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350-gallon IBCs Provide Efficient Liquid Handling Solutions

From foods to fragrances to household products and toiletries, the flavor and fragrance industry continues to skyrocket, despite the consumer trend towards natural, organic, and simple living. According to a CNBC flavor wheel.gifretail report, the flavor and fragrance industry amounts to a nearly $25 billion industry sector, with a predicted growth of over 4% through 2017.

The ability to provide nuanced culinary tastes to foods or the power to replicate the smell
 of any natural or inanimate object can directly increase a product's market penetration and a company's bottom line revenue. It is this product and brand differentiation strategy that ensures the flavor and fragrance industry will maintain continued growth patterns throughout the decades.fragrance bottles.jpg

The movement and storage of liquid products, such as flavors and fragrances, offer a unique set of supply chain challenges. 'Liquid logistics' techniques are initially employed to move raw materials from source to production, and ultimately from finished product through shipping by multiple transportation channels. The right solutions for liquid transport and storage will seek to accomplish the following:

• standard or customized containers to fit specific applications
• reducing spills and other safety hazards to employees, public, and the environment
• securing the product's integrity against contamination
• containing the product's balance (sloshing) during transportation
• containers that limit any fire or explosion issues

For over twenty years, Metano IBC Services, Inc., has provided the flavor and fragrance industry (F&F) with industrial strength IBCs (intermediate bulk containers) for the storage and transportation of large quantities of liquid raw material and finished product. The 350-gallon stainless steel tote tank has become the IBC of choice by a majority of the fragrance manufacturers. The company has tailored its business practices to provide a single source, full-service product line to support both inbound and outbound supply chain solutions for F&F suppliers and manufacturers.

Multiple IBC solutions - include stainless steel, polyethylene, and composite IBCs to solve the handling, storing and shipping issues such as cleanliness, food service use, temperature changes, flammability, and preserving product integrity. The F&F industry has recognized IBC tote tanks as a 6tote-1.jpgpreferred alternative of handling over the traditional 55-gallon drum. IBCs eliminate the expensive shrink wrap and pallet warehouse operations and they can be reused for the entire life of the container, while drums have to be properly disposed of after one use.      

Reduced Dead Space and Damage Protection - Business expenses are reduced by eliminating transportation dead space with available container sizes from 180 gallons to 550 gallons to fit your space needs. Our metal IBCs are stackable up to four high with a minimum of maintenance and an unlimited service life. We design our polyethylene composite IBCs with reinforced bottom plates to prevent deflection and are outfitted with a warp resistant tubular steel grid jacket for optimum protection.

Business Models to Fit Your Needs - Rent or lease/purchase options are available to conserve your business capital and reduce your initial investment.  Metano offers flexible rental programs for stainless steel IBCs to fit your company's seasonal fluctuations in inventory and production. Rental options will IBC_Rentals.pngprovide additional cost savings by eliminating any container disposal costs. For companies implementing green or sustainable practices, stainless steel IBCs require less storage and transportation resources; and since they are returnable, will generate less waste.

Efficient Operations - with IBCs that are durable, washable, and reusable - and will help to improve your liquid packaging bottom line. Stainless steel IBCs have a sloped bottom to guaranteed virtually uniform and completetote_bottom.jpg drainage of all liquid product. Stainless steel tote tanks  are supplied with lifting lugs and stacking positioners for efficient warehouse and transport operations.

Rest assured when deciding on storage and transportation containers for your flavor and fragrance products with UN/DOT designed and tested IBCs that are fully gasketed, vented, and are manufactured with high-quality fittings. Our one-stop business model includes a wide selection of IBC accessories to solve your supply chain management challenges.

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Topics: stainless steel totes, IBC rental, stainless steel IBCs, IBC capacity

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