Las Vegas, NV—Using a specially-formulated resin, engineers have created a plastic pallet that stands up to the structural rigors of material handling, but does not burn like petroleum-based plastics. The new product, known as Advant-EDGE, makes plastic pallets a more viable option because it eliminates their chief weakness—namely, that they burn more readily than wood. "In the past, plastic pallets burned hotter than wood, and plastic fires were more difficult to put out," notes Steve Castillo, national sales director for the Material Handling Division of Cook-son Plastic Molding, Latham, NY, the firm that makes the new pallet.
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