Wood Chip Dryer Manufacturer in the Netherlands
See how we dry Wood ChipLooking for wood chip dryer manufacturers in the Netherlands? STRONGA builds FlowDrya lines to order at its Hertfordshire works and supplies them to the Netherlands — see the regulatory and economic context below.
FlowDrya wood chip dryers are engineered to order at STRONGA's Hertfordshire works and supplied to Dutch biomass and timber businesses, though no FlowDrya chip line is yet documented locally. Freshly chipped wood leaves the forest or yard around 65 per cent moisture, at which it is heavy to haul, prone to composting and mould in the pile, and poor to burn. Drying it toward 15 to 25 per cent lifts the net calorific value, halts the biological self-heating that loses dry matter, and yields a clean, free-flowing chip that a boiler, CHP or pellet plant can meter and burn steadily. A dried chip also stores through the seasons without degrading in the stack.
Supplying the Netherlands
We supply the Netherlands from our Hertfordshire works — we have no documented Wood Chip installation in the Netherlands yet.
Regulatory context
Dutch waste law is framed by the Wet milieubeheer (Environmental Management Act), whose article 10.4 binds the minister, provinces and municipalities to a priority order for waste: prevention first, then preparation for re-use, recycling, other useful application including energy recovery, and safe disposal only as a last resort. Turning a wet residue into a fuel or a stabilised soil product is a form of recovery the act ranks above disposal, so drying supports the legal duty to move material up that hierarchy rather than down it.
Source: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0003245 · checked 2026-08
The Besluit stortplaatsen en stortverboden afvalstoffen bans a long list of waste streams from landfill: any waste that can be recycled or incinerated, including biowaste and other combustible and recoverable fractions, may not be buried. Because cheap disposal to landfill is closed off, wet combustible and organic residues have to be recovered as a fuel or a soil product instead, and a low, even moisture is what lets that residue hold a specification an off-taker will accept.
Source: https://business.gov.nl/regulations/dumping-sites/ · checked 2026-08
Compost and digestion products traded to Dutch growers are certified under Keurcompost, an independently monitored quality scheme that goes beyond the statutory Meststoffenwet limits: it hygienises the material, grades it into quality classes on contaminant content and holds impurities well below the legal maximum. A dried, stabilised feedstock holds those pathogen and contaminant bands far more reliably than a wet, actively degrading one.
Source: https://www.kiwa.com/nl/nl/diensten/certificering/keurmerk-keurcompost/ · checked 2026-08
Alongside the EU Emissions Trading System, the Netherlands runs a national CO2-heffing industrie on industrial and waste-incineration installations. For 2026 the levy is set at 78.67 euros per tonne of CO2 for ETS installations and 103.66 euros per tonne for waste-incineration plants; because the reference EU ETS price of 79.42 euros already exceeds the national rate, the extra levy payable by an ETS installation for 2026 works out at zero, but the framework keeps a firm floor under the carbon cost of burning fossil fuel or unrecovered waste.
Source: https://www.emissieautoriteit.nl/regelgeving/co2-heffing/tarieven-co2-heffing · checked 2026-08
Applicable standards: EN ISO 21640, EN ISO 17225-4, EN ISO 18134, Keurcompost quality classes (BRL Keurcompost).
Economic context
Burying or burning waste both carry the afvalstoffenbelasting (waste tax). From 1 January 2026 the rate is 40.85 euros per 1,000 kilograms, charged on waste sent to landfill or to an incinerator, and it is legislated to climb to 90.21 euros per tonne in 2028 and 113.81 euros per tonne in 2035. Recycled material is exempt, so every tonne of wet residue dried into a recoverable fuel or a saleable soil product escapes a rising per-tonne charge.
Source: https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/bldcontentnl/belastingdienst/zakelijk/overige_belastingen/belastingen_op_milieugrondslag/afvalstoffenbelasting/tarief_afvalstoffenbelasting · checked 2026-08
National policy pays to recover wet organics and to supply renewable heat. The SDE++ (Stimuleringsregeling Duurzame Energieproductie en Klimaattransitie), the main Dutch renewable-energy and CO2-reduction subsidy run by RVO, has about 8 billion euros available in its 2026 round and supports renewable heat from biomass, renewable gas from anaerobic digestion, and low-carbon heat. That underpins demand for the biogas, biomass and digestion plants whose fibre and residue a FlowDrya can dry into a stable, marketable product.
Source: https://english.rvo.nl/subsidies-financing/sde/apply · checked 2026-08
Bought-in power is a real cost. Eurostat put the EU average non-household electricity price at 0.1837 euros per kWh in the second half of 2025, and Dutch industry sits around that level rather than below it. Boiling water off with grid electricity is therefore uneconomic, which rewards a dryer designed to run on recovered kiln, boiler or exhaust heat and very little electrical power.
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260508-2 · checked 2026-08
Industrial gas is likewise a burden. Eurostat put the EU average non-household natural gas price at 0.0605 euros per kWh in the second half of 2025, and the Netherlands was one of only four EU member states where that price rose year on year, up 6.3 per cent. Running a dryer on a site's own surplus or recovered heat rather than bought-in gas therefore protects the operating margin.
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260508-3 · checked 2026-08
Worked illustration (assumptions stated):
The value is in calorific gain, storage and avoided losses. A wet chip is largely water by weight, so hauling and burning it wastes energy; drying concentrates the fuel, so each load delivers more usable heat. Renewable heat from biomass is supported through the SDE++, with about 8 billion euros available in the 2026 round, which underpins demand for a consistent, low-moisture chip. Because Dutch industrial gas rose 6.3 per cent into the second half of 2025 and grid power sits near the EU average of 0.1837 euros per kWh, FlowDrya is built to dry on recovered boiler or flue heat rather than bought-in energy. Assumptions stated: moisture in, fuel price and heat source govern the payback.
Figures are indicative and were last reviewed August 2026; energy and disposal prices move — contact us for a current assessment.
Wood Chip Dryer Manufacturer in the Netherlands — FAQ
Do you have a wood chip dryer here?
Not yet, and we will not imply one. Every FlowDrya is built to order in Hertfordshire; the platform is the same continuous-flow dryer proven on our British reference sites.
Why dry wood chip?
Green chip at around 65 per cent moisture is heavy, burns poorly and moulds or self-heats in the pile. Drying it toward 15 to 25 per cent raises the calorific value, stops dry-matter loss and gives a clean, storable, free-flowing fuel.
What moisture does FlowDrya reach on wood chip?
We set each machine to the end use, typically taking chip toward 15 to 25 per cent moisture – low enough for efficient combustion or pelleting, without over-drying and wasting heat.
How does SDE++ help a chip-drying project?
Renewable heat from biomass is eligible for SDE++, with about 8 billion euros in the 2026 round, so a dried chip feeds an incentivised heat market rather than a marginal one.
What heat source suits a wood chip dryer?
Recovered heat is the economic choice, because Dutch gas rose 6.3 per cent into late 2025 and grid power near the EU average of 0.1837 euros per kWh makes electric drying uneconomic.
How is a plant shipped and commissioned from the UK?
Each dryer is fully assembled and factory-tested at our works, then dismantled for freight, rebuilt on arrival, connected to the heat supply and brought online through a supervised trial before handover.
How does dried chip help a district-heating or CHP operator?
A stable, low-moisture chip burns hotter and cleaner, so a combined-heat-and-power engine or district-heating boiler runs at steadier output with less ash, fewer blockages and lower maintenance. Uniform pieces also feed reliably through augers and screw conveyors, avoiding the bridging and downtime that damp, ragged chip causes.