ENplus expects to certify more than 14 million tons of pellets in 2021

Enplus confirms that in 2020 the total production of certified pellets reached 12.3 million tons and foresees that the amount for the current year exceeds 14 million tons, as derived from the data provided by the producers to the Eur OPEO of the Pellet -EPC-. These record volumes are linked to the continuous expansion of the scheme and the growing number of certified companies.

A month ago, ENplus announced that there were more than 1,100 pellet producers and distributors with active certificates in 47 countries around the world.

Where the certification scheme has recently spread the most has been in Poland, Ukraine and Russia ; Most of the latest companies that have been certified are located there, although there is also growing interest in the system among South American pellet companies.

With more than 3 million tonnes, Germany remains the largest producer of ENplus certified pellets in 2020. Austria continues in second place followed by Russia, while Poland has taken fourth place ahead of France and Spain . All the “top 6” countries have increased their certified production compared to the previous year, except France.

“We continue to observe a strong demand for certification in most Eur OPA to we have , the certified production enplus represents more than 85% of the pellet volumes in at least 10 countries eur promising for certification , ”according to Catalina Elena Dumitru, system director.

In Spain, in 2020 more than 450,000 tons were certified, 10.8% more than in 2019. Pablo Rodero, responsible for certification in Spain and president of the Eur Opeo Council of the Pellet, points out that our country “ follows the positive trend in Eur OPA and the rest of the world in the use of pellet certified by the growing knowledge and environmental commitment of citizens”.

Fight against fraud

ENplus management continues to allocate considerable resources to ending fraud in the use of the seal. As of April 2021, nearly 740 fraud cases have been identified and resolved.

To help end users identify fraudulent companies, a web blacklist is kept up to date .

Due to the pandemic, ENplus has not been able to organize its usual in-person training agenda for companies and certified partners. To ensure that the quality managers of the certified companies are properly trained and have the knowledge to supervise the implemented quality management system, an e-learning .