# EC Bioenergie GmbH & Co. KG > EC Bioenergie GmbH & Co. KG is a leading European manufacturer and distributor of wood pellets and briquettes, founded in 1997 with a focus on locally sourced, sustainable renewable energy. Company page on Leadbay: https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/company/ec-bioenergie.com · loaded 2026-10-29 ## At a glance - Website: https://ec-bioenergie.com - Team based in: Heidelberg (ec-bioenergie.com and 1 more) - Founders: Thomas Bischof, Ulrich Kaier - Employees: 15 (employees and founders, investors not counted; ec-bioenergie.com and 1 more) - Seen in its site's code: Google Tag Manager (googletagmanager.com/gtm.js), Cookiebot (consent.cookiebot.com) (read 2026-10-30) - Email: info@bioenergie-heidelberg.de ## What it sells, to whom - EC Bioenergie GmbH & Co. KG is a leading European manufacturer and distributor of wood pellets and briquettes, founded in 1997 with a focus on locally sourced, sustainable renewable energy. ([ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/about-us)) ## Why it stands out - Test winner (ÖKO TEST) ([ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/about-us)) - Competes with: BayWa AG, FireStixx GmbH & Co. KG, Fritz Wahr Energie GmbH & Co. KG, Raiffeisen Vogelsberg GmbH, Hoyer B.V. & Co. KG ([heizpellets24.de](https://www.heizpellets24.de/pelletpreise/bayern)) ## Products and services - Premium wood pellets ([ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/), [ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/)) - Industrial pellets ([ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/), [ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/)) - NawaRo pellets ([ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/), [ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/)) - Wood briquettes ([ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/), [ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/)) ## Customers and markets - **Customers**: Private pellet heating customers, Fuel suppliers, Businesses and industry, Municipal and local authority organizations, Wholesale and retail sectors ([ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/about-us), [ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/locations)) - **Markets**: Private households (pellet heating customers) ([ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/about-us), [ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/locations), [ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/products)) - **Markets**: Commercial and industrial businesses ([ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/about-us), [ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/locations), [ec-bioenergie.com](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/products)) ## Team - Thomas Bischof, Founder - Ulrich Kaier, Founder - Norman Markowski, Geschäftsführer ## Where to find more - [This page in Markdown, for agents](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/company/ec-bioenergie.com.md) ## Decision makers - [Thomas Bischof](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/thomas-bischof--ec-bioenergie.com.md), Founder - [Ulrich Kaier](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/ulrich-kaier--ec-bioenergie.com.md), Founder Work emails and direct phones come with a Leadbay account: https://wow.leadbay.ai/?register=true Where it comes from: 10 sites read (ec-bioenergie.com, heizpellets24.de, ecbioenergy.com, voltiq.com, exa.ai, enplus-pellets.de, dincertco.tuv.com, depv.de, …). ## Signals: what happened - 2025-12-30 · News: Global Wood Pellets Market to Reach $10.84 Billion by 2031 (1 source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vipin-prakash-mishra-4174197_woodpellets-biofuel-renewableenergy-activity-7411768167661993985-pR0L)) ## Working on now - Expanding presence in France with a new production site in Souvans nearing completion. - Actively hiring various roles including marketing managers, silo truck drivers, and production staff across multiple German sites. - Focusing on B2B sales development in the French region around Souvans. - Maintaining a dense production and logistics network to ensure year-round supply. From: [Stellenangebote](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/stellenangebote), [Nachhaltige Jobs bei der EC Bioenergie](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/jobs), [Commercial(e) B2B](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/stellenangebote/commerciale-b2b) ## Summary EC Bioenergie GmbH & Co. KG is a leading European wood pellet manufacturer and service provider headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. It produces premium wood pellets, industrial pellets, and bio-briquettes from sustainable, locally sourced wood for use in heating systems and renewable energy generation. The company was founded in 2001 by Thomas Bischof and Dr. Ulrich Kaier. It is currently owned by the Rettenmaier Group (JRS), which acquired the company around 2013. Its primary customers include private households, retail chains, wholesale fuel suppliers, municipal organizations, and industrial power plants. There are no publicly identified specific competitors listed in the provided documents. Friedrich Blank currently serves as CEO. Recent news highlights include the 2021 departure of co-founder Thomas Bischof and the company's ongoing expansion of infrastructure and production capacity across Germany, France, and Sweden. [1]: https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/about-us "About us" [2]: https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/products "Products" [3]: https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/locations "Locations" [4]: https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/ "Holzpellets aus Leidenschaft.Seit über 20 Jahren." [5]: https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/sustainability "Sustainability" [6]: https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/news/artikel/ec-bioenergie-nimmt-abschied-von-geschaeftsfuehrer-thomas-bischof-358 "EC Bioenergie nimmt Abschied von Geschäftsführer Thomas Bischof" [7]: https://ecbioenergy.com/ "ecbioenergy.com" [8]: https://voltiq.com/transactions/sale-ec-bioenergie "Sale EC Bioenergie" ## Sources - [EC Bioenergie GmbH & Co. KG's website](https://ec-bioenergie.com) - [Company record, via Exa](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/en/) - [Stellenangebote](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/stellenangebote) - [Nachhaltige Jobs bei der EC Bioenergie](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/jobs) - [Commercial(e) B2B](https://www.ec-bioenergie.com/stellenangebote/commerciale-b2b)