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April 18, 2018

UK warns about shortage of timber for pallets

UK's Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has warned of a shortage of smaller logs required by the pallet and packaging sector.  At the confederation’s general meeting last month, delegates heard of the “serious challenges affecting availability of timber, particularly of the smaller logs required by the pallet and packaging sector, with discussion between manufacturers, saw-millers and other related industry partners.”  “The record numbers who attended last month’s general meeting illustrates the severity of the situation in which the timber packaging and pallet business currently finds itself,” said John Dye, TIMCON president ...

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