Glass fiber reinforced plastic pallets help the logistics industry reduce costs and increase efficiency

Glass fiber reinforced plastic pallets help the logistics industry reduce costs and increase efficiency

  The logistics industry is the basic industry for the development of the national economy, and transportation is the central link in realizing product transfer in the logistics development process. As an important logistics transportation tool, pallets play an important role in warehousing, transportation, and distribution. They are also the link between other logistics service functions. The size of their application scale is a symbol of the development level of the logistics industry. The widespread promotion and application of pallets is conducive to the improvement of social and economic benefits, the reuse of resources, and the reduction of resource waste. It is of great significance to improving logistics efficiency and shortening logistics time.

1. The background of pallets in logistics development

In recent years, due to the impact of the epidemic, rising raw material costs, insufficient customer demand and other major environmental impacts, companies have been constantly looking for ways and means to reduce costs and strive to overcome the adverse effects of the epidemic. In March 2022, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of a National Unified Market" and proposed to promote the standardized pallet and plate transportation mode. In September 2022, the General Office of the State Council proposed to promote the standardization of transportation vehicles and related documents, and promote the establishment of a recycling and sharing system for standardized loading equipment such as containers and pallets. In December 2022, the General Office of the State Council's "14th Five-Year Plan for Modern Logistics Development" proposed to strengthen the research and development and application of new green logistics technologies and equipment, promote the use of recycled packaging, reduce excessive packaging and secondary packaging, and promote packaging reduction and recycling. Utilize; accelerate the promotion and application of standardized logistics turnover boxes, and promote the construction of pallet recycling and sharing systems. The recycling of pallets is gradually recognized by the country and has become one of the main ways to reduce packaging costs for enterprises. The development of reverse logistics that is opposite to the traditional supply chain is gradually put on the agenda.

At present, the main types of pallets include wooden pallets, plastic pallets, paper pallets, metal pallets and other products made of different materials. According to statistics, the pallet market holds approximately 1.7 billion pieces, a year-on-year increase of 2.41%, of which wooden pallets and plastic pallets account for more than 90%. The development of wooden pallets is restricted by current conditions such as limited forest resources and long regeneration cycles. , value and environmental protection pressure are gradually increasing. Foreign developed countries have put forward stringent fumigation and inspection and quarantine requirements. The development of wooden pallets is facing serious development bottlenecks. The recycling and use model of plastic pallets will become the main force in the development of reverse logistics in the future.