Sell injection moulded plastic pallets
An injection moulded pallet is made by forcing molten resin into a mould at high pressure. It is one of six processes, and a buyer reads the process because it shapes repair and strength.
Last reviewed November 12, 2026
Injection moulded: the specs
- Process
- High-pressure injection molding (Rehrig 40x48 rackable)
- Example
- Two-piece snap-lock design for quick repair
- Note
- One of six processes the encyclopedia lists; the others are structural foam, thermoforming, compression molding, rotational molding and profile extrusion.
How a buyer reads injection moulded pallets
Plastic pallets are made by injection moulding, structural foam moulding, thermoforming, compression moulding, rotational moulding and profile extrusion. A sample injection moulded rackable pallet uses a high-pressure process and a two-piece snap-lock design for quick repair.
That repair route matters for a used lot. Plastic is hard to glue, so cracked parts are normally welded, but a snap-lock design lets a worn part be swapped. A buyer will ask which was done: a weld or a swap. Both are graded as repaired, and neither is the same as sound.
HDPE has a melting point of 131.8 C and is hard to glue, so welded joints are the norm. A repaired joint is a weak point to inspect.
Who has injection moulded pallets to sell
What to send with a injection moulded lot
- Whether you know the process: look for gate marks and seams
- Any snap-lock parts replaced
- Photos of seams and joints
- Maker's mark and model number
Choose the style in the pile sorter and it will draw the stack as that style, then carry your answers into the form below.
Injection moulded pallets that are whole, clean and unmarked.
Injection moulded pallets carrying a pool name, logo or RFID tag.
Injection moulded pallets with cracked, burnt or crushed decks.
Can plastic pallets be repaired?
Yes. Cracked parts are normally welded because plastic is hard to glue, and some designs use snap-lock parts for swapping. Repaired pallets are graded apart.
How do I tell the moulding process?
Look at the part: injection moulded pallets often show gate marks and clean rib patterns. If you cannot tell, say so, and the desk reads the model mark instead.
Words you will meet
- Injection moulding
- Pallet made by forcing molten resin into a mould at high pressure.
- Welding repair
- Plastic is hard to glue, so cracked parts are normally welded.
- Profile extrusion
- Pushing resin through a die to make long shapes that form pallet parts.
- HDPE
- High-density polyethylene, resin code 2. The most common resin in plastic pallets; tough and moisture resistant.
- Structural foam
- Low-pressure moulding where a blowing agent expands the resin in the mould.
- Rotational moulding
- Resin heated in a rotating mould to make a hollow jointless part.
- Compression moulding
- Moulding by pressing resin in a closed mould; one of six processes in use.
- Resin identification code
- Number on a plastic part for the resin, which does not itself say whether it is recyclable.
- PP
- Polypropylene. More rigid than HDPE and better with heat and harsh chemicals; used where rack stiffness matters.
- Recycled-content pallet
- A pallet moulded partly or wholly from post-industrial or post-consumer resin.
- RFID
- Radio tag moulded or fixed into a pallet so it can be tracked.
- Commodity classification
- Sprinkler design class of stored goods; an unlisted plastic pallet can raise it.
- Regrind
- Plastic ground from used or scrap parts into flakes for moulding again.
- Nest increment
- How much height each extra nested pallet adds to a stack.
- UL 2335
- UL fire-test standard for storage pallets, with an idle pallet test and a commodity storage test.
- Virgin resin
- New, unblended resin that has not been through a product before.
Who asks, and what they need
- Plastic recyclers and pallet makers
- Buy broken pallets by weight as HDPE or PP feedstock; want clean, sorted, separated by resin and colour.
- Closed-loop and captive pallet users
- Large uniform lots of one size and style; repair and replacement parts.
- Warehouses with automated storage
- Rackable pallets with a stated rack rating, cruciform base, consistent size for conveyors.
What the sources say
- Plastic pallets are made by injection molding, structural foam molding, thermoforming, compression molding, rotational molding and profile extrusion. (en.wikipedia.org)
- HDPE has resin identification code 2, a density of 930 to 970 kg/m3, melts at 131.8 C and is hard to glue, so joints are usually welded. (en.wikipedia.org)
- Private employers in the US averaged 521,212 jobs across 6,414 establishments in motor vehicle parts manufacturing (NAICS 3363) in 2025 (BLS QCEW). States with the most jobs: Michigan (111,465), Ohio (62,025), Indiana (52,146), Tennessee (38,791), Kentucky (32,261). (data.bls.gov)
- Private employers in the US averaged 575,006 jobs across 12,344 establishments in plastics product manufacturing (NAICS 3261) in 2025 (BLS QCEW). States with the most jobs: Ohio (42,286), Texas (40,945), California (35,933), Pennsylvania (34,094), Indiana (33,122). (data.bls.gov)
- Rehrig Pacific's 40 x 48 rackable pallet is high-pressure injection molded co-polymer polypropylene, with 540 per 53 ft trailer. (rehrigpacific.com)
- About 500 million pallets are made each year as of 2020, with about 2 billion in use in the US. (en.wikipedia.org)
- Resin identification codes do not indicate whether a product is recyclable; ASTM D7611 governs the coding. (en.wikipedia.org)
- Private employers in the US averaged 168,222 jobs across 2,809 establishments in dairy product manufacturing (NAICS 3115) in 2025 (BLS QCEW). States with the most jobs: Wisconsin (28,840), California (18,374), New York (11,603), Ohio (8,963), Texas (7,529). (data.bls.gov)
- Private employers in the US averaged 350,886 jobs across 7,786 establishments in pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing (NAICS 3254) in 2025 (BLS QCEW). States with the most jobs: California (42,575), New Jersey (30,062), North Carolina (26,998), New York (25,087), Illinois (24,257). (data.bls.gov)
- Private employers in the US averaged 892,426 jobs across 25,801 establishments in chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325) in 2025 (BLS QCEW). States with the most jobs: Texas (90,310), California (75,499), Ohio (49,328), Illinois (48,745), New Jersey (47,966). (data.bls.gov)
- Private employers in the US averaged 288,633 jobs across 934 establishments in motor vehicle manufacturing (NAICS 3361) in 2025 (BLS QCEW). States with the most jobs: Michigan (44,870), Texas (28,069), California (27,690), Kentucky (23,308), Alabama (22,311). (data.bls.gov)
- Port of Los Angeles handled 9,447,731 TEUs from January through November 2025, 1 percent more than the same months of 2024; its executive director called 2025 firmly a top-three year in the port's history. (portoflosangeles.org)
- Fastmarkets estimates 3.7 billion pallets were in circulation in the US in 2025, and that annual pallet production rose from about 800 million before the pandemic to nearly one billion afterward. (fastmarkets.com)
- Counties with the most private motor vehicle parts manufacturing jobs (NAICS 3363) in 2025, BLS QCEW, counties with disclosed data only: Wayne County, Michigan (20,888), Macomb County, Michigan (20,279), Oakland County, Michigan (16,970), Kent County, Michigan (8,688), Spartanburg County, South Carolina (6,496), Cook County, Illinois (6,273). (data.bls.gov)
- States where food manufacturing is the largest share of private jobs in 2025 (BLS QCEW): Nebraska (4.9%), Arkansas (4.7%), Iowa (4.6%), Alaska (3.4%), Wisconsin (3.2%); the national share is 1.33%. (data.bls.gov)
- States where dairy product manufacturing is the largest share of private jobs in 2025 (BLS QCEW): Wisconsin (1.1%), Vermont (0.8%), Idaho (0.7%), South Dakota (0.4%), Iowa (0.3%); the national share is 0.13%. (data.bls.gov)
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