General Information:
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.
