For pallet strapping, steel was long the default: strong — but heavy, stiff, rust-prone, and dangerous when it snaps. More and more companies are switching to polyester cord strap — a new eco-friendly strapping made of high-strength polyester fiber that matches steel in strength, with a far better user experience.

1. Where Does Cord Strap’s Strength Come From?

Specially woven polyester fiber gives cord strap tensile strength on par with steel — enough to secure heavy pallet loads. Plus advantages steel does not have: a fraction of steel’s weight, so workers handle it easily; elongation under impact that cushions shocks instead of snapping rigidly like steel; no rust — no corrosion staining on ocean shipments or outdoor storage.

2. Better Than Steel and PET Strapping How?

• Safer: cord strap does not snap back when it breaks; safe to handle bare-handed; buckles bite without special tools.
• Lighter: a roll of cord strap weighs far less than the same length of steel — saving freight and labor.
• Greener: recyclable, meeting export environmental requirements.
• Gentler on cargo: soft and conforming — will not cut into cartons or panel surfaces like steel.

3. What Cargo Suits Cord Strap?

Palletized cartons, building panels, aluminum ingots, chemical fiber, coils, wood products — basically any pallet strapping scenario that used steel or PET strapping can switch to cord strap. Especially for exports: no timber or metal-rust issues, smoother customs clearance.

4. How Is Cord Strap Used?

Much like steel strapping: run the strap around the cargo, thread it through the buckle, tension with a tensioner or by hand, and the buckle bites and locks. A practiced worker is no slower than with steel — and no need for thick cut-resistant gloves.

Shanghai Tezheng Packaging manufactures high-strength polyester cord strap with matching buckles — stable strength, consistent batches, supplied to customers at home and abroad. To replace steel strapping with cord strap, start with free samples to test breaking strength, then go bulk when satisfied.