Saturday, June 21, 2008

Advantages of New Chemical Pallets and Used Chemical Pallets

By Ron Wood

Chemical pallets are offered nationwide by chemical pallet manufacturer Compliance Packaging International Ltd under the license number CP-984. CPI also delivers used chemical pallets to companies wishing to reduce pallet costs.

The chemical pallet type was originally developed for use by the European Chemical and Plastics Industries to harmonize industry standards.

Over time a number of other industries began moving goods on chemical pallets and recognized the value of having harmonized sizes and standards. In Europe, chemical pallets are exchangeable and possess a deposit value when returned to a pallet company.

Chemical pallets are also called CP Pallets or CPs. There are 9 different chemical pallet designs known as chemical pallet 1, chemical pallet 2, chemical pallet 3, chemical pallet 4, chemical pallet 5, chemical pallet 6, chemical pallet 7, chemical pallet 8 and chemical pallet 9.

The most common chemical pallets used by North American industry, listed in order of most common to least common are the CP3, CP1, CP2, CP6, CP9, and CP8.

Companies choose to use different chemical pallets based first upon their packaging types including supersacks, steel drums, bags or boxes. Chemical companies and others must also consider their handling requirements to decide upon which chemical pallet to use. For example, will the pallets be floor stacked or racked?

CP 1 pallets and CP 6 pallets best carry boxes and sacks.

Chemical Pallet type 2 was designed to replace the europallet. American exporters sometime substitute this pallet type for EUR Pallets.

Chemical Pallet 3 and Chemical Pallet 9 are primarily used for drums and supersacks.

The Chemical Pallet 8 is only meant to move super sacks.

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