Western Pallet Magazine March 2023 | Page 32

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Düsseldorf, March 2023 – The success story of the European Pallet Association continued in 2022. Following the milestone of producing more than 100 million new EPAL Euro pallets for the first time in 2021, EPAL has increased production to a new record of 109.05 million EPAL Euro pallets. This represents a growth of 7.55% or 7.65 million EPAL Euro pallets yearly.

Strong growth in EPAL Euro pallets and EPAL Box pallets production

Repair volumes for EPAL Euro pallets were almost exactly the same as the previous year (-0.33 %). After the significantly lower return of used EPAL Euro pallets in the first half of 2022 initially led to a decline in repair numbers, this was almost completely reversed in the second half of 2022 by a positive development in repairs.

The production of EPAL Box pallets also developed positively. After significant growth of 66.7 % in 2021  to 288,000 EPAL Box pallets, production again increased substantially in 2022 to over 340,000 EPAL Box pallets (+18%).

“EPAL faced many challenges in 2022,” Dirk Hoferer and Jarek Maciążek, Co-Presidents of EPAL, are jointly quoted in an EPAL release.

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The war in Ukraine impacted Ukrainian EPAL licensees on a personal level while many European supply routes for pallet timber and nails were disrupted. However, the significant commitment of EPAL licensees ensured they were able to overcome these difficulties and therefore meet the growing demand for exchangeable EPAL Euro pallets at all times. Read more.

New EPAL Euro Pallet Production Reached 109 Million in 2022