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A new Brussels-focused alliance, Wood Pallets for Europe, was announced on 17 September 2026 to give the wooden pallet sector a coordinated, evidence-based voice with EU institutions and policymakers. Founders are CJ Sheeran Group, Euroblock Verpackungsholz GmbH, Foresco, PGS Group, EPAL and Woodpack Global.
Brambles, the operator of CHEP, published its 2026 Sustainability Review covering the year to 30 June 2026, reporting a 36% cut in absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 16% cut in Scope 3 against a 2020 baseline, and a land-regeneration partnership in South Africa tied to its timber needs. The company describes its share-and-reuse model as an asset pool of 352 million pallets, crates and containers served through more than 750 service centres. Figures and targets are Brambles' own.
Pallet reuse and rental operator Rotom published its position on preparing wooden pallets for the EU packaging regulation, covering reuse, repair and documentation. This is the company's own guidance, not regulatory advice.
Kamps announced enterprise-wide zero-waste certification across its pallet operations, covering how offcuts and unusable pallet material are diverted from landfill. Certification and diversion claims are the company's own.
Rotom published guidance on matching pallets, boxes and crates to harvest-to-retail flows, where reusable carriers are pooled and repaired between seasons. Company guidance.
PRS set out what it says the EU packaging regulation means for pooled pallet users and how its closed-pool model handles reuse and repair. Company guidance, not regulatory advice.
Kamps released its 2026 corporate responsibility report, covering pallet recovery, recycling and waste handling across its network. All figures in the report are the company's own.
Rotom announced an expansion in Poland, adding capacity to its central European pallet supply, repair and rental network. Scale and timing are as stated by the company.
Rotom set out how buy-back and recovery schemes keep pallets in circulation and how the company links that to packaging-regulation obligations. Company guidance, not regulatory advice.
Rotom published updated internal standards covering security, sustainability and quality across its pallet and container operations, including repair specification. Claims are the company's own.
IPP's parent Faber Group published its 2025 sustainability progress report, covering pallet repair, reuse and circulation volumes across its pooling network. All figures are the group's own.
Rotom described a project to measure carbon footprints across its load-carrier operations, including the effect of repair and reuse rather than replacement. Method and figures are the company's own.
