{"id":27532,"date":"2025-02-06T23:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T22:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/blog\/5-reasons-to-switch-to-an-expanded-polystyrene-palette\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:09:34","slug":"5-reasons-to-switch-to-an-expanded-polystyrene-palette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/en\/blog\/5-reasons-to-switch-to-an-expanded-polystyrene-palette\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons to Switch to an Expanded Polystyrene Palett"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27532\" class=\"elementor elementor-27532 elementor-1131\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e33485 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13e33485\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c29a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c29a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>CONTENTS<\/h2><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#partie1\">1. A healthy, satisfied and safe operator<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#partie2\">2. A recyclable and recycled material<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#partie3\">3. <strong>Excellent protection and insulation<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#partie4\">4. A featherweight for a major success<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#partie5\">5. <strong>An economic argument<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b4a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7b4a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> <span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.18px;\">Article abstract:  <\/span><\/span><\/h3><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Ultralight (less than 2 kg) and without nails or staples, Eurolight\u00ae pallets help reduce MSD, the risk of cuts\/crushes and impact noise, for safer, more satisfied operators.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Single-material EPS, recyclable through dedicated channels and the Knauf Circular\u00ae program, they do not require ISPM-15 treatment.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">High protection and insulation (impact, humidity, stacking, temperature maintenance, hygiene), excellent strength-to-weight ratio (&lt;4 kg depending on model).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd0016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"0cd0016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"part1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28571d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28571d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1 &#8211; A healthy, satisfied and safe operator<\/h2><p> <\/p><p>Today, we no longer need to translate the acronym MSD for everyone to know what we&#8217;re talking about. Musculoskeletal disorders are a real danger for all operators. <\/p><p>The <em>Eurolight\u00ae<\/em> pallet is ultra-light, weighing less than 2 kg, making it easy to handle. This helps combat back pain and tendonitis. <\/p><p>The material also reduces the risk of splinters and cuts (no nails or staples), and the risk of injury from falling pallet stacks (crushing of fingers, hands and feet).<\/p><p>And as an added bonus, these pallets eliminate the impact noise of pallets slamming into the ground (peak niose levels).<\/p><p>Okay, that&#8217;s a good start, but if you&#8217;re not convinced yet, read on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457b754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"457b754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"part2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d072b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0d072b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #003778; font-family: KnaufScreenHead, sans-serif; font-size: 36px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;\">2 &#8211; A recyclable and recycled material<\/span><\/p><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25e5e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a25e5e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div><p>I&#8217;m single-material, recyclable in dedicated channels, I integrate recycled and waste materials, I&#8217;m, I&#8217;m, I&#8217;m? The expanded polystyrene pallet. <\/p><p><strong>Recyclable and recycled <\/strong>in the <strong>Knauf Circular\u00ae <\/strong>collection and reclamation program <strong>and in dedicated channels. <\/strong>We produce our pallets using recycled materials, giving a second life to our waste. Once the pallets have reached the end of their useful life, we take them back for shredding to make new products. The loop is endless.  <\/p><p>What&#8217;s more, its light weight helps reduce carbon footprint.<\/p><p>And another little bonus: polystyrene, which is naturally neutral, does not require ISPM-15 treatment.<\/p><p>These first two arguments have seduced you, so wait until you see the rest.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174f8c56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"174f8c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fiche-produit-Eurolight-1024x482.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6969\" alt=\"Palette Eurolight sur tranbspalette\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fiche-produit-Eurolight-1024x482.png 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/livre-blanc-materiaux-alternatifs.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/livre-blanc-materiaux-alternatifs-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/livre-blanc-materiaux-alternatifs-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/livre-blanc-materiaux-alternatifs-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/livre-blanc-materiaux-alternatifs-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/livre-blanc-materiaux-alternatifs-1536x1090.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/livre-blanc-materiaux-alternatifs.png 1748w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/livre-blanc-materiaux-alternatifs-75x20.png 75w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/livre-blanc-materiaux-alternatifs-150x40.png 150w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/livre-blanc-materiaux-alternatifs-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/livre-blanc-materiaux-alternatifs-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/livre-blanc-materiaux-alternatifs-600x426.png 600w, https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/livre-blanc-materiaux-alternatifs-100x100.png 100w, \" alt=\"Livre blanc mat\u00e9riaux alternatifs\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b09f3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7b09f3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"part3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631aeae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"631aeae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f42f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f42f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3 &#8211; Excellent protection and insulation<\/h2><p> <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9f9d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e9f9d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knauf-industries.com\/product\/eurolight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Eurolight\u00ae pallets<\/em> <\/a>are made from expanded polystyrene (EPS). EPS is an excellent insulator, with good thermal performance, rot-proof properties, excellent moisture resistance and excellent impact resistance. <\/p><p>This range of pallets allows you to take care of your products by :<\/p><ul><li>Absorbing shocks during transport<\/li><li>Ensuring damage-free stacking<\/li><li>Maintaining product temperature and avoids energy transmission when immobilized<\/li><li>Ensuring food safety and hygiene during transport and storage of products such as food or pharmaceutical products (as they do not accumulate moisture, they are not attacked by insects, fungi or bacteria).<\/li><\/ul><p>Are you beginning to wonder &#8220;why not?<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3efb5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b3efb5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"part4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697029b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"697029b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f42f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f42f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> <\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9f9d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e9f9d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4 &#8211; A LIGHT WEIGHT FOR A HUGE SUCCESS<\/h2><p> <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd6266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cd6266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div><p>Polystyrene gets bad press, considered fragile&#8230;. Their lightness (less than 4 kg for the largest model), is not at the expense of solidity. They have an excellent strength-to-weight ratio<a href=\"https:\/\/bulledair-solutions.com\/uploads\/bulledair-solutions\/OAV%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9charger\/FT-Eurolight%C2%AE.pdf\">(see product data sheethere<\/a> ).  <\/p><p>I can see the arguments, but there&#8217;s still one major detail&#8230;<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c04e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d5c04e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"part5\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-028e1e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"028e1e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f42f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f42f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> <\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd6266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cd6266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f46cb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f46cb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 &#8211; An economic argument<\/h2><p> <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5dcc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca5dcc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div><p>With the covid crisis and geopolitical tensions running high, it may be time to look at other alternatives. The price gap between expanded polystyrene pallets and wooden pallets is narrowing. <\/p><p>What&#8217;s more, when we talk budget, we have to take all costs into account.<\/p><p>The fight against MSDs will enable you to reduce work stoppages on the shop floor.<\/p><p>The lightness of pallets, meanwhile, will enable you to make savings by optimizing your transport costs.<\/p><p>To finish with one more reason, in addition to our standard range of <em>Eurolight\u00ae<\/em> and S-KI pallets, we offer tailor-made solutions, adapted to your specifications.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5050034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5050034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Conclusion: the winning choice for efficient, circular logistics  <\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Eurolight\u00ae EPS pallets combine operator safety, maneuverability and sturdiness to reduce MSD and make operations safer; their light weight optimizes flows and lowers transport costs, while the single-material design and Knauf Circular\u00ae expanded polystyrene collection program simplify take-back and recycling at end-of-life. They are available in standard or customized formats. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faced with the tightness of the wood pallet market and the risk of shortages, there are other solutions available to manufacturers. Expanded polystyrene pallets are not intended to replace wooden pallets, but for certain uses, they can be a very good alternative. 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