LEAG Pellets GmbH

About LEAG Pellets GmbH

LEAG Pellets GmbH, headquartered in Cottbus, is part of Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG (LEAG) and produces wood pellets under the REKORD brand in accordance with DIN EN ISO 17225-2 (ENplus A1/A2/B, 6 and 8 mm) as well as animal bedding and bedding shavings made from untreated softwood. The company processes sawmill by-products such as sawdust, wood shavings and wood chips as well as damaged, low-grade and crooked timber, which are pelletized in die presses without chemical binders using the natural binder lignin. Drying is carried out using heat from the company's own biomass heating plants in Löbau and Oranienbaum or with residual steam from a neighboring industrial process in Schwedt. In addition, Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG produces fireplace briquettes from Lusatian lignite in Schwarze Pumpe (REKORD brand, since 1961). The group operates four German pellet plants (Wismar, Schwedt/Oder, Oranienbaum-Wörlitz, Löbau) and six plants in Scandinavia (Scandbio), supplying private households, commercial customers, municipalities, heating networks and heat-intensive industrial companies. Capacity in the fuels business is 2.1 million tonnes of upgraded solid fuels per year.

Site

Cottbus

Processes

Pellet production (ENplus A1/A2/B, 6/8 mm), Trading in bagged goods and bulk deliveries > 20 t, Lignite fireplace briquettes (REKORD), Animal bedding (pellets, shavings), Wood purchasing (sawmills, forestry operations, waste management companies), Consulting for commercial/industrial heating solutions, Supply concepts and contract models for major customers

Materials

Sawdust, wood shavings, wood chips, Roundwood (softwood and hardwood), Chip class P 200, Lignite

Certificates

ENplus A1/A2/B (multisite producer, ENplus ID DE 001), PEFC ST 2002:2020 Chain of Custody (multisite), FSC CoC and Controlled Wood, SBP (production/trade, Wismar plant SBP-01-89), ISO 50001 energy management, ENplus A1/A2/B (producer, DE 001), PEFC COC (multisite), SBP (production), FSC CoC / Controlled Wood

Founded

1959

Industries

Private households, Commercial sector, Municipalities/municipal utilities, Heating networks, Industry/heat-intensive companies, Agriculture/livestock farming

1. 01

   Wood purchasing (sawmills, forestry operations, waste management companies)

2. 02

   Shredding/processing of the wood fibers

3. 03

   Drying (biomass heating plants or residual steam)

4. 04

   Pelletizing in die presses

5. 05

   Storage, bagging/bulk loading

6. 06

   Logistics and bulk deliveries (> 20 t)

Raw materials and processes

Locations

Products

Inside the production

Processes & technical limits

Quality and certifications

Production is carried out in accordance with DIN EN ISO 17225-2 with ENplus certification (multisite, ENplus ID DE 001) as well as sustainability-related certificates (PEFC, FSC, SBP including registration in the Nabisy system of the BLE).

History

1. 1959

   Start of briquette production in Schwarze Pumpe

2. 1961

   Introduction of the REKORD brand for lignite briquettes

3. 1994

   Privatization as Lausitzer Braunkohle AG (LAUBAG)

4. 2002

   Acquisition by the Swedish Vattenfall Group

5. 2006

   Construction of the Schwedt pelletizing plant (former HPS)

6. 2016

   Umbrella brand LEAG, acquisition by the Czech EPH and PPF Investment

7. 2022

   Acquisition of Holzkontor and Pelletierwerk Schwedt GmbH (HPS)

8. 2022

   Acquisition of Propell GmbH

9. 2023

   Acquisition of Wismar Pellets GmbH

10. 2024

    Acquisition of Scandbio; merger of HPS, Propell and Wismar Pellets to form LEAG Pellets GmbH