The main tasks of the pellet’s production certification and standardization. The European production, raw materials and products standardization system. Standards List and types. Certification Basis for production and products according to European standards. The regulatory framework for biofuels in Ukraine Description. Comparison it with the European one. Physical and chemical properties of the biological raw materials and biofuels, that subject to certification. Products that subject to certification. Mandatory indicators monitored in products quality control from producers of pellets with sampling in accordance to the technical process and frequency selection for each batch of products – the pellet’s geometric shape, mechanical strength, bulk density,
moisture content, the amount of fines, calorific value, ash content, melting temperature, chemical composition with the control limit values.
The pellet’s production Certification Scheme for ENplus Standard. The production certification
algorithm: against contract, on the party, on the manufacturer. Class quality, requirements for raw materials, requirements to the additives. Quality Certificate: the obtaining procedure, validity, reporting, scheduled and unscheduled inspections, disagreement procedures, sublicense. Certification seal. Quality control and certification transparency.
Reporting. The finished products marking. Quality Management based on ISO 9001. Quality Management. Specialized laboratory for pellets quality control, its equipment and personnel qualified. Pellet’s producers of and finished products traders.
Starting the pellet’s production creation, it should be well to understand that the pellets, corresponding to European standard EN-14961-2 (EN plus – A1, EN plus – A2, EN-B) will cost 2-3 times more expensive than the non-standard products. Therefore, for have profit and sale biofuels, not only in Ukraine but also in EU countries, it is necessary to certify the production, control the quality of raw materials and products of each party. It is desirable to create and
certify own laboratory.
In current conditions, the raw material, production and manufacture certification is mandatory for all companies who want to
sell their products in EU countries. Nevertheless, even in Ukraine the pellet’s market becomes more civilized. Traders and buyers
stop believing certificates that where issued by different Certificate Authorities that are not registered in the relevant European
authorities (TÜV). Unfortunately, those centers are absent in our country for the present!
In order to prepare your company to costly examination with invited European experts, and to be sure of success, it is necessary
to fulfill in advance:
fully certify your production in accordance with ISO 9001 and receive a certificate with the registration number in accredited European certification bodies;
establish your own laboratory for each raw materials and finished products batch quality control. Outfit it by equipment,
which allows you to control product quality in all aspects, regulated by 20 characteristics of the standard EN 14961-2.
Laboratory also must be certified;
train staff to work on certified equipment of production lines.
Having obtained all the necessary certificates and do systematically all production process parameters controlling, you can put
certification seal for each shipment of your products!
Understanding and application of pellet’s production certification bases will allow quality products produce and sell it at a good price.