Designed to work with all 44″ x 56″ pallets used for shipping bottles and cans, patent pending FirmaCap pallet caps provide an alternative to the heavier wood boards currently used in the industry.
FirmaCap components, when combined with FirmaCore or FirmaDeck corrugated pallets, create a lightweight package protection system that reduces transit costs and generates revenue through recycling.
Compared to 44″ x 56″ wood pallets capped with standard wood caps, Sonoco’s Firma brand corrugated pallet protection systems offer an 87% reduction in weight in an average truckload. The entire corrugated packaging solution can be recycled with other corrugated materials, generating up to $33 in revenue per truckload.
James Harrell, division vice president and general manager, said: “When we evaluated the market for palletising bottles and cans, we realised that options were very limited for customers. For the most part, the only option available was the heavier and more costly wood pallet.”
Made from recycled materials, Firma brand pallets were developed to offer the packaging marketplace an environmentally sustainable and sanitary alternative to conventional pallets. Firma brand pallets are also exempt from costly ISPM-15 regulation requirements.
Source: Sonoco
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