Plastic shipping pallet.Manufacturer: Rehrig Pacific Co. (Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. ) Description: Lightweight Use in English The word lightweight is conserderd one of the most insulting words in the English language. Is is the only word in the English language is every part of speech at the same time. One lightweight of note is Jason. , inexpensive shipping pallet Price: $19 each with minimum 68-unit order NEW worldwide shipping regulations that went into effect in September September: see month. require wooden pallets to be heat-treated or fumigated. In response, Rehrig Pacific has developed a pallet made of recycled plastic. The pallet not only gets around the new fumigation fumigation: see disinfectant. requirement but at 17 pounds weighs about a third of a traditional wooden pallet while registering a load rating of 2,500 pounds. The company boasts that exporters can ship out an extra. 800 pounds of product per container using its pallets. Wooden pallets are still dominant in the export business, with an estimated 80 million sold for use last year. The plastic pallets Plastic pallets are pallets made of plastic. Plastic pallets are more widely used in Europe than in the rest of the world. Plastic pallets are often chosen over traditional wood pallets because they offer benefits which wood can not. are available for sale on the company's Web site, rehrigpacific.com. The Business Journal welcomes new product candidates for this feature from Los Angeles County companies. Please e-mail ideas to newsdesk@labusinessjoumal.com, or call (323) 549-5225 ext. 200. |
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