Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
General
Macroeconomic Environment
Demographic Trends
Manufacturing Outlook
Durable Goods
Nondurable Goods
Warehousing Expenditures
Construction Expenditures
Historical Overview
Safety Issues
Environmental Issues
Cross-Contamination Issues
Bacterial Contamination
Phytosanitary Treatment
Fungal Contamination
Other Sources of Contamination
Competitive Products
Pricing Trends
Lumber
Other
Foreign Trade
World Market
Western Europe
Asia/Pacific
Other Regions
Pallet Management Services
Relationship Between Stock & Demand
Pallet Lifespans
MATERIALS
General
Wood
Lumber
New Pallets
Refurbished Pallets
Engineered Wood
New Pallets
Refurbished Pallets
Plastics
Demand by Resin
HDPE
Other Resins
Demand by Source
New Resin
Reclaimed Resin
Corrugated Paper
Metal
Steel
Aluminum
Fasteners
PRODUCTS
General
Pallet Supply & Demand
Pallet Demand in Unit & Value Terms
Pallet Stock
Wood Pallets
Supply & Demand in Unit Terms
Demand in Value Terms
Lumber Pallets
Characteristics
Manufacturing
Design
Type
Engineered Wood Pallets
Characteristics
Design
Types
Plastic Pallets
Supply & Demand in Unit Terms
Demand in Value Terms
Characteristics
Manufacturing
Types
HDPE
Other Resins
Metal Pallets
Supply & Demand in Unit Terms
Demand in Value Terms
Characteristics
Manufacturing
Types
Steel
Aluminum
Corrugated Paper Pallets
Supply & Demand in Unit Terms
Demand in Value Terms
Characteristics
MARKETS
General
Manufacturing
Food & Beverages
Industry Outlook
Pallet Market
Transportation Equipment
Industry Outlook
Pallet Market
Chemicals
Industry Outlook
Pallet Market
Electronic Products
Industry Outlook
Pallet Market
Metal Products
Industry Outlook
Pallet Market
Machinery
Industry Outlook
Pallet Market
Other Manufacturing
Warehousing
Construction
Other
REGIONS
General
Regional Demographic & Economic Trends
Population Patterns
Economic Outlook
Manufacturing & Warehousing Value Added
Manufacturing
Warehousing
Regional Demand for Pallets
Northeast
New England
Middle Atlantic
Midwest
East North Central
West North Central
South
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
West
Mountain
Pacific
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
General
Industry Composition
Manufacturers & Refurbishers
Pallet Management Specialists
Market Share
Wood Pallets
Other Pallets
Pallet Management Specialists
Competitive Strategies
Research & Development
Marketing
Distribution
Mergers & Acquisitions
Cooperative Agreements
Company Profiles
AAR Corporation
Airdex International Incorporated
Arrington Lumber and Pallet Company
Associated Pallet Incorporated
Battle Lumber Company Incorporated
Botkin Lumber Company Incorporated
Brambles Limited
Buckhorn, see Myers Industries
CABKA Group GmbH
CHEP, see Brambles
Commercial Lumber and Pallet Company Incorporated
CORBI Plastics, see Menasha
Corrugated Pallets Company
Decade Products LLC
Edwards Wood Products Incorporated
Fabri-Form, see PendaForm
Great Northern Corporation
Greystone Logistics Incorporated
IFCO Systems US, see Brambles
iGPS Company LLC
Industrial Pallet Corporation
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems, see iGPS
Kamps Incorporated
LEFCO Worthington LLC
Litco International Incorporated
LM Containers, see M-D Building Products
MAUSER AG
M-D Building Products Incorporated
Menasha Corporation
Millwood Incorporated
Myers Industries Incorporated
Nepa Pallet and Container, see Universal Forest Products
Northwest Pallet Supply
Oakland Pallet Company Incorporated
ORBIS, see Menasha
Pallet Factory Incorporated
PalletOne Incorporated
PECO Pallet Incorporated
PendaForm Corporation
Potomac Supply LLC
Rehrig Pacific Company
Rewind Otd, see M-D Building Products
Schäfer (Fritz) GmbH
Schoeller Allibert BV
Snyder Industries Incorporated
Sonoco Products Company
Southwest Forest Products Incorporated
SSI Schaefer Systems International, see Schäfer (Fritz)
Stratis Plastic Pallets, see Snyder Industries
Tasler Incorporated
TriEnda Holdings LLC
Universal Forest Products Incorporated
WNC Pallet & Forest Products Company Incorporated
Wooden Pallets Limited
Worthington Industries Incorporated
Other Companies Mentioned in Study
List of Tables
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
Macroeconomic Indicators
Population & Households
Manufacturers' Shipments
Durable Goods Shipments
Nondurable Goods Shipments
Warehouse & Storage Expenditures
Construction Expenditures
Pallet Demand, 2004-2014
Pallet Pricing
Foreign Trade in Pallets
Pallet Management Service Revenues & Pallet Stock
MATERIALS
Raw Materials Demand in Pallets
Wood Demand in Pallets
Plastic Resin Demand in Pallets
Corrugated Paper Demand in Pallets
Metal Demand in Pallets
Fastener Demand in Pallets
PRODUCTS
Pallet Supply & Demand
Pallet Demand in Unit & Value Terms
Pallet Stock
Wood Pallet Stock, Supply, & Demand
Wood Pallet Value Demand
Lumber Pallet Stock & Demand
Engineered Wood Pallet Stock & Demand
Plastic Pallet Stock, Supply, & Demand
Plastic Pallet Value Demand
HDPE Plastic Pallet Demand
Other Plastic Pallet Demand
Metal Pallet Stock, Supply, & Demand
Metal Pallet Value Demand
Steel Pallet Demand
Aluminum Pallet Demand
Corrugated Paper Pallet Stock, Supply, & Demand
Corrugated Paper Pallet Value Demand
MARKETS
Pallet Stock & Demand by Market
Manufacturing Market for Pallets
Food & Beverage Shipments
Food & Beverage Market for Pallets
Transportation Equipment Shipments
Transportation Equipment Market for Pallets
Chemical Shipments
Chemical Market for Pallets
Electronic Product Shipments
Electronic Product Market for Pallets
Metal Products Shipments
Metal Products Market for Pallets
Machinery Shipments
Machinery Market for Pallets
Pallet Demand in Other Manufacturing Markets
Warehousing Market for Pallets
Construction Market for Pallets
Pallet Demand in Other Markets
REGIONS
US Population by Region
Gross Domestic Product by Region
Manufacturing Value Added by Region
Warehousing Value Added by Region
Pallet Demand by Region
Northeast Pallet Demand
Midwest Pallet Demand
South Pallet Demand
West Pallet Demand
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
US Pallet Sales by Company, 2014
Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
Selected Cooperative Agreements
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