Alternative Materials (Plastic, Corrugated, etc.):


  Alternative Materials Pallet Market Continues to Grow - A survey of the leading suppliers of alternative material pallets and transport packaging serving the North American market.  (11/1/2009)

  Markets in Transition: Wood, Plastic Pallet Makers Team in Effort to Save Industry - The following column by contributing author Rick LeBlanc, which pokes fun at the current debate over plastic vs. wood pallets, is completely fictitious in nature.  (8/1/2009)

  How Safe Is Deca Bromine? FDA Statement Raises Toxicity Concerns for Some Plastic Pallets - Toxic Pallets?: Explores the risks associated with deca bromine and other chemical fire retardants used in plastic pallets.  (7/1/2009)

  Newspaper Plant Uses PDQ Plastic Pallets for Slave Pallets, Shipping - Pallet User Focus: A daily newspaper printing facility relies on PDQ Plastics for its highly automated operations; plastic pallets are used internally for slave pallets and also shipping out newspapers.  (5/1/2009)

  Green Biz 2.0: NextLife Develops 100% Recycled Pallet for Major Retailer - NextLife Launches 100% Recycled Plastic Pallet: NextLife helps retailers turn their plastic waste into products they either use or sell; it has designed a new plastic pallet made entirely from 100% post-consumer waste.   (11/1/2008)

  Wood or Plastic Pallets: Which Options Are More Eco Friendly? - Wood or Plastic: Sustainability has become a hot topic, and it can be hard to separate fact from spin; the Enterprise explores some of the arguments behind which material is really “greener.”  (11/1/2008)

  Pallet Lessons from the USPS - Postal Pallet Update: U.S. Postal Service switches from plastic to wood pallets after massive leaks from its pallet pool; discover what went wrong and lessons to help your customers.  (8/1/2008)

  Trio Launches Pennsylvania Company That Manufactures Wood Fuel Pellets: Control Over Raw Material, Quality Assurance Are Key Considerations in Venture - PA Pellets: Trio launches Pennsylvania company to manufacture wood fuel pellets; control over raw material, quality assurance seen as key considerations in venture.  (5/1/2008)

  Plastic Pallets Available with Wide Range of Designs, Features, Properties - Alternative Pallet Guide: A grid showcasing a wide range of pallets made of plastic and other alternative materials. This guide is designed to help wood pallet companies find unique pallets for specialty applications.  (11/1/2007)

  Texas Recycling Company Develops Plastic Lumber Product for Pallets - Pallet Outlet: Texas pallet company enters the plastic pallet arena by manufacturing plastic lumber and supplying plastic pre-cut stock to other pallet companies.  (2/1/2007)

  Is Recycled Plastic Lumber a Viable Alternative for Pallets? - At present wood pallets dominate the pallet market, nevertheless, pallets made from alternative materials are necessary in certain niche markets.  (11/1/2006)

  Alternative Pallet Materials 101 - Alternative Materials 101: A guide to the wide variety of pallets available today that are made of alternative materials. Covers things to consider when looking for a new supplier.  (11/1/2006)

  Plastic Pallet Makers Respond, Adapt to Market Opportunities:ISPM-15 Spurs Interest; Manufacturers Launch Edge-Rackable Versions - Plastic Pallets: Manufacturers of plastic pallets and containers have made a number of improvements and changes to their products in recent years as they adapt to new market conditions.  (11/1/2006)

  Airdex Seeks to License Wood Pallet Suppliers to Produce Its Foam Pallets - Maker of light-weight foam pallets for air freight and export applications begins offering its patented manufacturing system to pallet suppliers.  (11/1/2005)

  Rehrig Pacific Launches New Business, Looks to the Future - Leading manufacturer of plastic pallets and containers enters the pallet services arena; Rehrig Pacific acquires portion of Penn Pallet and its interest in Penn-Alliance.  (11/1/2005)

  Airdex Offers Line of Plastic Pallets - Pallets Are Lightweight, Shock Absorbent  (3/1/2005)

  Some Shippers Look for Wood Alternatives to Handle Exports - Phytosanitary rules steer some shippers to materials other than wood.   (11/17/2004)

  Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Show Promise - The NEW Wood  (4/5/2004)

  Analyst Projects ‘Nice’ Growth for Plastic Pallets Next 5 Years - Markets in Transition: Consultant predicts growth, reports on plastic pallet trends.  (11/3/2003)

  Metal Pallets Are A Durable Packaging Solution - Overview of metal pallet trends, technologies and products.   (10/1/2002)

  Suppliers Offer Alternative Products - Corrugated, Plastic, Blocks, Fastening Systems Offer Options  (10/1/2002)

  Limits on Export Pallets Creating Corrugated Window of Opportunity; - Corrugated Pallet Suppliers Experiencing Renewed Interest for Export, Domestic Markets  (4/1/2002)

  Plastic Pallets - Opportunity or Opposition? - Plastic Pallet Primer: Plastic pallets are an opportunity to build stronger relationships with customers and grow sales; second of a three-part series on plastic pallets.  (5/1/2001)

  Pallet People Should Become Knowledgeable About Plastic - Plastic Pallet Primer: Wood pallet suppliers can provide a valuable service to customers who are considering plastic pallets by giving them information on the pros and cons of different types and the differences between plastic and wood.  (4/1/2001)

  Technological Advances Making Plastic Pallets More Attractive - Plastic Pallets: Dr. Mark White gave an exceptional overview of the plastic pallet industry at this year's Canadian Pallet meeting; its like a Plastic Pallets 101 in an easily understood form.  (12/1/1999)

  Rehrig Pacific Pallet Is Warmly Received by Soft Drink Bottler - Rehrig Pacific says its new plastic beverage and general duty pallets have crossed a hurdle, providing superior impact resistance and stiffness at the same time.  (9/1/1999)

  Letter from Ed - Where Do Plastics Stand? - PE publisher looks athe plastic pallet and container industry and evaluates its impact on the wood pallet industry.   (6/1/1999)

  Plastic Pallets Keep Evolving - Plastic Evolution: Plastic pallets continue to evolve in performance, variety, as well as the marketing approaches by manufacturers and vendors.  (5/1/1999)