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This article presents the results of research concerning the sawmilling industry as the main consumer of wood raw material and at the same time a source of the largest amounts of wood by-products, which are both raw material and energy carrier. The research was conducted in the form of a survey, the aim of which was to broaden knowledge of the sources and the type structure of wood by-products created in the sawmilling industry, as well as of various aspects of their use for energy purposes in economic practice.