Price Of Complete 1-20 T/h Wood Pellet Production Line In Europe

1-20 T/h Wood Pellet Production Line price In Europe

Generally speaking, the 1-20t/h wood pellet production line price is between US$50,000-2,800,000. Many wood pellet making machine manufacturer keeps confidential about the price of wood pellet production line. However, it is actually possible to give the range of wood pellet production line price.

At present, RICHI wood pellet production line equipment has been exported to Germany, France, Austria, Netherlands, Romania, Iceland, Portugal, Spain, Poland, Albania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Macedonia and other European countries.

Below RICHI will show you in detail the wood pellet production lines prices with different outputs and schemes. The price range given below is calculated based on the prices of the plans we have actually done. Since many customers have special wood pellet technology and processing requirements, if this is the case for you, please contact us directly to customize a plan that suits you.

1-1.5T/H wood pellet production in Europe

1-1.5T/H wood pellet production line price: 50,000-200,000USD

This pellet production line is suitable for small-scale production and is suitable for wood pellet processors who are just starting out. We have exported 1-1.5t/h wood pellet lines to Iceland, Romania, Spain, Indonesia, Congo, Brazil, Moldova and other countries.

2-2.5T/H wood pellet production in Europe

2-2.5T/H wood pellet production line cost: 70,000-280,000 USD

The investment cost of the production line of this output is not high, which is suitable for the wood pellet processor who is just starting out, and also suitable for the experienced small-scale wood pellet processing plant. At present, we export the most 2-2.5t/h projects, including Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Romania, Australia, South Africa, Canada and other countries.

3-3.5T/H wood pellet production in Europe

3-3.5T/H wood pellet production line price: 100,000-380,000 USD

According to the needs, you can choose a high-configuration wood biomass pellet production line or a low-configuration wood pellet production line, and you can also choose the degree of automation of the pellet production line. At present, we have exported 3-3.5t/h pellet production lines to Canada, Romania, and other countries.

4-5T/H wood pellet production in Europe

4-5T/H wood pellet line price: 120,000-450,000 USD

As far as general wood pellet production is concerned, the output of 5 tons per hour is not small, and the investment is relatively high. But because the raw materials of customers are very different (some are tree trunks, some are sawdust), so the equipment configuration is also very different. At present, we have exported 4-5t/h wood pellet production lines to Austria, Argentina and other countries.

6-7.5T/H wood pellet production in Europe

6-7.5T/H wood pellet production line price: 150,000-600,000 USD

6-7.5T/H wood pellet production line is very suitable for well-funded wood pellet processors. At the same time, such production lines also require sufficient raw materials. At present, we have sold 3 6-7.5t/h production lines in China. According to customer feedback, the production line works very well. And these production line products have passed the EU ENplus certification.

8-10T/H wood pellet production in Europe

8-10T/H wood pellet line price: 250,000-1,100,000USD

8-10T/H wood pellet production line is already considered the scale of medium and large wood pellet processing. Generally speaking, wood pellet processors of this scale generally do not choose simple equipment configurations. Currently, we export pellet production lines of this capacity to the United States and China.

12-15T/H wood pellet production in Europe

12-15T/H wood pellet production line price: 320,000-1,300,000USD

This type of system is a large-scale wood pellet processing system, and there are many kinds of wood raw materials that can be used. Most customers use a variety of waste such as tree trunks, sawdust, wood chips, etc. The system has a high transaction volume and is suitable for enterprises to invest.

15-20T/H wood pellet production in Europe

15-20T/H wood pellet production line price: 380,000-1,500,000 USD

This type of system belongs to the industrial wood pellet processing system, and there are many design process schemes. Usually this kind of large-scale production line, in addition to wood raw materials, customers will also add raw materials such as straw, rice husk, efb, etc. to ensure the sufficiency of raw materials for pellet processing. But if only waste wood is used, then we must pay attention to the sustainability of raw material supply.

Do you feel that the price range is very large? In fact, this is normal, because each customer's needs correspond to different capacity wood pellet production line equipment configurations, and the differences may be very large.

The simplest wood pellet production line system can only consist of wood pellet machine and conveying equipment. The most complex wood pellet production line system generally includes a complete set of equipment from wood splitters to packaging machines (because the pre-treatment system of raw materials will be more complicated).

For example：

• Some customers' raw materials are dry wood chips, and they may only need equipment such as pelletizers, conveyors, coolers, packaging machines, etc.
• If they are packaged manually, they may not even need packaging machines;
• Some customers' raw materials are fresh for the felled tree trunks, they need a series of pre-processing equipment such as wood splitters, slicers, and pulverizers.
• If the moisture does not meet the requirements for pelleting, they also need to configure wood drying machines.

Featured Wood Pellet production Line Price in Europe

1-1.5T/H Wood Pellet Line in Iceland

• Date: Nov 5th, 2015
• Installation cycle: 25 Days
• Raw materials: wood sawdust
• Pellet Size: 6-8mm Wood Pellet
• Wood pellet production line price：120,000 USD

5Tons/Hour Wood Pellet production line In Austria

• Date：December 2018
• Pellet Size：8mm
• Raw materials: Forest waste
• The install period：30 Days
• Wood pellet production line price：300,000 USD

Germany 8 Tons/hour Automatic Biomass Wood Pellet Plant

• Date：September 18, 2020
• Pellet Size：6-8 mm
• The install period：30 Days
• Raw materials：wood chips
• Wood pellet production line price：250,000US

3-4T/H Wood Pellet Production Line In Netherlands

• Date: March 2019
• Pellet Size：8-12mm wood pellet
• The install period: 25 Days
• Raw materials: sawdust
• Wood pellet production line price: 200,000 USD

2-2.5TPH Sawdust Pellet Plant in Romania

• Date：November 10, 2020
• Pellet Size：6mm
• The install period：20 Days
• Control Mode：Automatic
• Wood pellet production line price：180,000USD

2-3T/H Wood Pellet Plant in Poland

• Date：2022.10.27
• Pellet Size：8mm
• The install period：35 Days
• Workshop size(L*W*H)：26m*4m*8m
• Wood pellet production line price：340,000 USD

Why Start Wood Pellet Processing Business in Europe?

Europe is the largest pellet consumer in the world with 27 million tons of pellets being consumed annually. It is significant region who is net importer of pellets in the world, namely, the EU28. Even from this point alone, it is very good to start wood pellet processing in Europe.

Wood pellets are made from dried and densified sawdust, shavings or wood powder. Pelleting is currently the most economic and energy saving way to convert biomass into a fuel with high energy density and consistent quality. For this reason it is one of the The fastest growing forms of upgraded biomass in Europe and worldwide.

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Wood pellet processing in Europe

Over the last few years the wood pellet production sector has continued to show a rapid expansion, with production ceasing to remain in just a few countries but rather has become widespread across the EU allowing for the expansion of rural development.

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Wood pellet consumption in Europe

Much of Europe wood pellets consumption was in heat production, representing 60,5%. Pellet consumption for heat can be further divided into three markets – residential heating (65%), commercial heating (23%) and heat generated from CHP (12%).

The remaining 39.5 % of wood pellets were used for power production (from CHP and dedicated power plants). It should be noted that the technologies for producing energy out of pellets for heat, electricity or both, are mature, offering efficient and reliable processes.

From the above, it can be seen that wood pellet processing in Europe is very promising. If you also want to start your wood pellet processing business, please contact us to inquire about the price of wood pellet production line and get related solutions!

Which Biomass wood Materials Are Used in Europe wood pellet production?

Wood pellets feature a decisive advantage: they use renewable raw materials. Pellets can be obtained from various types of biomass including industrial wood waste and co-products, food waste, agricultural residues, energy crops, and fruit shells. However, wood pellets are the most common type of pellet fuel and are generally made from compacted sawdust and related wood processing residues, as well as tree tops and branches discarded during logging and thinning operations.

If made from roundwood, the full range of steps involving debarking, chipping, drying, and hammer milling must be done. Residues require less preparation because they are already much reduced in size and are mostly bark-free. Producers avoid using sawtimber for industrial wood pellets because it costs 6 times more than waste and pulpwood. It is simply not economical to use sawtimber for wood pellets.

Regarding the resources available, Europe benefits from a long and well-established forestry culture that allow the production of wood pellets to come from sustainable and well-managed forests. Often unknown from the general public, timber stock across Europe has been increasing for the past decades, despite its use as construction timber, for paper manufacturing, and an energy source.

With different capacity and scale, the price of wood pellet production line must be different; however, even with the same output, the equipment configuration of the production line will be different due to different raw material types and physical characteristics.

If you want to get an accurate wood pellet production line price, please try to explain your raw material situation as accurately as possible when consulting us.

Wood Pellets Application in Europe

The fast development of wood pellets has pushed stove and boiler manufacturers to adapt their equipment to reap the benefit of this fuel. As such, a great deal of technical innovation has occurred, improving installations’ thermal efficiency, grip, reliability and maintenance. Faced with such a great diversity of appliances, it can be sometimes difficult for an individual or a company to find its way.

In general, one can differentiate two main types of appliances: wood pellet stoves and wood pellet boilers. A wood pellet stove is a local space heater made for generating heat in the room it is located. In some cases, a hot air circulation system can be installed for heating up several rooms. A wood pellet boiler is made for heating up the water of the central heating system. Pellet boilers can be fully automatised with large capacity storage allowing at least one year of range.

There also exists hybrid appliances where a stove, in addition to heating the room it is located, can heat up the hot water system of a house, contributing to or in some cases replacing the central heating system.

According to the application of sawdust customers, you can determine your own customer groups in the future. Whether you are small-scale pellet processing or large-scale pellet processing, welcome to contact us to customize your pellet production line plan and get the wood pellet production line price!

How Are Wood Residues Pelletized in Europe wood pellet production?

In Europe, wood pellets are mostly produced from sawdust, wood shavings and other woody byproducts. Traditionally, production units are located on or nearby sawmills and other wood processing sites, representing complementary outlet for these plants. In this context, a first crucial step for producers consists of grinding and drying the moist wood residues.

The energy needed for this is mainly made available by the burning of bark or any low quality wood, which likewise accumulates on site. In many cases, not only is heat produced by burning the bark, but also electricity that can be optimally used to run unit.

After the residue is dried, it is fed into a pellet mill. Within the mill, dry woody materials are squeezed through a die with holes of the required size (normally 6 mm diameter, sometimes 8 mm or larger) called a matrix.

The high pressure of the press causes the temperature of the wood to increase greatly, causing the surface to plasticise slightly to form a natural “glue” that binds the pellet together as it cools. To facilitate the pressing process and improve quality parameters, small quantities (max. 2%) of natural binder such as starch can be added, but no glues enter the composition of wood pellets.

Newly compressed pellets are now ready to be cooled and sieved to remove any residual particles. Finally, wood pellets can be stored and/or bagged prior being delivered to end consumers.

Mostly an integral wood pellet production line in Europe is composed of wood chipper/skiving machine, hammer mill, conveyor, wood dryer, cooler, wood pellet machine and package machine. In fact, except the main wood pellet mill, not all other auxiliary equipment is essential for a wood biomass pellet plant.

You should drop one or two equipment depending on your production scale and make your own customized pellet plan. For small pellet production plan, you can drop some kind of wood pellet line equipment to save money.

We will customize the pellet production line plan for customers based on various factors such as customer needs, budget, plant area, and raw material characteristics. Usually we will provide customers with a variety of options, and these different production line designs also correspond to different wood pellet production line prices. Customers can also choose the final plan according to their own budget.

The following is the detailed process flow of the standard wood pellet production line:

1-20T/H wood pellet production line process design

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Raw Materials Preparation

In the 1-20t/h wood pellet production line in Europe, wood pellets are usually made from clean conifer sawdust and planer shavings. The wood must have been debarked prior to passing through the sawmill. Sawdust of hardwoods can be mixed in with that of softwood, but successful production of hardwood pellets without binders is more difficult.

If at all possible, dry sawdust and shavings (less than 15% moisture content) are used, because then the drying step can be skipped. If the sawdust is wetter, a drying process is needed before pellets can be pressed. Sometimes a small amount of wood chip is added during the drying process to increase the amount of feedstock; this is then pulverised in the wood pellet hammer mill.

Alternatively, where production of wood pellets directly from roundwood is envisaged, this will require additional debarking and chipping steps in the process, which can add significantly to cost. Since chips are many times the size of sawdust, a single pass through a wood hammer mill might not be sufficient to obtain the required fine material for the pelletizing process; an additional pass through may be required.

Chips dry at a slower rate than sawdust, so a much largerdrying capacity is needed if roundwood is the wood supply for the 1-20t/h wood pellet production line.

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Reception and intermediate storage of the sawdust

In this section, all sawdust coming in should be weighed on the weighbridge and samples taken to determine the moisture content. For storage it is preferable to separate wet and dry sawdust. Wet sawdust can be stored for a short period out in the open. The moisture content is not too badly affected if some rain falls on the base material, and wet sawdust does not blow about as easily.

Dry sawdust should be stored indoors immediately to prevent the material getting wet. If the material is stored outside, the sawdust can blow about and create dust hazards. Very high levels of dust are encountered in buildings as dry sawdust is being unloaded.

All personnel, including the delivery vehicle driver, should wear a dust mask at all times during and after unloading. Vehicle windows should be kept closed while they are inside the building.

In large plants that handle a lot of sawdust, under-pressure in the building is created to retain the dust inside. The exit gate from the building is equipped with an airbrush system that blows sawdust from the outside of the vehicles before they leave.

In the reception building it is possible to mix the sawdust before it goes into the wood pellet hammer mill, so hardwood sawdust could be mixed in at this stage.

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Drying and possibly intermediate storage again

The wet sawdust needs to be dried before wood hammer milling as wet sawdust requires much more energy to reduce the particle size than when it is dry. There is also a significant risk of screens becoming clogged or smeared.

Drying section can either be done in a drum drier, a so-called flash dryer that works with high temperatures, or on a flatbed dryer, which works at a relatively low temperature. The first option is better suited for fine material, while coarse material needs a lower temperature. So, if chips are going to be mixed in, a flatbed drier is preferable.

It is likely that the throughput capacity of the wood dryer will be less than the rest of the system, so there should be a facility for intermediate storage of dried sawdust after the wood sawdsut dryer.

The heat for the wood dryer can be supplied by any kind of fuel, e.g. gas, oil or even biomass. The biomass boiler could use bark, wood chips, short rotation coppice or other wood waste that is not suitable for wood pellet production line.

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Screening for foreign materials such as stones and metal.

Before the sawdust can be passed to the wood pellet hammer mill for homogenising, it has to be screened for stones, pieces of metal, plastic etc. Stone is usually removed by a stone trap, where the sawdust passes at speed over an opening.

Sawdust should also be passsed over a magnet that removes metal objects. Foreign particles in the sawdust are likely to damage the press or could conceivably cause sparks in the wood pellet hammer mill, which might lead to a dust explosion.

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Hammer-milling and possibly intermediate storage

The homogenising of the sawdust to an even-sized feedstock for the pellet presses takes place in the wood hammer mill. Here small lumps of wood, dead knots, etc. are pulverised, so that they can pass through the matrix of the presses. The mixing of the material is also completed here.

The hammer mill for wood sawdust should be equipped with a venting hatch to the outside of the building. If a dust explosion occurs, the membrane in the escape hatch will blow out and ventilate part of the pressure to the outside of the building.

The opening of the vent on the outside of the building needs to be located at a sufficient height or cordoned off in a way that reduces the propensity for injury to any bystander or passer-by in the event of an explosion.

Again, the wood pellet hammer mill crusher will not necessarily have the same capacity as the presses, so there should be an intermediate store of hammer-milled material. This material is very fine and very dry, so precautions against fire should be taken.

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Making the wood pellets

In this section of 1-20t/h wood pellet production line, the homogenising of the sawdust to an even-sized feedstock for the wood pellet machine takes place in the wood pellet hammer mill. Here small lumps of wood, dead knots, etc. are pulverised, so that they can pass through the matrix of the biomass pellet mill machine.

The mixing of the material is also completed here. The hammer-mill should be equipped with a venting hatch to the outside of the building. If a dust explosion occurs, the membrane in the escape hatch will blow out and ventilate part of the pressure to the outside of the building.

The opening of the vent on the outside of the building needs to be located at a sufficient height or cordoned off in a way that reduces the propensity for injury to any bystander or passer-by in the event of an explosion.

Again, the hammer mill for wood chips will not necessarily have the same capacity as the wood pellet machines, so there should be an intermediate store of hammer-milled material. This material is very fine and very dry, so precautions against fire should be taken.

Many wood pellet mill machine need the sawdust to be warmed up to 120- 130°C using dry steam. The heat makes the lignin in the wood become more plastic which helps to stick the particles together. The sawdust is extruded through a matrix and the pellets are cut off on the outside of the matrix.

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Cooling of the pellets

Once the pellets leave the press, they are plastic and hot. During cooling section of the 1-1.5t/h wood pellet production line, the pellets become rigid and lose moisture, so that the final moisture content after the pellet cooler can be as low as 6%.

They will take up moisture from the surrounding air and stabilise at a content of between 8 and 10%. After cooling the pellets are transported by conveyor belt to the storage shed, where they condition.

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Storage and bagging

Pellets should be screened for fines before packaging or delivery. The fines can be returned to the wood pellet production line. If the pellets are destined for the domestic market, many customers prefer to receive them in bags. These bags typically come in 12, 15 or 20 kg sizes.

It is also possible to ship the pellets in one tonne bags or in bulk. The small bags are usually delivered on pallets of 960 kg or one tonne. These pallets are wrapped in plastic and can withstand moisture well. Small bags are, however, a better guarantor of quality, since the pellets are less subject to abrasion during delivery.

Pellets delivered in bulk can be transported by truck, tipped off at the receiving end, or be transported by a vacuum vehicle that sucks up the pellets in the factory and blows them into the silo at the receiving end. These trucks are also equipped with weigh cells so that they can measure the exact amount that is delivered.

Pellets delivered by truck should always be dumped inside a building or in absolutely dry weather conditions as they will rapidly take up moisture, swell and disintegrate if exposed to water. The truck should always be carefully covered with a water-tight tarpaulin to keep rain out.

Richi Machinery is an engineering company specialized in designing, manufacturing, engineering, installation and commissioning of the turn-key project in this fields. We hope we can co-operate with your esteemed company, and hope this is a good start for such a promising mutual beneficial course.

Regarding to different inquiry,in order to give the right wood pellet production line design and wood pellet production line price, please give us the information below:

• What's the capacity you need for the wood pellet production line？ 
• What's the moisture content of the sawdust you have? 
• Is there any other material besides the sawdust? 
• When do you plan to start prodction?