EPAL Pallet Production Increases Despite Covid-19 Pandemic

The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) has recorded an increase in the production of EPAL pallets in 2020, following the growth of previous years. A total of 123.5 million EPAL load carriers were produced and repaired in 2020.

(Düsseldorf) Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the rise in wood prices, the production of EPAL pallets grew by 1.14% to 97.3 million pallets in 2020 (2019: 96.2 million). The reporting numbers for the repair of EPAL pallets have slightly declined. However, there remains an overall increase in the production and repair of EPAL pallets by 0.5% to 123.5 million pallets (2019: 123 million pallets).

“This positive development is particularly noteworthy in light of the global economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic,” explains Robert Holliger, President of EPAL. “The disruptions to national and international supply chains have posed an unprecedented challenge for manufacturers and users of EPAL Euro pallets, which has been successfully managed together.”

EPAL Load Carriers are an Indispensable Part of Supply Chains

The production and repair of EPAL pallets have been classified as systemically relevant by many European countries, as pallet logistics and, in particular, the open EPAL Euro pallet exchange pool are of essential importance for the transport of goods. To maintain the supply of consumers with food and other consumer goods and to secure the supply chains of trade and industry, EPAL licensees have been able to deliver at all times, even during the lockdown.

“It is a special vote of confidence for us that large parts of the transport of Covid-19 vaccines are carried out on EPAL Euro pallets. EPAL Euro pallets meet the highest safety and reliability standards for load carriers, especially under extreme cooling conditions such as those required for the transport of vaccines,” says Robert Holliger.

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