Why Companies Should Consider Chemical Pallets

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 designs were first created by European chemical and plastics companies to standardize pallet sizes.

Over the years many industries have adopted chemical pallets which are meant to be exchangeable and have common standards. In Europe, companies can receive a deposit back from their local pallet company for chemical pallets that they no longer need or have reached the end of life in the supply chain.

Some users refer to chemical pallets as CPs or CP Pallets. Chemical pallets come in nine different design types and sizes.

In the United States and Canada the chemical pallet types 1 and 3 are the most widely used. Other less common chemical pallet types found in North America include the CP 6, as well as the CP 9, and CP 8. The other chemical pallet designs are rarely if ever seen in the Americas.

CP pallets generally correspond to a certain type of packaging and handling such as racked vs. floor stacked, and single stacked vs. multiple loaded units stacked atop each other. American chemical companies usually move their products in four primary types of packaging: drums — both steel and plastic, supersacks, boxes, and bags.

The Chemical Pallet 1 (CP1) and Chemical Pallet 6 (CP6) are pallets primarily used with sacks and boxes of any type.

American export firms sometime use CP 2s instead of euro pallets when shipping goods to Europe because they are the same size 800 x 1200 mm.

The Chemical Pallet 3 (CP3) and Chemical Pallet 9 (CP9) are primarily used for large drums and supersacks.

Supersacks are generally the only packaging type that companies ship on CP 8 pallets.

Do you want to know more about chemical pallets? Visit our website to view drawings and specs of chemical pallets. You’re also welcome to contact author Ron Wood for more information on CP Pallets.

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