
Cherie Whelan
February 11, 2026
BY BC Forest Safety Council
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Pellet Mill Magazine examines the potential of several growing markets.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 900,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in December, according to the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 970,000 tons during the month.
Bayer and bp on May 7 announced that they have entered a long-term strategic alliance to jointly scale the crop camelina, under the brand name newgold. The feedstock can be used to produce biodiesel, renewable diesel and SAF.
The European Commission in April approved a delegated regulation to update the methodology and data for high-ILUC risk biofuels. The change, if formally adopted, would phase out the use of soybean oil as a biofuel feedstock in the EU by 2030.
The U.S. exported more than 1.1 million metric tons of wood pellets in March, up from 608,572.1 metric tons in February and 781,576.4 metric tons in March 2025, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on May 5.