Pini-Kay briquettes: 10 kg packs and pallets with delivery

The hole increases the burning surface and creates draught inside the briquette: air flows through it, so the briquette burns evenly on all sides and does not smoulder from the inside. In addition, steam escapes through the hole during pressing, so the briquette comes out denser and drier.

It is neither paint nor soot: during screw pressing the surface heats up to 250-300 °C and chars. The crust protects the briquette from moisture and gives it its characteristic sheen. Inside, the briquette is light-coloured.

Pini-Kay are denser and burn longer and more attractively, so they are better for a fireplace or stove. RUF are cheaper per tonne and easier to stack, so they are better value for a boiler. The difference in calorific value is within 5-10%. A detailed comparison is in our buyer's guide.

In a fireplace, 2 logs give 1.5-2 hours of steady fire, and a 10 kg pack lasts an evening. In a boiler on smoulder, a pack lasts the night, 8-10 hours. They catch more slowly than RUF, so light them with paper and kindling, not from a single briquette.

Yes, and it is one of the best options: long, even burning, little ash, no sparks and no tar on the stones. Load 3-4 logs with gaps between them, without packing the firebox full.

They all refer to the same technology. Pini-Kay (also Pini&Kay, Pini Kay) is named after the Austrian manufacturer of extruder presses; Ukrainian and Russian-language searches use spellings such as "піні кей", "пінікей", "пини кей" and "пини-кей". On our site we use Pini-Kay, but it is always the same multi-sided briquette with a hole and a scorched surface.

A pallet holds 96 packs of 10 kg, about 960 kg; a tonne is 100 packs. Pack price × 100 = price per tonne in packs, and by the pallet it is cheaper per tonne. A pack at 150 UAH works out at 15,000 UAH per tonne. The "Bag → price per tonne" converter further down this page will compare any offers.

An extruder press costs more to run, output is lower, and the raw material has to be drier and finer, hence the higher price per tonne. They are worth the extra for a fireplace, tiled stove, sauna stove and for running a boiler "overnight", where burn time and a good-looking fire matter. For an ordinary manually loaded boiler, a 5-10% difference in heat does not justify the difference in price: take RUF mixed wood.

Yes. We send a 10 kg trial pack by Nova Poshta to any city, cash on delivery. This is especially useful for a fireplace: you will see how it burns and how much smoke it gives in your own firebox, and then you can order a pallet.

No. You pay the driver on delivery or cash on delivery via Nova Poshta, and businesses pay by bank transfer with VAT under a contract. When the pallet arrives, count the packs and weigh any one in front of the driver. If packs are missing or the weight is short, we will make up the difference or refund it.