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Country Report: Italy

Country Report: Italy. Contents. About AIEL? The Italian Market from a Global Point of View The Figures of the Italian Pellet Market. The Italian Biomass Industry Association. ABOUT US. AIEL: Structure and Organisation. Biomass Industry Association (300 members)

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Country Report: Italy

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  1. Country Report: Italy

  2. Contents • About AIEL? • The Italian Market from a Global Point of View • The Figures of the Italian Pellet Market

  3. The Italian Biomass Industry Association ABOUT US

  4. AIEL: Structure and Organisation Biomass Industry Association (300 members) Representing the entire supply chain “From Forest to Chimney” Plantdesigners

  5. The Biggest European Market for Domestic Pellets THE ITALIAN PELLET MARKET FIGURES

  6. Gross Energy Consumption in Italy Thermal Energy consumption for the residential and commercial sectors Mtoe Source: GSE –2014 Gross Thermal Energy Consumption 59 Mtoe Heating Electricity Transportion

  7. The Italian Market Wood Pellet Market (fuel): • Large Scale (powerplants) • Medium Scale (districtheating) • Small Scale: • In room • Centralheating

  8. Pellet Consumption in Italy 2014 ~2,9 Mln tons 96% isconsumed in the residentialsector Big boilersusemainlywoodchips

  9. Pellet stoves – the most frequently used technology 81% Ofpelletsisconsumed in pelletstoves Picture: Propellets Austria

  10. Pellet boilers – the most frequently used technology 15% of pelletsisconsumed in residentialpellet boilers Picture: Propellets Austria

  11. Expected Pellets Consumption by 2017 Due to a drop in demand in 2013, the consumption was roughly the same as in 2012 Maincauses: mildwinter(-30% ofheatingenergydemand) and cheaper oil The prediction is to reach 3 Million tons in 2015

  12. Pellet Stoves - The Main Market Segment 2013 Source: REF-e 2014 Sales peak in 2006 and 2013, ~275,000 new stoves Over 2.2 million stoves Strong competition on the market with low margins for the stove manufacturers

  13. European Pellet Stove Market – An Italian Record European Market 470,000 pcs/year Italy: more than 50% Share ofsales in EU More than 90% of stoves are produced by Italian companies Picture: Palazzetti Source: AIEL – GAD 2014. Results of over 170 companies

  14. Pellet Boilers -The Main Market Segment 2013 Source: REF-e 2014 Sales peak in 2013, ~13,000 new boilers Pellet is the market leader for boilers up to 100 kW In 2014 more firewood boilers installed than pellets

  15. Pellet Consumption and Imports Source: Eurostat, AIEL,2014 Italy is strongly dependent on imports The dependence is predicted to grow further The import patterns are changing

  16. Italian Pellet Import Suppliers 2014 2012 2013 2.2 Million tons 1.2 Million tons 11% Western Europe is still the main supplier ~680 kt in 2014 North America is growing Other suppliers like South America are more and more present The pie itself is growing Source: Eurostat | AIEL 2015

  17. Italy Imports. Top 5 Origins in 2014 Austria, still #1 origin Canada, 2ndplace in the last 2 years USA, marginal in 2012, 3rd in 2014 taking the placeof some East EU countries Lithuaniaisgrowing Germany. Samelevelas 2012

  18. Cost of Pellets vs Other Heating Fuels VAT and taxes included, delivery excluded July2015 Pelletsisstill competitive whencompared to otherfuels

  19. Main concerns of market operators 0- to 5 Scale April 2015. In progress MildWinter and VAT are the mainconcerns Substantial amounts of pellet in warehouses

  20. CONCLUSION

  21. Conclusion • We predict a constant growth of the Italian domestic pellet market • Huge potential for existing systems replacement • Further attention to be paid for the increase of user awareness as well as best practice and correct installation

  22. THANK-YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION www.aiel.cia.it

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