Timber industry representatives have flagged up concern about the EU White Paper on renewable energy which highlights the use of wood products in power generation.
Speaking at a Forest Based Industries Forum meeting in Stockholm, timber sector participants stressed they were keen to see an increasing role for forestry, but were worried this could distort the market.
They stated that wood should be used ‘for products first and energy use second’ and that other biomass sources, such as straw, should be promoted which ‘have a potential equal to several hundred million m³ of wood.’
