Most people will agree that the maximum re-use of packaging reduces the long term mis-use of our natural resources. To this end, the steel drum has served as a long time example of a multi-life package that, with proper reconditioning, can faithfully serve as many as 6 recycling procedures while maintaining a UN certification. However, [...] Read Full Story
A super-light gauge drum (0.6–0.8 mm) can weigh about half that of a typical Skolnik drum. Skolnik is the largest user of 16 gauge (1.5 mm) steel for steel drums in the US, with our 55 gallon drums weighing an average of 50 pounds. Super-light gauge drums weigh in at about half that weight. The [...] Read Full Story
Hate the smell of solvent-based coatings on your drums? Skolnik now uses water-base coatings on both exterior and interior surfaces. The result is odor-free drums with increased adhesion and corrosion resistance. Contact us to hear more about these new coatings.