Night Briquettes: Wholesale B2B Whitelabel Options in Europe
- Arturs Kasjanovs
- May 7
- 5 min read
Updated: May 22
Softwood bark briquettes, also known as night briquettes, are by far the most long-lasting and economical wood fuel on the market today. This fuel is made from all-natural softwood bark with no chemical additives. Thanks to this material’s natural burning properties, a single softwood bark briquette can burn for anywhere between 6 and 9 hours.
Why European Customers Will Love Night Briquettes
Bark briquettes are currently one of the most popular types of briquette fuel in the UK, where they have been successfully sold for many years now. They're also quickly gaining popularity in European markets. This rapid level of success is almost unheard of in the wood fuel industry, but it's hardly surprising.
Modern Europeans lead busy lifestyles and are increasingly cost-conscious. Night Briquettes are a perfect wood heating solution for these people because it allows them to save both time and money.
No need to constantly add more logs to the fire. With regular firewood and briquettes, you have to constantly keep feeding your stove with more fuel. This is very inconvenient for people who have better things to do than to tend to the stove every hour. Bark briquettes give these people freedom to focus on what's important, instead of being chained to their stoves.
Ability to save money on wood heating. By virtue of heating up to 4 times longer than conventional briquettes and up to 8 times longer than firewood, night briquettes allow customers to save money by lowering their overall wood fuel consumption. This is especially important today as European households are battling inflation and a looming economic crisis.
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Wood Fuel Market is Europe’s leading B2B wholesale supplier of softwood bark briquettes. We can handle everything from manufacturing to creating custom packaging to delivering it to your warehouse. If you are interested in selling wood fuels in Europe, contact us to get the best price on wholesale night briquettes.
Or continue reading to learn everything you need to know about softwood bark briquettes.
What Are 8-Hour Night Briquettes?
Softwood bark night briquettes (also called 8‑hour briquettes or long‑burning briquettes) are pressed blocks made by taking 100% natural, sustainably-sourced softwood bark and pressing it into a brick shape using an industrial pressing rod. The final product weighs 1 kilogram and measures 70 mm in height, 155 mm in width, and 120 mm in depth. This shape closely resembles traditional sawdust RUF briquettes.
Much like sawdust briquettes, no binders, glue, or chemicals need to be added to the product for it to keep its shape. This is because softwood bark also contains natural lignin, which is released when pressure is applied and acts as a binder. In fact, bark briquettes contain more lignin than traditional RUF briquettes, which allows them to hold their shape better and for longer.
The Power of Softwood Bark
The main advantages of softwood bark are in its burning properties. It chars slowly and creates an insulating ash layer around itself, allowing it to release heat for many hours. During the first two hours, you will see bright flames. From then on, the briquette will continue to glow for up to another 6 hours, releasing steady heat.
The result? Steady heat for an entire work shift, family gathering, or night. This long burn also translates into monetary savings for the end customer as it allows them to lower their overall wood fuel consumption.
Their only drawback is their comparatively low heat output, which makes them suboptimal for heating during the coldest days of the year. During this time, Night Briquettes are best used to keep your stove burning at night, with heat logs, kiln-dried logs, and RUF briquettes being used during the day.
What Pain Points Do Softwood Bark Briquettes Solve?
On top of convenience and monetary savings, night briquettes solve a number of other pain points for end customers.
Pain Point for End‑Users | How Night Briquettes Solve It |
Urban storage constraints | Thanks to their space-efficient shape and long burn time, night briquettes require several times less space to store than regular firewood. |
Overheating your rooms during the autumn and spring. | Moderate, stable heat output prevents the need for end customers to waste energy by opening windows to solve overheating issues. |
Sustainability expectations | Night briquettes are made of softwood bark, a frequently discarded byproduct of the sawmill industry. Briquetting grants this material new life. |
Night Briquettes Versus RUF Briquettes
How do night briquettes compare to traditional RUF briquettes? The table below outlines the key differences between these two popular options.
Briquette Type: | Night Briquettes | Sawdust Briquettes |
Made From: | Shredded softwood bark | Hardwood Sawdust |
Moisture Level: | Under 9% | Under 9% |
Burn Time: | Approx. 8 hours | Approx. 2 hours |
Heat Output: | Low-moderate | Moderate-high |
Ease of Use: | Easy-moderate | Easy |
Ideal For: | Spring-autumn heating, work from home, lowering overall wood fuel consumption | General heating |
The Main Benefits of Night Briquettes
Night Briquettes have a number of benefits that make them an incredibly attractive option for many European households. They help people all over lower their overall their heating costs by lowering their overall wood fuel consumption. Thanks to their space-efficient packaging and incredible space-to-burn-time ratio, they’re perfect for people who don’t have a lot of storage space available to them (especially for those living in cities). They’re also incredibly convenient for people who work or study from home and can’t afford the inconvenience of having to tend to their stove every two hours. Lastly, being made from traditionally discarded softwood bark and dried to extra-low moisture levels, they are a lot more eco-friendly than traditional firewood.
As you can see, Night Briquettes are perfect for reducing a household’s overall heating fuel consumption and saving money. They can also be used as a household’s main wood fuel during warmer weather. RUF briquettes, on the other hand, can be used year-round and help warm your home even in the bitterest of cold.
How to Store Night Briquettes
Softwood bark night briquettes from Wood Fuel Market are packaged in airtight protective Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) packaging that allows them to keep their burning properties for many years.
End customers should informed that be stored in their protective packaging for as long as possible since they--like any other briquettes with a moisture content of under 10%--will quickly absorb moisture from the surrounding atmosphere. Once the packaging is open, the briquettes should be kept in a dry, cool, well-ventilated place.
How to Light a Night Briquette?
Lighting a softwood bark briquette is rather easy and straightforward. Start your fire with firewood or RUF briquettes to pre-heat your stove. Once your firewood turns to glowing embers, place 2-3 briquettes on top of the embers. Once the bark briquettes are burning nicely, set the airflow controls to the minimum setting. This will allow your bark briquettes to burn for 6 to 9 hours.
Why Choose Wood Fuel Market?
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Turn-key solutions from design to manufacture to packaging.
Wide, stable supply chain of trusted manufacturers.
Ability to negotiate the best prices due to large order volumes.
Wide variety of custom packaging options.
Packaging design professionals available upon request.
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