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CHEP and Big Box Retailers Make Presswood Pallets a Cost Effective Alternative
Jeff McBee’s recent article appearing in Pallet Enterprise offers a fascinating look at the impact of CHEP and mass retailing on the pallet industry. U.S. pallet manufacturers and recyclers viewed CHEP’s initial foray into the domestic market with much trepidation. As an international provider of pallet and container pooling services for retail and industrial supply chains, CHEP stood well positioned to dramatically change the pallet industry in the early 90’s.
The mid 1990’s saw CHEP’s domestic pallet pool achieving critical mass and a decline in white wood (non-rental) pallet production. By the end of the decade, retail giants such as Wal-Mart and Costco had partnered with CHEP and abandoned their traditional reliance on white wood pallets. The decline in new white wood pallets flowing into the logistics supply chain led to a corresponding aging of the pallet pool and a subsequent drop in quality. Recyclers accustomed to hauling away used pallets at no cost began paying for their cores.Continue Reading…
Export Import Bank Reauthorization To Boost U.S. Exports
After the most contentious debate in years, legislation reauthorizing the Export Import Bank was officially signed into law during a recent White House Ceremony. The reauthorization measure raises the EX-IM Bank’s lending limit from $100 to $140 million over the next three years and includes new auditing requirements to ensure EX-IM resources are used in a prudent manner. This year’s reauthorization required some unusual election year bipartisanship on the Hill, coupled with lobbying efforts by groups such as the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. According to an official statement issued by NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons, the EX-IM Bank directly supports over 290,000 U.S. jobs that are tied to the export sector.Continue Reading…
Lean and Green Export Ready Pallets Are Perfect Fit For Lincoln Electric
By partnering with Litco International, Lincoln Electric is meeting European export requirements, streamlining its pallet inventory, and receiving an added sustainability benefit too. “In the past, our shipments to Europe were sometimes held up for inspection,” says Tom Soster, manufacturing engineering manager for Cleveland-based manufacturer of arc welding machines and consummables. “Now, the presswood pallets flow right through.”
Lincoln began investigating presswood export pallets several years ago as part of a cost reduction program. At the time, the manufacturer was purchasing construction-grade pine and fabricating export pallets in-house. In addition to maintaining an inventory of nine different sizes that took up valuable dock space, the pallets had to be bark free and manufactured from heat-treated lumber to meet European regulations for export pallets.Continue Reading…
ISPM 15 Pallets
ISPM-15 is an international standard that regulates wood and wood packaging, requiring the treatment of wood pallets, crates, and dunnage to prevent the international spread of disease and insects. Typically, ISPM 15 Pallets are heat treated or fumigated with methyl bromide, a chemical that can be potentially harmful to the environment.Continue Reading…
APHIS Proposes New Restrictions on Wood Packaging Materials Shipping Between Canada and US
New restrictions on wood packaging materials shipping between Canada and the US is proposed per ISPM 15 requirements by APHIS
If adopted, shipments containing bug infested wood packaging materials could be refused as soon as summer 2011.
Vienna, Ohio – A new proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) would remove the exemption from ISPM 15 on wood packaging material moving between Canada and the United States in both directions beginning in 2011. “If adopted, the proposal will have a significant impact on shipments on pallets, says Gary Sharon, vice president, Litco International (www.litco.com/), North America’s leading source for presswood pallets.Continue Reading…
Litco’s Inca Pallets Ship Smoothly Through Japan’s New Regulations
With Japan’s new import regulations on raw wood packaging and shipping materials taking effect April 1, Litco International announces its Inca presswood pallets are certified as totally free of plant pests.