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Emerging Tech With Pallets and Materials Handling - Dec 20, 2024
More automation is likely to mean that pallet quality and maintaining tolerances and standards become a bigger deal in the present and especially the future.; No Profile Next Week! After the New Year, the Profile will resume its regular schedule and will be published again on January 3, 2025. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of our readers! Trucking and Freight Trends for the End of 2024: The trucking sector is slowly improving after a significant freight recession. That appears to be the assessment from leading trucking and transportation reports and data sources as we approach the end of the year.; Trumponomics Special Report: We examine the economic and political impact of a second Trump administration on the overall forest products sector and specifically the pallet market. more...
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Trump Tariffs – The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown: Full Report - Dec 18, 2024
While many people in the pallet and lumber industries likely voted for Trump in the presidential election, there are a few areas of Trump’s economic agenda that could be problematic. Most notably are potential tariffs on goods going to trade partners that may seek retribution by putting duties on U.S. logs and lumber, especially hardwood lumber or logs heading to China. more...
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Trump Tariffs – The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown: Executive Summary - Dec 18, 2024
While many people in the pallet and lumber industries likely voted for Trump in the presidential election, there are a few areas of Trump’s economic agenda that could be problematic. Most notably are potential tariffs on goods going to trade partners that may seek retribution by putting duties on U.S. logs and lumber, especially hardwood lumber or logs heading to China. more...
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PalletTrader’s Third Quarter Report Shows Improving Optimism and Demand - Dec 13, 2024
This latest report breaks down key questions based on responses from suppliers and buyers. With the exception of some seasonal upticks, most participants believe pricing is expected to remain flat. One good piece of information is that after a glut of pallets caused by retailer destocking, respondents indicated that demand is increasing.; Southern Pine Exports Are Up Compared to 2023: By contrast, softwood imports are down 6.3% over September 2023 but up slightly 1.2% over August. Southern Pine exports between January and September 2024 are running 9% ahead of the same period in 2023.; Trumponomics Special Report: The basis for this special report is a series of articles covering the economic and political impact of a second Trump administration on the overall forest products sector and the pallet market. The report will go live in the next week. more...
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PalletTrader’s Third Quarter Report Shows Improving Optimism, Demand - Dec 13, 2024
This latest report breaks down key questions based on responses from suppliers and buyers. With the exception of some seasonal upticks, most participants believe pricing is expected to remain flat. One good piece of information is that after a glut of pallets caused by retailer destocking, respondents indicated that demand is increasing.; Are Wood Pallets Good for the Environment? A recent report found a number of key advantages including the widespread recycling network in developed markets, the biodegradable and renewal nature of wood, the cost effectiveness of wood pallets, the ability to easily customize.; WPA Annual Meeting Includes Impressive Slate of Speakers, Fun and Networking Opportunities: Its upcoming event on January 25-27, 2025 in Rancho Mirage, California. The keynote speaker will be Merril Hoge, a former NFL player, ESPN analyst and cancer survivor.; Trumponomics Special Report: The basis for this special report is a series of articles covering the economic and political impact of a second Trump administration on the overall forest products sector and the pallet market. The report will go live in the next week.; Recycle Bits: CHEP USA is set to open a new 65,000-square-foot pallet inspection and repair facility in Temple, Texas.; Holiday Schedule: The offices of Industrial Reporting, which publishes the Recycle Record, will be closed from December 24, 2024 through January 1, 2025 for the Christmas holiday. more...
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Part V: Trumponomics – USDA Secretary and Congressional Priorities News - Dec 6, 2024
President-Elect Trump has tapped Brooke Rollins, a lawyer who served as domestic policy chief in the first Trump administration. Her portfolio included agriculture policy. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) indicated in a meeting with Senate Republicans that he intends to move first next year on a budget reconciliation package that would be focused on border security, energy and defense.; Are Wood Pallets Good for the Environment? A recent report found a number of key advantages including the widespread recycling network in developed markets, the biodegradable and renewal nature of wood, the cost effectiveness of wood pallets, the ability to easily customize.; WPA Annual Meeting Includes Impressive Slate of Speakers, Fun and Networking Opportunities: Its upcoming event on January 25-27, 2025 in Rancho Mirage, California. The keynote speaker will be Merril Hoge, a former NFL player, ESPN analyst and cancer survivor.; Report Sees Continued Growth in Output for Southern U.S. Forests, Job Declines for Sector: The report also looked at some of the major factors examined by the Southern Forest Futures Project (SFFP) more than a decade ago, which found that timber product output had declined since the 1990s.; News in Brief: The E.U. Deforestation Rule (EUDR)law implementation date will be December 30, 2025, instead of the end of the current year. This new rule would cover logs and lumber but not pallets in the latest version. The U.S. Forest Service just announced a new policy for monitoring national forests and grasslands. CHEP USA is set to open a new 65,000-square-foot pallet inspection and repair facility in Temple, Texas.; Holiday Schedule: Pallet Profile will not be published December 27, 2024. Our offices will be closed from December 24, 2024 through January 1, 2025 for the Christmas holiday. more...
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Part IV: Trumponomics – All Options Are a Go Energy Plan, More Trade Policy News - Nov 27, 2024
News reports indicate that Trump will move quickly to enact as much of his energy agenda as he can. Tariff policy could affect current relationships with two of our neighbors. Trump has vowed to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States. This would probably cover oil, lumber, imports etc.; Ligna Provides Opportunities to See Tomorrow’s Technology Today: The next event is to be held in Hannover, Germany on May 26-30, 2025. This year marks the 50th anniversary. Ligna has become a great place to find technological advances that you can’t see here in the United States. more...
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Part 3: Trump Round 2 – Housing and Tariff Policy Developments - Nov 22, 2024
Even before he takes office, Trump’s tariff proposals are causing major corporations to change some of their plans. Pallet demand near the ports could jump significantly over the next two months as companies rush to avoid any potential Trump tariffs or restrictions. So, it isn’t really true economic growth, just early orders. But it could boost the need for warehouse storage in the interim as well as increase dwell times for palletized loads.; Hurricane Helene Caused $83 Million in Timber Damage in SC Alone: These estimates do not include damage to structures and infrastructure, such as roads and bridges. The forestland estimates also do not include urban forests and trees. In addition, the estimated $60 million cleanup of urban forest damage does not include the cost of replacing lost trees in cities and towns. more...
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Part 2: Trump Round 2 – Tax, Labor, and Immigration Policy Implications - Nov 15, 2024
Already President-Elect Trump is naming some fairly unconventional names for some key posts, but he will likely have a lot of latitude with the Republicans having control over both the House and the Senate. A few of Trump’s nominees may not survive. Who president-elect Trump puts in charge of key departments will paint a picture.; Private Equity Firm Invests in Viking Engineering: StoneTree Investment Partners, a lower middle market industrials-focused private equity firm, has acquired an ownership stake in Viking Engineering & Development.; Lonnie Williams, Recycling Equipment Pioneer Leaves a Big Legacy: The kind of person with sawdust in his blood. That describes Lonnie M Williams, co-founder of PRS Group and pallet machinery innovator, who passed away last week.; Sawmill Production Rises Slightly According to Fed Data: This was the first rise in real output since the third quarter of 2023 according to the G.17 data. Employment in this sector rose for the first time in six quarters. more...
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Trump Round 2 – Implications for the Pallet Sector - Nov 15, 2024
A lot will depend on who Trump appoints to head agencies and how quickly then can install lower level appointees and get their agenda moving. Who president-elect Trump puts in charge of key departments will paint a picture. The first 100 day agenda will likely focus on getting Trump’s cabinet-level appointees approved.; Recycle Record Makes Some Changes for the Better: We will be releasing the report at the end of the second week of each month. We will also be changing the listing of our categories from #1 and #2 Hardwood GMA Pallets to A’s and B’s mixed woods species GMA’s.; Lonnie Williams, Recycling Equipment Pioneer Leaves a Big Legacy: The co-founder of PRS Group and pallet machinery innovator passed away last week. Lonnie Williams was the kind of person who his business was his hobby.; CHEP Earns New Business Wins Despite Volume Drop: The new U.S. business wins reflects more aggressive efforts by CHEP and its retail partners to push product manufacturers who have been on white-wood pallets to convert to pooling. One positive driver for CHEP in the U.S. market has been small increases in white-wood pallet prices for premium used pallets.; Could Pallet Quality Be the GMA’s Kryptonite? PECO Pallets recently issued a case study highlighting how it secured a new customer due to concerns over pallet quality connected to automation in the agriculture supply chain. How is your company engaging with customers on conversations about pallet quality? Recycle Bits: The USFS has opened the application process for its wood innovation and market development grant programs. more...
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