US Pallet Market Overview

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US Pallet Market Overview
840 Million pallets Manufactured a year. 4.6
Billion Pallets are in circulation in the United
States, at any given time. 90 wood
based New Rebuilt Leased

• Wood - 90
• Recycle wood - 4
• Steel - 1
• Plastic - 3
• Corrugated - 2

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Product Overview UNIPAL represents a
patented product line of corrugated pallets
manufactured from pallet members. These
corrugated lumber members are assembled using a
method similar to that used to assemble Lincoln
Logs. This pallet member construction provides
beam strength comparable to that found in the
construction of wooden pallets.
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UNIPAL solutions
UNIPAL Crating Dunnage if you need more than
a pallet A UNIPAL crating dunnage can be
described as a three dimensional pallet that
provides complete protection for its contents.
Depending on your requirements the UNIPAL
technology can be used for a variety of
solutions. Tell us your needs, we design.
UNIPAL crating dunnage is a heavy packaging
structure with an integrated pallet
UNIPAL crating dunnage for the transport of
paper reels
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Performance Tested and Proven
UNIPAL Pallets Performance Testing Independent
tests have been performed by the William H. Sardo
Jr. Pallet Container Research Laboratory at the
Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, VA and
the RVR Package Testing Center located in
Houston, TX. Results of these tests have proven
the UNIPAL pallets to be superior in performance
in many areas to all other corrugated pallets
tested at these same facilities. Today, UNIPAL
pallets are used worldwide to transport goods
exceeding 1 ton (2,200 pounds) in weight
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SAFE
UNIPAL guarantees easy and safe handling without
any mechanical assistance. There will be no more
injuries caused by loose nails, jagged edges or
splinters.
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Compliant
UNIPAL meets all packaging requirements
(phytosanitary measures) for todays
international shipping regulations. Our pallets
eliminate the necessity for costly heat
treatments and complex logistics
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Transportation Savings
Ground Transportation (Dry) 85 lighter than a
typical GMA wood pallet 87 lighter than a
leased wood pallet Example of savings A 53 ft.
high cube trailer can hold approximately 48,000
lbs of product and 30 wood pallets that weight
2,100 lbs. The difference in weight between a 12
lbs corrugated pallet and a 70 lbs wood pallet in
a truck load is 1,740. In LTL the difference is
58 lbs per pallet. Equivalent to one free
truckload for every 27 truckloads shipped.
An average LTL cost today
(including fuel surcharge) of .50/lbs creates
savings of 29.00 per pallet shipped.
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Transportation (cont.)
Ground Transportation (refrigerated) Example of
savings A 53 foot refrigerated truck can hold
approximately 43,000 lbs of product and carries
roughly 28 wood pallets weighing an average of 70
lbs each. That adds up to 1,960 lbs of
unprofitable weight per truck. Corrugated
pallets weigh only a fraction of that weight at
12 lbs each. That adds up to 336 lbs. The
difference between wood and corrugated pallets
per truck is 1,624 lbs. That is a savings of
one free truckload for the shipper per every 26
truckloads shipped.
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Benefits
Light Weight Employee safe Fuel/freight
efficient Environment Made from 100 recycled
material 100 recyclable Recyclable and
disposable at Profit Flexible Solutions Easy to
incorporate recyclable packaging materials Unlock
significant packaging improvements
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Additional Benefits
Product Friendly Absorbs shock and
vibration No weight in double stack loads
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OSHA

• greenLight Pallets eliminate all
• Wood
• Bolts
• Nails
• Reduced weight from 70 lbs to 12 lbs
• Eliminates the high cost of wooden pallet
  injuries to employees

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OSHA (cont.)

• Significantly reduces damage to
• store fixtures
• shipping instruments
• Floors
• Truck damage
• Product
• Easy to maneuver and handle and Safer for
  everyone to use

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Water Resistant
greenLight offers a 100 recyclable water
resistant application applied on customers
request All natural. FDA approved for
direct food contact. NOT A WAX COATING
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World Wide Satisfied Customers
Firestone (USA) General Motors (Mexico) JohnsonJo
hnson (UK) Sony (Japan) LG Electronics
(Korea) Hyundai Autonet (Korea) Daewoo
Electronics (Korea) Konica (Japan) Yamaha Paper
(Japan) Itochu Chemicals (Japan) Aiwa
(Korea) Olympus (Japan)
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