Toxic Flame Retardant Chemical Banned in Plastic Shipping Pallets First-in-Nation Maine Law Requires Safer Alternatives to DecaBDE

Feb. 11, 2010 – Press Release from Maine’s Environmental Health Strategy Center
Augusta, Maine – Late today, the Natural Resources Committee of the Maine Legislature voted unanimously to end the rapidly growing use of the toxic flame retardant chemical known as DecaBDE (or Deca) in plastic pallets used to ship food products and other goods to [...]

Container and Pooling Solutions’ CEO Recognized as 2010 Pro to Know

Robert Wiedmaier, CEO of Container and Pooling Solutions (CAPS) (www.usecaps.com), was recently recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive as a 2010 Provider Pro to Know. Mr. Wiedmaier is featured among the list of prestigious executives selected for their exemplary leadership in the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors.
Annually, Supply & Demand Chain Executive recognizes practitioner, [...]

CHEP and SPAR Working in Partnership to Deliver Supply Chain Efficiencies

An increasing number of companies in Central Europe, including the supermarket chain SPAR in Austria, are now using CHEP’s pallet and container pooling services, due to the improved efficiency and cost saving benefits that it generates for the whole supply chain.
Martin Gleiss, Logistics Director, SPAR Austria said, “Using CHEP pallet pooling services creates logistics [...]

Video: Reusability proves a profitable supply chain logistics solution

Workshop outlines the benefits of reusable transport packaging for San Francisco Bay Area businesses.
As companies strive to operate more lean and green—both for environmental and economic reasons—supply chain logistics have moved into the spotlight.
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PACK EXPO: Reusable Packaging Association to Sponsor New Pavilion at PACK EXPO 2010

Arlington, Va. – PMMI announces that this October’s PACK EXPO (McCormick Place, Chicago; Oct. 31 – Nov. 3) will feature the new Reusable Packaging Pavilion, sponsored by the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA). RPA will also host a series of educational sessions and workshops on the final two days of the show. The collaboration, now in [...]

Pallet Contamination Wars: The Drama of Pallets

You are standing on the edge of the abyss, I yell… “Listen to reason man! Don’t jump into the darkness from which the toxic avenger will contaminate your food!” Okay, maybe movement in the pallet industry is not that dramatic but it sure can seem that way if you stare too long. The [...]

EPAL/EUR-pallets – treated with harmful chemicals?

For years the chemical treatment of pallets and the wood used for the manufacture within the EPAL/EURpallet pool was limited to an absolute risk free minimum.
The only approved chemical substances “Sinesto AS” (approved 08.2006 – 11.2009) and “Celbrite FS1” (approved since 09.2003) are added to a soaking bath in which either the timber or the [...]

Stable Despite Heat: Special Design Allows Plastic Pallets to Take Maximum Load Even Over 45 Degrees Celsius

KOENIGSBRUNN, Germany, February 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — In the next few years the Gulf States could become the biggest exporter of plastics. But the processing firms are faced with a challenge: the strength of plastic begins to diminish from temperatures of 45 degrees Celsius upwards. So when Ettlinger Kunststoffmaschinen GmbH was appointed by a company [...]

Pallet Wars: Wood vs. Plastic for Food Safety

They’ve carried your food, they’ve carried your clothes, your medicine, and probably part of your house.
For the past year industry leaders have been caught up in a pallet panic over consumer safety that could easily rival the plastic versus wood cutting board battle of the 1990s. On one side is the new competitor that distributes [...]

Home Retail Group Introduces Reusable Furniture Packaging

Home Retail Group, the UK’s leading home and general merchandiser, recognized through the Argos and Homebase brands, is delighted to announce the introduction of an innovative packaging system for upholstered furniture – the reusable sofa bag.
Home Retail Group’s sofa bag is a replacement for traditional sofa packaging and is introduced at the point of manufacture [...]

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