WOOD AS MATERIAL FACTS
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Every cubic metre of wood used in your business reduces your CO2 emissions by around 2 tonnes: This includes 0.9 tonnes absorbed as the tree grows
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Wood is an excellent choice for packaging to transport food.
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A typical wooden pallet contains approximately 27.5kg of absorbed CO2. It continues to stores the carbon until the end of its useful life.
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Most wooden pallets or packaging are reused, repaired or recycled
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Wood is a solid, strong and reliable material.
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Wooden pallets are reuseable. If a pallet is damaged, it is very easily repaired.
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Wooden packaging and pallets have been used in supply chains for more than 60 years. New alternatives are much less familiar to users.
TRADE AND ECONOMY FACTS
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Wood is the most widely used material for manufacturing pallets. More than 90% of all pallets are made from wood.
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More than 20 million cubic metres of sustainable wood is used every year in the manufacture of packaging and pallets in Europe.
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The woodworking industry is a major employer: it provides jobs for more than three million people in the European Union.
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Wood handling companies are often located in rural areas, providing jobs and supporting their economies with long-term, sustainable investment. In this way, wood makes an important contribution to rural economies.
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The price of wood is stable for the long term, because there is a predictable supply from the managed forests in which it is grown.
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Timber pallet manufacturing creates four jobs, for every one in plastic pallet manufacturing.