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Unstable market, growing prices of conventional fuels both in Poland and the entire world, as well as the increasing ecological consciousness lead to the increase in interest in alternative energy sources. One of them is pellet – ecological fuel, produced from the by-products of the forest-products manufacturing process, price-wise attractive, easy to transport, store and distribute. The most sought-after raw material for the production of pellet are sawmill by-products. Their owners – the plants processing wood, invest in pellet production lines and making use of the by-products created during their main activities such as sawdust, chips and pieces of wood. Due to that they become more competitive than the producers who are forced to buy their raw material at the same time making their operations more profitable. Apart from numerous factors determining the success of that demanding high investment venture, also the prospects of EU pellet market development should be researched as 80% of Polish pellet is sent there.