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Increasing wood prices are a challenge for the transport and pallet logistics sectors
The hike in wood prices that started last year has continued unchanged in 2021. Initially the Covid-19 pandemic led to a decrease in wood supplies from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, but now the significantly stronger demand from North America and Asia is causing a further shortage of the high-quality coniferous woods (spruce, fir and pine) that are used to produce EPAL pallets. The shortage in…
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EPAL pallet production increases despite Covid-19 pandemic
A total of 123.5 million EPAL load carriers were produced and repaired in 2020
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Safe transport of Coronavirus vaccines on EPAL pallets
Throughout Europe, temperature-controlled Covid-19 vaccines are being transported on quality-tested EPAL Euro pallets
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EPAL pallets “ready for Brexit”
EPAL wooden pallets are treated in accordance with the ISPM 15 standard making them suitable for the unrestricted movement of goods outside the EU
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Wooden pallets show higher levels of antibacterial activity than plastic
The widely held opinion that plastic pallets actually in load carrier circulation, inherently have better hygiene properties has now been convincingly proved wrong by a study by the Institute for Wood Technology Dresden.
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Stan Bowes, former President of EPAL dies
It is with deep regret that the European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) announces the death of Stan Bowes, the former President of EPAL.
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First QR-coded EPAL Euro pallets in circulation
The first EPAL Euro pallets with QR codes are already in use on the market as part of the EPAL project to develop intelligent pallets in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML.
