Steel Strapping Pricing in the News

With all the focus on stretch film pricing this past year, steel strapping and related steel products have been increasing in the back ground. We are in the midst of several price increases in the steel strapping market. Now is the time to think about converting to Polyester Strapping.

April had a price increase of 10% with the following increases scheduled:

May 1st - 10%
May 19th - 15% (after this increase steel will have had a 40% + increase within 2 months)
There are increases slated for June and July as well.

Allocations will be enforced due to inventory levels and force majeure may be implemented.

If you have not seriously thought about switching to Polyester Strapping then NOW is the time to due so. Please read this entry: Steel Strapping vs Polyester Strapping to see if switching is right for you.

AAR-approved strapping systems are also available for rail car and truck load containment.

Strapping tools:

Traditional Tension & Crimp
Still the most popular for polypropylene strap, polyester strap & steel strap applications, traditional tools require a 3-step process.

Tension the strap, place a seal on the strap and crimp and then cut the strap. Pretty simple.

Combination and power tools have started to replace traditional strapping methods because they're faster and you can get more pallets out the door.

Poly Combination Tools
Poly combination tools are either pneumatically powered or are cordless battery operated.

Their are combination tools that can tension, crimp and cut the strap in one step. It's much faster than traditional methods. What's nice is the operator doesn't have to manage a separate seal which means of course that seals no longer have to be purchased.



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Columbia ST-IMPA 13 or ST-IMPA 16 -
A light weight fast combination tool for use on PolystrapTM polypropylene and
TensiumTM polyester strap.

Steel Combination Tools
Steel combination strap tools usually tension and crimp the strap in one step and then the operator cuts the strap to get ready for the next application.