Why exhibiting

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Key figures showing the bigger picture…

• 7.3 Mtoe/year: France is the leading consumer of wood fuel in Europe, mainly through domestic heating applications.

• There are 6 million wood-fuelled heating appliances in France, representing 1 dwelling in 3.

• Close to 500,000 appliances are sold every year in France.

• 2020 target: 9 million appliances installed.

The current situation mean smany households are renewing their equipment

_{Wood-fired heating appliances in France are on average 15 years old and 27%}

_{of self-contained units installed are low-efficiency open fireplaces.}

The French state has launched incentive-based, tax-credit policies that have certainly boosted the market.

Wood pellet fuelan expanding market

_{Between 2006 and 2009, wood-pellet production in France rose nearly threefold, from 120, 000 tonnes to 345, 000 tonnes.}

_{This continued growth has been the driving force behind the good sales figures}

_{for pellet-fuelled heating appliance}s.

RT 2012: wood set to be a winner

_{Within the context of the RT 2012 energy efficiency regulations, wood benefits from}

_{a modulation factor of 1.3. So it makes good economic sense to install a wood-fuelled heating system in any new home.}

FlammeVerte, a benchmark partner

_{Flam’Expo is supported by the association of renewable energy companies and ADEME, the French environment and energy control agency, who are both stakeholders in the FlammeVerte label.}

_{This confirms Flam’Expo’s position as the benchmark exhibition in France for self-contained, wood-fired heating appliances.}