A new IBC tote is new end to end: bottle, cage, and pallet. Every product-contact surface is fully traceable, which is why food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and sensitive chemical programs start here.
The baseline of the line-up, with no previous-contents question to answer. New composite totes suit food and beverage ingredients, sensitive chemicals, and high-purity products, and are available in UN-rated configurations at 275 or 330 gallons.
HDPE bottle, galvanized steel cage, and valve hardware are specified separately.
Integrated pallet base moves with a forklift or pallet jack, no drum equipment needed.
Roughly five 55-gallon drums of volume in a single pallet position.
Three condition tiers balance contamination risk against unit cost.
Bulk Liquid Ingredients
Edible Oils & Syrups
Industrial Chemicals
Acids & Caustics
Cleaning Products
Water Treatment Chemicals
Process Water & Wastewater
Oils & Lubricants
Hazardous Liquids
Contents drive bottle condition, material, and rating before any price comparison.
New, rebottled, and reconditioned totes carry different contamination risk and cost.
Same pallet footprint, so choose on product density, height limits, and equipment.
Ball, butterfly, or camlock outlet chosen for viscosity and facility connections.
An IBC tote, or intermediate bulk container, is a palletized industrial container used to store, transport, and dispense bulk liquids, pastes, powders, or granular materials. The common composite version is an HDPE bottle inside a galvanized steel cage on an integrated pallet base.
The most common rigid composite IBC tote capacities are 275 gallons and 330 gallons. Both generally use a comparable pallet footprint, so the practical difference is overall height, filled weight, and volume per pallet position.
A new IBC tote uses a new bottle, cage, and pallet. A rebottled IBC generally combines a new inner bottle with a reused and inspected cage. A reconditioned IBC generally uses a previously used bottle and cage that have been cleaned and inspected.
A UN-rated IBC tote has been manufactured and tested to a specific hazardous-material packaging standard. The rating must still be checked against the product's classification, packing group, density, and transportation requirements.
Many IBC totes can be reused, rebottled, or reconditioned when permitted by the container design, previous contents, inspection requirements, and intended application. Stainless-steel IBCs are built specifically for repeated closed-loop service.
