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[edit] A Brief History of FIBC’s
Although there is in some quarters disagreement on exactly where FIBC’s were first used it is certain that they have been employed for a variety of packaging purposes since the 1940’s. These forerunners to the FIBC as we know it today were manufactured from PVC rubber and generally utilised within the rubber industry for the transportation of Carbon Black to be used as a reinforcing agent in a variety of rubber products.
By the 1960’s development of polypropylene, (poly(1-methylethylene), (C3H6)x ) combined with advances in weaving, the FIBC as we know it today came into being and was rapidly adopted by a wide variety of oil and chemical companies to store and transport powdered and granular products.
It was during the oil crisis of the 1970’s that the FIBC really came into its own for transporting huge quantities of cement to the Middle East from across Europe for the rapid expansion of the oil producing countries. At its zenith, upwards of 50,000 metric tons of cement was being shipped out on a weekly basis to feed the vast building program.
Today the modern FIBC transports a growing figure of over ¼ billion tonnes of product each year and is used to handle, store and move products as varied as cereals to powdered chemicals and flour to animal feeds. With a capacity of up to 3m³ and load capability ranging from ½ a tonne to two tonnes FIBC’s are highly cost effective, easily recyclable and ideal for virtually any free-flowing granule, powder, pellet or flake.
Stacking1 11:28, 19 October 2006 (UTC) D.Best
