Facing Unprecedented Shortage of Wooden Pallets? What You Should Do?
Unprecedented Wooden Material shortage is coming around the world. The price of traditional wooden pallets has also increased recently across South East Asia.
Timber shortage is more and more severe.
The shortage of timber has impacted who are those using wooden pallets. Prices for wooden pallets have risen considerably, and it will continue to rise and those hikes are being felt by the customer. This is not the scene of a sustainable or stable market.
Are you facing Wooden Pallet Shortage? What Should You Do?
The Best Alternative will be Compressed Wood Pallets.
The Benefit of Compressed Wood Pallets
Environmental Friendly
✔️ Using wood waste only
✔️ ISPM 15 compliant
✔️ CARB compliant
Financial Benefits
✔️ Competitively priced
✔️ No Heat or Fumigation Treatment thereby saving cost
✔️ Nestable and provide great space savings both in the warehouse and in shipping
Operational Benefits
✔️ Space-saving because it is a stackable/nestable design
✔️ Water-resistant – resin bonded
✔️ 4-way entry – easy handling for pallet jack and forklift
✔️ Strong and durable – dynamic weight capacity >1Ton
✔️ Molded pallet – consistent quality, rounded edges & corners minimise breakage during stretch wrapping
✔️ No exposed nails, wood splinters or screws to cause injury to workers or damage to the packaging
✔️ Manufacturer’s certification can be provided free of charge upon request for the accompanied shipment
✔️ Mass Produced – Scalable
Compressed Wood Pallet V.S Traditional Pallet
Pallet Comparision
| Specification | Compressed Wood Pallet | Conventional Wood Pallet | Plastic Pallet |
| ISPM 15 | Exempted; exported worldwide without heat or fumigation treatment | Requires heat or fumigation treatment; increased treatment cost | Not Applicable |
| Space | Space savings – Nestable | Not nestable | Nestable |
| Weight | 15kg(±) | 20kg(±) | 7kg – 16kg |
| Total Logistics Cost | Low due to lighter weight; pallets are nestable. Save space. | Relatively higher | Low |
| Disposal | Environmentally friendly; returns to nature | Non-biodegradable | High disposal costs, not accepted at landfill/incubator |
| Resistance | Termite attack resistant; weather-resistant | Less resistant than compressed wood pallet | Not Applicable |
| Design | No nails, rounded edge | Nails, subject to corrosion | Plastic molded |
