Strong growth demand for biomass
At present demand for biomass in northwest Europe is about 44 million tons. And while Europe is still largely self-supporting, imports already amount to 4 million tons. International trade in biomass is mostly in the form of wood pellets. To assess the potential growth of wood pellets imports until the year 2030 the Copernicus Institute of the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands carried out a study for the Port of Rotterdam. An important conclusion from this study is the fact that the demand for tradable wood pellets will grow to a maximum of 70 million tons in 2030. This means that Europe will become more and more dependent on imports from other regions like Canada, the United States, Brazil, Russia and the Ukraine.
DATE:2013.4.17
生物质的需求猛增
目前,欧洲西北部对生物质的需求约4400万吨。尽管欧洲在很大程度上自给自足,但进口量仍高达400万吨。国际贸易中,生物质的交易多以木屑颗粒的形式。为了评估2030年之前木屑颗粒进口的潜在增长,荷兰的Utrecht大学的哥白尼研究所进行了一项针对鹿特丹港的研究。从这项研究中得出的一个重要结论如下:流通的木屑颗粒的需求将于2030年增长到7000万吨。这意味着欧洲将越来越依赖于进口,主要进口地区为加拿大、美国、巴西、俄罗斯和乌克兰。
日期:2013.4.17