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In a few months, the cost wooden pallets, essential for the transport and storage of goods, has double. UMost of the wood comes from Ukraine and Russia. The market is under pressure.
At a wooden pallet manufacturer near Lyon (Rhone)demand is not weakening, but the wood is becoming increasingly rare and its price has exploded. He actually jumped from 80% here in a year, going frome seven euros per pallet at 25 euros per unit. Lincrease is expected to continuevec the war in Ukraine, because the country is one of the main exporters of softwood.
Industry, agri-food, logistics: all sectors are concerned. So, faced with soaring prices, some are turning to second-hand. A workshop in Essonne has been recycling pallets for 20 years, and offers a second-hand pallet at 14 euros, half the price of a new one for the same model. Stéphane Arnaud, workshop director, Explain receive many calls from new customers needing new suppliers. In France, two out of three pallets are already recycled.