In January 2023, the inaugural edition of the European Pellet Forum (EPF) took place in Graz, Austria in conjunction with the 7th Central European Biomass Conference (CEBC). This year the second edition will be held in Nantes, France in conjunction with the Carrefour International du Bois tradeshow.
To be held annually, the European Pellet Forum (EPF) was initiated in late 2022 by the European Pellet Council (EPC), the umbrella association for national pellet associations in Europe.
EPF aims to discuss matters focusing on pellet applications for heat generation in the domestic, commercial, and industrial sectors, not industrial pellets for utility applications.
This year, the EPF is being hosted by Propellet France, the French national pellet association. Furthermore, it is being held in conjunction with Carrefour International du Bois, a biennial tradeshow that brings together exhibitors and international visitors in the solid wood processing- and wood products trade.
This is potentially a big deal.
Founded in 1992, Carrefour International du Bois has grown to become a three-day event with over 14,000 visitors, and some 630 exhibitors from 40 countries showcasing everything from sawn wood to wood-based panels, engineered wood products (EWP), flooring to highlight a few.
Against this background, co-locating the 2nd European Pellet Forum with Carrefour International du Bois in Nantes makes perfect sense.
It is a rare opportunity not only to dive into the French pellet industry ”SWOT”, as the EPF program is formed around but also to parlez with the hundreds of sawmill owners, and operators from around the world that will be on site.
Wood processing industries generate residues – bark, sawdust, shavings, slabs, off-cuts, trimmings – and not all make use of these residues.
According to 2022 figures from the organizers, 69 percent of the visitors were ”company heads and directors” – that’s over 9,600 decision-makers…
