Are you Worried about Wooden and Steel Packaging Price Rising? We have a Solution for you!
Wooden and Steel Packaging: Some Current Trends
Wooden and Steel Packaging are vital for many industries. The Covid-19 pandemic hit the world economy hard. No sector remained unaffected. The duration of the pandemic and the restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the virus have led to serious difficulties in the supply of raw materials, food and goods. Prices of raw materials have risen. Including those of wood and steel.
The world tries to fight back. Go widespread vaccination. We all make attempts to return to normalcy. But the road promises to be long and thorny. Meanwhile, companies need finding a way to stabilize their logistics and meet the needs of their customers.
Rising prices require quick and responsible decisions from logistics managers. Availability of steel and wood packaging is becoming a crucial factor. The main materials used to make these pallet boxes (steel and metal) form about 70% of their price. Wooden and steel pallets and pallet boxes are the main carriers for many businesses. These are companies from the automotive, food, chemical, military and many other industries. They all rely on Wooden and Steel Packaging for their logistics.
What are the reasons for the rise in prices of steel and wooden pallets?
One of the constant business rules is that the market determines the price. According to the short-term forecast of the WSA (World Steel Association), in 2021 steel demand will grow by 5.8%. Calculated in millions of tons (Mt), this is 1,874.0. The forecast data for 2022 are also good and show growth of 2.7% to reach 1924.6 Mt.
Nevertheless, despite various programs for the recovery of the world economy, the steel sector remains vulnerable and at risk. Which at any time can affect the price of steel. In the near future, the price will depend on factors such as: the speed of vaccination worldwide; the emergence of new strains of the virus; political and geopolitical upheavals; programs for the recovery of the world economy after the pandemic, etc.
The rise in steel prices has logically led to a jump in the prices of steel packaging and in particular of some new metal packaging like mesh containers and gitterbox cages.
Wooden pallet packaging
FEFPE (the European Federation of Wooden Pallet and Packaging Manufacturers) expects the prices of wooden pallet boxes and containers to rise due to the impact of the pandemic on business. This is the current trend and is expected to continue until the end of the pandemic. The prices of wood packaging are rising due to rising prices of raw materials and in particular, of course, wood.
According to Bloomberg tv a decline in Irish timber production together with the diversion of Scandinavian and German timber to American and Chinese markets have greatly impacted international demand. In the US, the price of wood for pallets and packaging has almost doubled in last months. Consequently, the American lumber market, as the highest bidder, has put additional pressure on the market resulting in record level prices.
There is no reason to panic because we have a solution for you!
1.Pallets repair and recovery
2.Pallets renting
3.Second-life pallets
Green Logistics is the new profitable marketing strategy in pallets packaging. Many industrial companies have difficulty navigating the ever-changing environmental rules and packaging waste recycling.
ZAMKO has serious experience in returnable packaging and repair pallets strategies. These are “green” eco-strategies based on the reuse, repair and recycling of pallet boxes. Whether wooden, metal or plastic. These are strategies that save companies a lot of money at every stage of the logistics process.
