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Blacksburg, VA – Virginia Tech, in collaboration with the USDA- Forest Service, has completed five studies of wood use in the U.S. wood container and pallet industry since 1992.

The survey found that regardless of the primary source of revenue, over one-half (55.5%) of responding firms were involved in pallet recovery, repair, and/or remanufacturing. Industry-wide, the production of used (i.e., recovered, repaired and/or remanufactured) pallets averaged 208,375 units per firm in 2006. Firms received or purchased an average (mean) of 394,160 cores and a median of 102,000 cores in 2006.

By combining information regarding the use of new wood and the use of recovered cores, we get a picture of how the U.S. wood container and pallet industry is utilizing a mix of these sources of material to serve its customers. Two trends are evident. First, the total amount of wood material (both new and used) utilized by the industry increased steadily between 1992 and 2006. Second, there is an increasing importance of recovered material to the industry. In 1992, recovered material accounted for 13% of the wood material utilized by the industry. This grew to 41% in 2006.

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