European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL)

The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) is an international, non-profit association and organises the open EPAL Euro pallet pool. There are currently more than 650 million EPAL Euro pallets and approximately 20 million EPAL Box pallets in circulation, making the EPAL Euro pallet exchange pool the biggest open pallet exchange pool in the world. EPAL Euro pallets are the backbone of European industrial, retail and logistics supply chains. The open EPAL Euro pallet pool, with its principles of pallet reuse, exchange, repair and recycling, has been an exemplar for a sustainable circular economy for over six decades. Wooden EPAL Euro pallets make an essential contribution to protecting the climate. They store CO2, reduce waste and the demand for wood, and thus improve the carbon footprint of industrial, retail and logistics users. EPAL was created in 1991 by the pallet associations which had been active since the 1960s and currently has representation in more than 35 countries. More than 1,600 EPAL licensees produce and repair EPAL Euro pallets and other EPAL load carriers. More than 100 million new EPAL Euro pallets were produced in both 2021 and 2022. More than 1.55 billion EPAL Euro pallets have been produced since 2000. Strictly enforced standardisation and the high quality of EPAL pallets have been the foundation of this success and the functional circular economy that is the open EPAL Euro pallet pool. EPAL's comprehensive and independent quality assurance ensures effective and safe use and exchange of EPAL pallets in every industrial, retail and logistics supply chain. The EPAL trademark stands for quality, safety and sustainability in logistics.