For product groups that polyethylene cannot hold
This is a compatibility problem, not a price problem. Certain aggressive and hazardous chemical groups attack standard films.
If your current liner is being attacked, softened or discoloured by the product inside it, the answer is not a thicker version of the same material. It is the right material.
PVC where the product needs a liner that stays flexible and clear.
PVC round drum liners are specified where the product will not sit safely against polyethylene, and where PVC is the only material that is compatible with what is being packed.
PVC also stays soft and flexible over a wide temperature range, and can be supplied clear so the contents stay visible. It shapes itself to drums with an irregular profile, which makes it useful where the drum is not a clean cylinder.
Material compatibility work is done case by case against your product data sheet before anything is quoted. We would rather refuse a job than supply a film that will fail. Send the data sheet first and we will tell you whether PVC is the right answer for your product, including when it is not.
Every one of these can be changed for your application, and a sample is supplied for trial fitment before bulk production.
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When the product attacks polyethylene. Certain aggressive and hazardous chemical groups degrade standard films, and if your current liner is being attacked, softened or discoloured by the contents, the answer is a different material rather than a thicker version of the wrong one. This is a compatibility problem, not a price problem.
Send the product data sheet before anything is quoted. GI PackTech works material compatibility case by case against that sheet, and will say plainly if PVC is the wrong answer for your product. We would rather refuse a job than supply a film that will fail in service — a failed liner costs the customer the batch, not just the liner.
Yes. PVC liners are supplied clear or pigmented, in the film thickness you specify, with diameter, height, bottom shape and fitment arrangement made to the drum. Clear film is normally chosen where the contents need to be visible for level checking or contamination inspection without opening the drum.
They are used for hazardous and aggressive chemicals, specialty liquids and industrial products, but suitability is decided per product rather than by category. Two chemicals in the same hazard class can behave very differently against the same film, which is why compatibility is assessed against your data sheet before quotation rather than assumed from the classification.
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Every product we make is built to order, so the conversation starts with your specification rather than with our price list. Sample liners and trial covers are supplied for fitment before bulk production begins.
