As we know that after the manufacturing of a product packaging is a most essential stage. Proper packaging not only makes product safe from damages or extreme weather conditions but also for the successful marketing. Wood packaging is growing rapidly in packaging industry due to various qualities. Wood packaging is used specially for the packaging of edible specially vegetables and fruit Due to its reusable nature. To reuse a box or wooden container is beneficial by different aspects because it not only saves cost of packaging but also helps for the betterment of the environment. Wood packaging industry is flourishing due to following reasons.
It is cost effective and reasonably good for large quantity where few distribution points are.
Wood packaging can be easily assembled
It has lower weight compared to steel packaging and other standard nailed wood products.
Due to its long life span
Wood packaging provides high durability and safety during transportation
In the case of export and import wood packaging meets with international regulations
Reusable pallets have average age of 3.5 years and it makes approximately 10 trips every year
Wooden packaging includes lot of products like wooden boxes, pallets, crating, custom and pallets collars. According to an agency TIMCON it was estimated that the U.K. had used 1.26 million tones of wood during 2001 for wood packaging industry. Most of the material which is used in packaging is softwood. Wood packaging has a particular cycle according to it, new wooden package passes producer to customer if it has been designed for multiple journeys it will typically be available for again usage either with goods which are being supplied or by sending the that particular wooden package to any specialist reuse organization and this journey remain continuous average range may be (variable) 7 to 35.