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Epal
EUROPEAN
PALLET
ASSOCIATION
Size
Matters
800 x 1200
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PALLET
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Pallet Pools
CHEP
LPR
PRS
Which is the odd one out?
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PALLET
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What is EPAL?
EPAL
It is the biggest pool in the world!
BY FAR!!!
At least 300,000,000 pallets.
Possibly as many as 600,000,000.
Annual production of well over 50,000,000.
Of which EPAL accounts for over 90%.
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PALLET
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EPAL
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What is EPAL?
EPAL
EUROPEAN
PALLET
ASSOCIATION
Practical effect?
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Practical effect?
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Other opinions?
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New sizes
1200 x 800
600 x 800
1200 x 1000
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600 x 1000
1000 x 1200
1000 x 1200
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PALLET
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What difference
Railways
involvement?
does this make?
However . . .
Working with railways is slow.
The UIC has added three new pallets to its pool.
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PALLET
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Practical effect?
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PALLET
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Phyto-sanitary measures.
ISPM 15.
EPAL pallets are somewhat different to closed
pool pallets in terms of ISPM 15.
Closed pools do offer a service across phytosanitary borders, but the majority of their pool
remains within a restricted range.
It is quite normal for EPAL pallets to be sent
outside of Europe, not only under goods, but
in bulk new and second-hand.
As a result, ISPM 15 is of considerable
importance to EPAL.
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EUROPEAN
PALLET
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Phyto-sanitary measures.
ISPM 15.
EPAL firmly supports the IPPC standard.
Originally decided that standard would
be compulsory, from 1st July 2005.
ONLY HEAT TREATMENT
Withdrew compulsion because some
countries might not be ready in time.
Still fully supports ISPM 15, but as an
option for those users that require it.
The way forward for wooden packaging
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PALLET
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Phyto-sanitary measures.
ISPM 15 comments.
We await with interest the possible new
techniques for treatment.
We believe that proper policing is a concern in
some countries.
Repair poses particular problems.
Should we treat the whole pallet, or just
replaced components?
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Plastics
Plastics.
EPALs view is the same as I have already
outlined for new pallet sizes.
If a sufficient demand arises, we will research
the possibilities, and introduce if necessary.
However, because of the open nature of the
EPAL pool, it could be a very long time before
such things happen, if ever.
We do take note of some of the problems of
plastics in hygiene, fire-risk, and nonrenewable nature of the raw material.
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EUROPEAN
PALLET
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RFID
RFID.
Certainly a major impact in the future, one that
EPAL cannot ignore.
RFID could be of particular interest to the
European Pallet Pool, controlled by the UIC.
The practical problems are major, but will be
overcome.
Again, unlike the old EPAL, we will respond to
market pressures.
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Market share
Market Share.
This is another area in which EPAL is very
different to the other pools.
EPALs principal interest is to ensure that the
system operates efficiently.
Individual manufactures and repairers, however,
are interested in market share.
EPAL therefore promotes the system, and
does keep records to indicate usage.
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PALLET
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Cost comparison
Thank you
We Look Forward
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