Material Of Wooden Pallets

The performance and characteristics of wooden pallets come from the wood itself, and the material is the decisive factor in determining the application and price of wooden pallets.

Poplar: It is a broad-leaved tree species, the material is loose and soft, and the durability is poor. It is used to manufacture pallets with low load-bearing requirements.

Pine: It is a coniferous tree species with many species and wide applicability. Larch / Yellow pine / White pine / Korean pine has rough texture, hard wood, white color and beautiful appearance. It is mostly used in the manufacture of fine packaging, but the price is high.

Defects Of Wooden Pallets

The problems mainly exist in the aspects of hygiene/cleanliness and production stability.

Wood is susceptible to moisture, mildew, insects, and cannot be cleaned. In addition, the problems of falling sawdust on the surface and corrosion of screws cannot be overcome.

Since wood is a natural material, its quality is affected by various aspects such as regional climate, and even the same batch of raw materials cannot reach uniform standards in terms of dry humidity and wind cracking.

The demand for wood from wooden pallets has caused huge consumption and even destruction of forest resources. Judging from the development trend, its raw material resources will be increasingly exhausted.

Also due to hygienic reasons (mainly the infestation of longhorn beetle), since 1998, the United States and the European Union have successively issued bans on wooden pallets for export to China, and wooden pallets must be treated by fumigation and other methods before they can be exported. The time and cost required for fumigation are relatively large (generally 48 hours, and the cost is about 20% of the cost), and the agents used for fumigation (such as potassium bromide alcohol, etc.) are harmful agents. In addition, the pallets used for export must be transported or destroyed by the carrier. This greatly affects the application of disposable wooden pallets.

The service life of wooden pallets is short, and the number of turnovers under normal use is about 200-300 times.

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