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Study #: 2766

Published: 05/2011

Pages: 269

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Pallets to 2015 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US demand for pallets is forecast to rise 6.1 percent annually through 2015. Pallets made from wood -- primarily lumber -- will continue to account for nearly 95 percent of demand, while plastic and metal pallets grow at double-digit rates. New pallet demand will outpace the dominant refurbished pallet segment.

This study analyzes the 967 million unit US pallet industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2000, 2005 and 2010, and forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by material (e.g., wood, plastics, metal, corrugated paper), product, market (e.g., manufacturing, warehousing, construction) and US region.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 42 industry competitors, including PalletOne, Rehrig Pacific and Millwood.

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				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							       x

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Environment					       5
		Demographic Trends						       9
		Manufacturing Outlook						      13
		   Durable Goods						      17
		   Nondurable Goods						      17
		Warehousing Expenditures					      18
		Construction Expenditures					      20
		Historical Overview						      23
		Environmental Issues						      26
		Cross-Contamination Issues					      27
		   Bacterial Contamination					      27
		   Phytosanitary Contamination					      28
		   Fungal Contamination						      30
		   Other Sources of Contamination				      31
		Competitive Products						      32
		Pricing Trends							      34
		   Lumber							      35
		   Engineered Wood						      37
		   Plastic							      37
		   Metal							      38
		   Corrugated Paper						      39
		Foreign Trade							      39
		World Market							      42
		   Western Europe						      43
		   Asia/Pacific							      44
		   Other Regions						      45



	III.	MATERIALS							      47
		General								      47
		Relationship Between Stock & Demand				      49
		Pallet Life Spans						      51
		Wood								      53
		   Lumber							      55
		      New Pallets						      57
		      Refurbished Pallets					      58
		   Engineered Wood						      59
		      New Pallets						      61
		      Refurbished Pallets					      62
		Plastics							      62
		   Demand by Type						      64
		      HDPE							      65
		      Other Resins						      65
		   Demand by Source						      67
		      New Resin							      67
		      Reclaimed Resin						      67
		Metal								      68
		   Steel							      69
		   Aluminum							      71
		Corrugated Paper						      71
		Fasteners							      73

	IV.	PRODUCTS							      77
		General								      77
		Pallet Overview							      78
		Pallet Stock							      81
		Wood Pallets							      84
		   Unit Terms							      85
		   Value Terms							      87
		   Lumber Pallets						      90
		      Characteristics						      92
		      Manufacturing						      94
		      Types							      96
		      Refurbished Pallets					      98
		   Engineered Wood Pallets					      99
		      Characteristics						     101
		      Types							     103
		      Refurbished Pallets					     104
		Corrugated Paper Pallets					     105
		   Unit Terms							     105
		   Value Terms							     107
		   Characteristics						     109
		Plastic Pallets							     111
		   Unit Terms							     112
		   Value Terms							     113
		   Characteristics						     115
		   Manufacturing						     117
		   Types							     119
		      HDPE							     119
		      Other Resins & HDPE/Other Resin Blends			     121
		Metal Pallets							     123
		   Unit Terms							     123
		   Value Terms							     125
		   Characteristics						     126
		   Manufacturing						     128
		   Types							     129
		      Steel							     129
		      Aluminum							     131

	V.	MARKETS								     133
		General								     133
		Manufacturing							     136
		   Food & Beverages						     137
		   Transportation Equipment					     140
		   Chemicals							     143
		   Metal Products						     146
		   Machinery							     147
		   Electronic Products						     149
		   Other Manufacturing Markets	151

		Warehousing							     153
		Construction							     156
		Other Markets							     159

	VI.	REGIONS								     161
		General								     161
		Regional Demographic & Economic Trends				     162
		   Population Patterns						     162
		   Economic Outlook						     165
		   Manufacturing & Warehousing Value Added			     167
		Regional Demand for Pallets					     171
		   Northeast							     175
		      New England						     177
		      Middle Atlantic						     178
		   Midwest							     179
		      East North Central					     181
		      West North Central					     181
		   South							     182
		      South Atlantic						     186
		      East South Central					     187
		      West South Central					     188
		   West								     189
		      Mountain							     192
		      Pacific							     193

	VII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     195
		Industry Composition						     195
		   Manufacturers & Refurbishers					     196
		   Pallet Management Specialists				     200
		Market Share							     202
		   Wood Pallets							     202
		   Other Pallets						     203
		   Pallet Management Specialists				     204
		Competitive Strategies						     205
		Research & Development						     208
		Marketing							     210
		Distribution							     212
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     214
		Cooperative Agreements						     216
		Company Profiles						     218
		   Airdex International Incorporated				     219
		   Allied Pallet Company Incorporated				     220
		   Associated Pallet Incorporated				     220
		   Battle Lumber Company Incorporated				     221
		   Botkin Lumber Company Incorporated				     222
		   Brambles Limited						     223
		   CHEP Americas, see Brambles
		   CORBI Plastics, see Menasha
		   Corrugated Pallets Company					     226
		   Decade Products LLC						     227
		   Edwards Wood Products Incorporated				     228
		   Fabri-Form Corporation					     229
		   Great Northern Corporation					     230
		   Greystone Logistics Incorporated				     231
		   IFCO SYSTEMS, see Brambles
		   iGPS Company LLC						     232
		   Illinois Tool Works Incorporated				     234
		   Industrial Pallet Corporation				     235
		   ITW Plastic Packaging, see Illinois Tool Works
		   Kamps Incorporated						     236
		   LEFCO Worthington, see Worthington Industries
		   Litco International Incorporated				     237
		   LM Containers LLC						     238
		   MAUSER AG							     239
		   Menasha Corporation						     240
		   Millwood Incorporated					     242
		   Myers Industries Incorporated				     244
		   ORBIS, see Menasha
		   PalletOne Incorporated					     245
		   PDQ Plastics Incorporated					     246
		   PECO Pallet Incorporated					     247
		   Potomac Supply Corporation					     248
		   Rehrig Pacific Company					     249
		   Ross Skid Products Incorporated				     251
		   Rotonics Manufacturing Incorporated				     251
		   Schäfer (Fritz) GmbH						     253
		   Schoeller Arca Systems Group BV				     254
		   Snyder Industries Incorporated				     256
		   Sonoco Products Company					     257
		   Sonoma Pacific Company					     258
		   Southern Packaging Incorporated				     259
		   Southwest Forest Products Incorporated			     260
		   SSI Schaefer Systems International, see Schäfer (Fritz)
		   St. Mary’s Box Company Incorporated				     261
		   Tasler Incorporated						     262
		   Thermodynamics, see Rotonics Manufacturing
		   TriEnda LLC							     263
		   Wisconsin Pallets Incorporated				     264
		   WNC Pallet & Forest Products Company Incorporated		     265
		   Worthington Industries Incorporated				     266
		Additional Companies Mentioned in Study				     268


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       8
	2	Population & Households						      12
	3	Manufacturers’ Shipments					      16
	4	Warehousing & Storage Expenditures				      20
	5	Construction Expenditures					      23
	6	Pallet Demand, 2000-2010					      25
	7	Prices for Selected Pallet Types				      35
	8	Foreign Trade in Pallets					      42

		SECTION III -- MATERIALS
	1	Raw Material Demand in Pallets					      48
	2	Wood Demand in Pallets						      54
	3	Plastics Demand in Pallets					      64
	4	Metal Demand in Pallets						      69
	5	Corrugated Paper Demand in Pallets				      73
	6	Fastener Demand in Pallets					      76

		SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
	1	Pallet Overview							      81
	2	Pallet Stock							      84
	3	Wood Pallet Stock, Supply & Demand				      87
	4	Wood Pallet Value Demand					      89
	5	Lumber Pallet Stock & Demand					      91
	6	Engineered Wood Pallet Stock & Demand				     101
	7	Corrugated Paper Pallet Stock, Supply & Demand			     107
	8	Corrugated Paper Pallet Value Demand				     109
	9	Plastic Pallet Stock, Supply & Demand				     113
	10	Plastic Pallet Value Demand					     115
	11	HDPE Plastic Pallet Demand					     121
	12	Other Plastic Pallet Demand					     123
	13	Metal Pallet Stock, Supply & Demand				     125
	14	Metal Pallet Value Demand					     126
	15	Steel Pallet Demand						     131
	16	Aluminum Pallet Demand						     132

		SECTION V -- MARKETS
	1	Pallet Demand by Market						     135
	2	Manufacturing Demand for Pallets				     137
	3	Food & Beverage Market for Pallets				     140
	4	Transportation Equipment Market for Pallets			     143
	5	Chemicals Market for Pallets					     145
	6	Metal Products Market for Pallets				     147
	7	Machinery Market for Pallets					     149
	8	Electronic Products Market for Pallets				     151
	9	Other Manufacturing Markets for Pallets				     153
	10	Warehousing Demand for Pallets					     156
	11	Construction Demand for Pallets					     158
	12	Other Markets Pallet Demand					     160

		SECTION VI -- REGIONS
	1	Population by Region						     164
	2	Gross Domestic Product by Region				     167
	3	Regional Manufacturing & Warehousing Value Added		     170
	4	Pallet Demand by Region						     174
	5	Northeast Pallet Demand						     177
	6	Midwest Pallet Demand						     180
	7	South Pallet Demand						     185
	8	West Pallet Demand						     192

		SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	Pallet Sales by Company, 2010					     199
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     215
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     217

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION III -- MATERIALS
	1	Raw Material Demand in Pallets in Value Terms, 2010		      49
	2	Pallet Life Spans						      53

		SECTION V -- MARKETS
	1	Pallet Demand by Market, 2010					     135

		SECTION VI -- REGIONS
	1	Pallet Demand by Region, 2010					     175
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