes the data on the amounts of purchases of each company in particular for the given period. The latter information allows the estimation of the importing purchasers’ opportunities and a potential cooperation prospective. The database gives the information about 187 importing companies from 27 countries, most of which are located on the European continent.
Source: http://pellets-wood.com/base-european-buyers-importers-of-charcoal-from-ukraine-21.html