Litco International Inc. Company Profile
Litco International Inc., based in Vienna, Ohio, is North America’s leading source of presswood pallets. Made from pre- and post-consumer wood chips in a patented molding process, presswood pallets offer shippers a number of advantages over traditional wood pallets, including lower cost and lower weight. Litco also provides plastic pallets and a variety of other shipping products, including separator boards, core plugs, dunnage bags and void fill, as well as pallet management, leasing and other services. Litco was established in 1962 and ships from facilities in Warren, Ohio; Wellford, S.C.; Dover, Ohio; and Sardis, Miss.
News from Litco International Inc.:
Litco International Announces Addition of Core Plug Sizes, with Seven Diameters Providing the Ultimate in Flexibility for Roll Protection
New tooling expands choices for paper, film and foil manufacturers and converters VIENNA, Ohio, April 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Litco International is offering new sizes of molded wood (presswood) core protection plugs to manufacturers and converters of paper, plastic film and metallic foils. Core plugs are commonly used to prevent damage caused when paper rolls shift […]
High Visibility Pink Supply Chain Plastic Pallets Available from Litco International
USDA and FDA-approved pallets offer theft deterrence; benefit breast cancer awareness VIENNA, Ohio, Jan. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Plastic pallets are often utilized in closed loop supply chain networks due to their rugged yet light-weight construction and extended service lives, but these same features make plastic pallets more vulnerable to theft. Pallet pool rental companies have […]
Litco's New 48" x 45" Presswood Automotive Pallet is Cost-Effective Alternative to Plastic
VIENNA, Ohio, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Litco International, Inc., North America's leading source of Inca® presswood pallets, today announced the launch of nesting 48" x 45" automotive pallets. This new product offering is specifically designed to meet the needs of Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers to the automotive industry that can use a low-cost, […]
Pharmaceutical, Food Companies Find Presswood Pallet Ideal for BP-Free Transit Packaging
VIENNA, Ohio, Aug. 1, 2012 — The use of BP-free export pallets is particularly important to ensure product safety in the food, produce and pharmaceutical industries. Although banned in the U.S., many of the materials used by overseas pallet manufacturers to prevent mold, insect infestations, and fire hazards, including brominated phenols (TBP), trichlorophenol (TCP), and […]
Tips on Mold Prevention in Pallets: A White Paper by Litco
Report details best practices to source and handle wooden pallets to prevent the growth of mold VIENNA, Ohio, May 12, 2011 — Litco International, Inc., North America's leading source of presswood pallets, has developed a new white paper for companies concerned about mold on their pallets. The paper includes information on the best ways to […]
Litco's Inca Presswood Pallets: Free of TBP, Mold and Ready for Export
VIENNA, Ohio, May 2, 2011 — Lightweight, space-saving, water-resistant and affordable, Inca presswood pallets are precision molded under high heat and pressure in a chemical-free process similar to the production of particleboard. The finished pallet has a moisture content of less than 9% and is free of any resident pests, insects, molds or fungi. Inca […]
Avoid Costly Landfill Disposal Using Recoverable, Recyclable Presswood Pallets
Litco's presswood pallets complement corporate sustainability initiatives with environmentally friendly products and recovery services VIENNA, Ohio, April 13, 2011 — Last year, Litco International, Inc. (http://www.litco.com), North America's leading source of presswood pallets, kept 22 million pounds, or 11,000 tons, of wood waste from the landfill. That's equal to 600,000 of Litco's presswood pallets that […]
Lincoln Electric Meets European Export Requirements with Inca Wooden Pallets
ISPM 15 approved pallets guaranteed free of bugs; shipments flow through customs VIENNA, Ohio, April 6, 2011 — Lincoln Electric (http://www.lincolnelectric.com), a Cleveland-based manufacturer of arc welding machines and consumables, is using Inca presswood pallets from Litco International (http://www.litco.com) to comply with export shipping requirements for pallets to be free of bark and insects. "In […]
New Restrictions on Wood Packaging Materials Shipping Between Canada and the U.S. Is Proposed per ISPM 15 Requirements by APHIS
If adopted, shipments containing bug-infested wood packaging materials could be refused as soon as summer 2011 VIENNA, Ohio, March 15, 2011 — A new proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) would remove the exemption from ISPM 15 on wood packaging material moving between Canada and the United […]
