Bulk Bags

We manufacture bulk bags and warehouse over 100,000 bulk FIBC bags to ship throughout the world.

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Global-Pak is one of the largest suppliers of FIBC's in North America. We import large quantities of FIBC's or bulk bags from India and we also manufacture bulk bags at our East Liverpool, Ohio location. We warehouse over 100,000 bags at our Columbiana and East Liverpool locations which are a 1-2 day ship point to most of the Eastern United States. We have an extensive quality system in place to ensure we are consistently providing high quality bags at the lowest possible cost.

• Low cost, high quality supplier of bulk FIBC bags
• Over 30 years of industry experience
• Independent design and testing
• Warehousing programs for bulk bags
• Bulk bag recycling programs
• Satisfaction guarantee on all our bulk FIBC bags

What is a bulk bag?

A Bulk Bag or FIBC (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container) is a large woven bag designed to carry bulk materials. Bulk Bags range in size from 28" x 28" x 12" to 51" x 51" x 71", (filled dimensions) and may contain up to 4000lbs of material depending on design. They differ from RIBC’s (Rigid Intermediate Bulk Containers) by having flexible walls and tend to be for dry bulk solids. However, recent developments in bag liners and bag manufacturing have allowed the bulk bag to be used in other applications as well. The growth in bulk bag usage has been fairly constant over the last 10 years. Approximately 11 to 13 million bags are used annually with an average annual growth rate of around 15% per year. The growth is projected to continue due to the many advantages bulk bags provide over other containers like paper bags, fiber, plastic, and metal drums and rigid IBC’s.

What are the advantages to choosing bulk bags?

Improved safety: The manual material handling of bulk material in bags and drums and the discharging of material into process equipment can expose workers to lifting injuries. Bulk Bags require less manual movement since they require a mechanical means (fork truck, pallet jack, or hoist ) to move the container and introduce it into the process.

Cost savings: The labor cost per container is typically reduced when bulk bags are used. The lifting, opening, dumping, and disposal of forty, 50-lb paper bags is in most cases greater than positioning and opening one 2000-lb. bulk bag.

Economical packaging: As bag capacity increases, tare weight as a percentage of material weight decreases. This means more material can be shipped with less packaging for the same cost. Properly sized bulk bags can also be positioned and stacked more efficiently to heights exceeding that of smaller bags, maximizing shipping container usage and storage facility space. When determining if your product or process is suitable for bulk bag use, it is important to work with an experienced bulk bag supplier. A large percentage of all complaints to bulk bag and machinery manufacturers are due to improper bag sizing or styles.

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Send a Quote Request for your bulk bag requirements and let the professionals at Global-Pak provide a better solution for your bulk packaging needs.