PUBLISHER: Freedonia Group | PRODUCT CODE: 1478526
PUBLISHER: Freedonia Group | PRODUCT CODE: 1478526
This study examines global supply and demand for pallets. Historical data (2013, 2018, and 2023) and forecasts for 2025 and 2033 are provided for pallets demand by material and market, net exports, and shipments on a country-by-country basis. Annual data from 2020-2027 are also presented.
Pallets are flat portable platforms used for handling, storing, or moving materials and packages either inside warehouses or factories or between locations.
Pallets are constructed primarily from wood but can also be made from other materials such as plastic, corrugated board, metal, or molded fiber. Pallets fabricated from more than one type of material are classified depending on the type of material accounting for the greatest portion of their composition.
Wood pallets - which can be made from lumber, engineered wood, or molded wood -are available in two types:
new
refurbished (remanufactured)
Other materials include:
plastic, including HDPE, and other plastics such as polypropylene, PVC, blends, and composites using new or recycled resins
corrugated and molded pulp
metal (e.g., steel, aluminum)
Pallet demand in this study is also segmented by market. In analyzing demand by market, the party who places goods on the pallet is considered to be the user of the pallet:
For example, when a manufacturer of breakfast cereal purchases a pallet to ship boxes of the cereal, this is considered to be demand by a manufacturer in the food and beverage market.
When a pallet management firm purchases a pallet, stores it, and then leases it to a manufacturer, this is considered to be demand by a warehousing services provider.
Markets include:
manufacturing
food and beverage
transportation equipment
chemicals
other manufacturing industries (e.g., electronic products, metal products, machinery)
warehousing
third party warehousing and storage
pallet management services
construction
other markets (e.g., military transportation and storage, retailers)
The term "stock" refers to all pallets held by users, including those not actively in use.
Export and import figures includes only pallets traded as a good unto themselves. Pallets crossing international borders as containers for other products are excluded from trade figures.
1 Executive Summary
2 Short-Term Analysis
3 Overview
4 Factors Impacting Pallet Demand
5 Pallet Management & Usage
6 Wood Pallets (Stringer & Block)
7 Non-Wood Pallets
8 Markets for Pallets
9 North America
10 Central & South America
11 Western Europe
12 Eastern Europe
13 Asia/Pacific
14 Africa/Mideast
15 Industry Structure
16 Appendix