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Czytaj po polsku →Wood pellets in practice
Answers to the questions people ask before buying wood pellets in Poland — prices, classes, certificates, and who is really behind the brand on the bag. Where we quote numbers, they come either from our own price measurements or from sources listed under each article. Never “from the market”.
About this English edition
PelletRadar tracks wood-pellet prices in Polish online shops and DIY chains, normalised to złoty per tonne. The guide is published in Polish and English; the live price table, season calculator and price alerts are in Polish, but the numbers need no translation. Prices quoted in articles are in PLN and dated; the Polish original is the reference version. Czytaj po polsku →
Buying and prices
How to read prices, what a pallet and a bag really weigh, and when to buy.
How much does a bag of wood pellets weigh? 15 kg, and why
The standard pellet bag weighs 15 kg; 10, 20 and 25 kg bags and big bags also exist. How many bags make a tonne, how many litres a bag takes up, and how to turn a bag price into a price per tonne.
How much does a pallet of wood pellets weigh? 975, 990, 1005 or 1050 kg
A pallet is not a unit of measure: in the shops we track we see 975, 990, 1005 and 1050 kg, and even half-pallets. The same sticker price can hide a 150 zł/t difference — here is the arithmetic.
Wood pellets or ekogroszek coal? The maths without cheerleading
We compare złoty per kilowatt-hour of energy, not price per tonne — and say plainly which fuel wins on price today. Plus what the sticker doesn't show: subsidies, ash, anti-smog rules.
How much does a tonne of wood pellets cost in Poland, and how to read prices
A pellet price is a wide range, not a single number. How to convert every offer to złoty per tonne, why DIY-store bags are often dearer, and what the sticker price leaves out.
Will pellet prices fall? An honest answer
We don't forecast prices, we measure them. What our measurements show, why choosing the right shop usually beats timing the market, and how to buy sensibly without a forecast.
Pellets by the bag or by the pallet? The per-tonne maths
A 15 kg bag looks cheaper than a pallet, but per tonne it usually isn't. When bags still make sense and how much you really pay for the convenience.
Quality, classes and certificates
What A1, A2 and B, ENplus and DINplus actually mean, and how to verify them.
How to recognise good wood pellets before you burn a whole pallet
A certificate with a number, an inspection on delivery, the glass-of-water test and its real limits. A checking order that catches a bad batch before you pay for a tonne.
Pine or oak pellets? It matters less than you think
The standard doesn't sort pellets by tree species — it sorts them into classes with hard thresholds. What really separates pine from oak according to trade sources, how to read forum opinions, and why the certificate is the first filter and species the second.
A1 or A2 pellets? The concrete differences from the standard
Ash, durability and nitrogen thresholds for classes A1, A2 and B straight from the ENplus standard. Why A2 doesn't heat worse than A1, and when the cheaper class actually pays.
ENplus and DINplus certificates — what they really mean
How the two certificates differ, why DINplus covers class A1 only, how to verify a number in the register in three steps — and how to tell them apart from private quality marks.
Brands and producers
Who actually makes the pellets sold under a given name, with which certificate and which parameters.
Wood pellet producers in Poland — who is behind the brand on the bag
Stelmet, IKEA Industry, Pellet Energy, Bio Energy Group, Tartak Kocoń, Tartak Obrzycko and others: certificate numbers, locations, raw material. Plus how to tell a producer from a trader by the ENplus number alone.
Stelmet pellets (Olimp and Lava) — producer, certificate PL 001, parameters
Stelmet of Zielona Góra is the largest pellet producer we have verified in Poland and holds ENplus certificate PL 001. How Olimp and Lava differ, what they are made of and where to check the price.
IKEA pellets (Lasoviak) — who makes them and what number PL031 means
Yes, IKEA makes pellets: IKEA Industry in Stalowa Wola, the group's largest sawmill, started a pellet line in 2017. Raw material, ENplus A1 and DINplus certificates, the 990 kg pallet, and why you rarely see them in IKEA stores.
Gold pellets — there are two. Pellet Energy (PL 014) and Bio Energy Group (PL 048)
Two different producers sell pellets under the name Gold in Poland: Pellet Energy of Błaszki and Bio Energy Group of Nowa Sarzyna. How to tell them apart by certificate number, both sets of parameters, and what the available sources say.
Husky pellets — who is behind them, certificate PL367 and what to check
Husky is a trade brand, not a sawmill: in Poland it is fronted by GTL Polska, a fuel importer and exporter with ENplus number PL367. What is known about where the pellets come from, the declared parameters, and why a trader-range number is a useful clue.
Fuoco Pulito pellets — reviews, producer (Gairelita, LT003) and parameters
Italian name, Lithuanian producer: Fuoco Pulito is pressed by UAB Gairelita of Radviliškis, ENplus LT003. Declared parameters from three sources, a pallet-weight discrepancy (975 vs 1050 kg), and an honest word on what 'reviews' do and don't tell you.
Koala Premium pellets — who makes them and what their certificate really says
Koala Premium is the private label of the Przyjazny Węgiel shop. The 'Certificate' document downloadable from the product page is not an ENplus or DINplus certificate — we read it step by step, list the declared parameters, and note the pallet weight that changed from 975 to 1005 kg.
Beskid pellets from OBI vs Beskidy pellets from Tartak Kocoń — are they the same?
OBI sells bags labelled 'Pellet drzewny Beskid A1', while the Kocoń sawmill in the Żywiec Beskids makes 'Pellet Beskidy' with ENplus certificate PL 081. Both sets of parameters, what OBI's page states and what it doesn't, and how to be sure what's in the bag.
Captain Pellet — shop or producer? The CP lines, certificate PL 338, reviews
Captain Pellet of Kraków describes itself as a supplier of certified pellets, not a sawmill. How the CP Premium, Energy, Power and Perfect lines differ, what number PL 338 means, and what the trade press said about the brand in 2022.
Pellets in practice
Consumption, storage, pellet diameter and what to do with the ash.
6 mm or 8 mm pellets? Your boiler decides
Diameter is a boiler-fit parameter, not a quality grade — the standard sets identical thresholds for both. How they differ in combustion, what dominates in Polish shops, and how to check your own boiler.
Wood pellet ash: how much there is and what to do with it
A tonne of A1 pellets leaves at most about 7 kg of ash — and with certified fuel that's free fertiliser. Dosage, which plants like it and which don't, and the one condition everything depends on.
How much wood pellet for the winter? Work it out for your house
A typical detached house burns 3–6 tonnes of pellets a season, but insulation decides, not floor area. The formula, three worked examples and the honest limits of the estimate.
How to store wood pellets so they don't lose quality
Pellets have no expiry date as long as they stay dry. Storage rules for the garage and outdoors, how much space a pallet takes, and how to tell the pellets have suffered.