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Current Status of Usage and Production of Pallet in China. Ying Tang General Secretary of Pallet Professional Committee (CPC) of China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (CFLP). Outline. Short introduction of CPC Production status of pallet Possession quantity of rental pallet
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Current Status of Usage and Production of Pallet in China Ying Tang General Secretary of Pallet Professional Committee (CPC) of China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (CFLP)
Outline Short introduction of CPC Production status of pallet Possession quantity of rental pallet Type of usage of pallet Features and Trend
Short introduction of CPC • Pallet ProfessionalCommittee (CPC) • Founded in 2002 • Under the administration of China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (CFLP) • Runs the Secretariat of Pallet Sub-Committee of The National Technical Committee Of Standardization In Logistics, Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China (SAC)
Short introduction of CPC • Major work of CPC • On national pallet standards and standardization • National standard of “General-purpose Flat Pallets for Through Transit of Goods – Principle Dimensions and Tolerances” (GB/T 1934-2007) (※: Recommended) • National pallet standards: 11 in usage and 16 in process
Short introduction of CPC • Major work of CPC • On national pallet standards and standardization • Quasi-government organization dedicated to China pallet industry • General investigation on “Current situation of pallet development in China”, already done in 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2013, release authoritative figures on the number, performance and usage of pallet in China. • Annual training and education project: 60~70 persons per year.
Short introduction of CPC • Major work of CPC • On national pallet standard and standardization • Quasi-government organization dedicated to China pallet industry • International communication • One of the initiative and leading members of Asia Pallet System Federation (APSF), which was set up in 2006 by pallet associations of China, Japan and South Korea, and has 8 member countries now. • Annual China international pallet conference: started from 2006, and will be held in Nov. 29-30, 2013 at Chongqing, China. (Website: http://www.chinatuopan.cn/tuopan2013) • Oversea inspection tour project: 9 countries
Production status of pallet Production amounts of FLATPALLETS Non-reversible two-way pallet (D2) Non-reversible four-way pallet(D4) Reversible four-way pallet (R4) Reversible two-way pallet (R2)
Production status of pallet • In China, there are more than 6000 pallet manufacturers registered in 2012.
Production status of pallet Production amounts of flat pallets BY MATERIAL
Production status of pallet Production amounts of flat pallets BY SIZE
Production status of pallet Production amounts of Returnable Box Pallets
Production status of pallet Productionamounts of Returnable Plastic Containers stackable – monolithic stackable – foldable nestable and stackable – with handler
Production status of pallet Productionamounts of Returnable Plastic Containers
Possession quantity of rental pallet In China, there are no pallet pooling system yet, but many companies are exploring pallet rental market. Top 5 in Chinese rental pallet market CHEP : 3,400,000 pieces LOSCAM : 2,223,000 pieces LIBAO LOGISTICS: 580,000 pieces Successful Sailing Supply Chain Logistics : 400,000 pieces LogisALL : 250,000 pieces
Possession quantity of rental pallet • Possession amounts of rental pallets as a whole
Features and Trend • Operation expense in supply chain or logistics almost account for 18.3% of GDP in China, while 9.0% in America. • Equipments non-standard: not only pallet (75%), but also container, truck, warehouse, rack, process... • Shortage of quality facilities and IT system management • Low efficiency: Low truck availability, long operation time,man power handling • One way transport packaging / Cargo damage & loss • Fast growing labour cost in recent years • Equipment standardization, Improve efficiency,Reduce cost of supply chain, Environmental Friendly & Sustainability development
Voices from Market • To reduce human power handling cost through palletization • To reduce logistics cost through pallet rental and pooling system • To standardize the pallet and container through rental and pooling system • Logistics cost analysis and method needed, special in transport packaging • Professional pallet and container R&D for different segments and new biz (Solar, Chemical, Online shop, …) • Professional service needed (Maintenance, Return and tracking management, …)