RIGA, Latvia - Family-run Latvian supplier Wood Fuel Market is powering a wave of new online retailers entering Europe’s solid-fuel heating sector, two years after sanctions on Russian and Belarusian timber sent wood-fuel prices soaring and reshaped the continent’s energy mix.
Two winters have passed since the EU’s April 2022 embargo severed almost all kiln-dried log and briquette imports from Russia and Belarus. Wholesale shortages pushed Germany’s firewood price index 85.7 percent higher year-on-year by late summer 2022, and households across France, Poland, and the Baltics installed wood-burning stoves to hedge against volatile gas and electricity tariffs. Although prices have since stabilised, demand remains well above pre-war levels, creating an opening for e-commerce newcomers to disrupt a traditionally offline trade.
Wood Fuel Market, founded 20 years ago in one of Europe’s most forest-rich regions, has repositioned itself as a white-label aggregator that handles sourcing, quality control, packaging and logistics for online sellers. The company now supplies 53 business-to-business clients in 17 European countries with kiln-dried birch logs, RUF briquettes, pellets, kindling and wood-wool firelighters, all compliant with EU sustainability standards. Among its most in-demand offerings are high-efficiency 8-hour bark briquettes.
“Our mission is to make the lives of our clients as easy as possible,” says Kristaps Eihmanis, director of business development. “We handle everything from manufacturing to packaging and always ensure consistent quality. This allows our clients to focus on what they do best — sales and delivering a stellar experience for their customers.”
Analysts expect biomass heating to hold a stable share of Europe’s residential energy mix through the decade as policymakers push to decarbonise without sacrificing affordability. For digital merchants, turnkey suppliers such as Wood Fuel Market offer a fast route into a market that still measures stock in cords and cubic metres—but increasingly buys with a click.
About Wood Fuel Market
Wood Fuel Market is a privately-owned, family-run company based in Latvia that has been serving the European market for over 20 years. The company has a vast, multinational supply network and offers turn-key product solutions. It prides itself on the superlative quality of its service and the high quality of its wood fuels.
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