The production of a total of 101.3 million new EPAL Euro pallets represents a year-on-year increase of 5.5 %, as EPAL reports. In 2020, 96.1 million EPAL Euro pallets were produced. There was also a significant upward trend, that is a 7.6 % increase, in the repair segment. What is also worth highlighting is the production of EPAL Box pallets, which rose by 66.7% to 288,149 pieces. In 2021, the production and repair volume for all EPAL load carriers grew by +6% and reached a total of 130.8 million pallets.
“2021 was a year of profound challenges. On the one hand, the economic upturn following the anticipated easing of the coronavirus pandemic generated substantial demand for EPAL load carriers. On the other hand, the shortage of and considerable increase in the price of wood made the situation very difficult for producers and repairers of EPAL Euro pallets”, Robert Holliger, President of EPAL, explained.
Production and repair of EPAL pallets from 2013 to 2021 in million pieces © EPAL
