Tycon Paints PPG's path to Poland
Tycon Paints PPG's path to Poland
Keywords: PPG Industries, Tycon Containers, Paint, Containers
PPG Industries (UK) has adopted the use of stainless steel Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) from Tycon Containers Ltd for the shipment of a range of paints from its Birmingham manufacturing site to a major car manufacturer's production site in Poland.
PPG (LTK) Ltd is a subsidiary of PPG Industries, which maintains manufacturing sites throughout the world in the core activities of coatings,chemicals, glass and fibreglass. Having pioneered techniques such as electrodeposition, which have substantially increased rust resistance for cars,the company estimates that about two out of every three cars on the planet is coated with a product produced or licensed by PPG.
PPG (UK) chose the Tycon IBCz type stainless steel I000L IBCs (Plate 7) for the safe transit of automobile paints from its Birmingham manufacturing site to the car manufacturing site in Warsaw.
Plate 7 Tycon Containers Ltd provides stainless steel intermediate bulk containers to PPG Industries
PPG (UK) senior project engineer Zafar Ali said: "Tycon pitched for the contract alongside a number of competitors and their offer was very competitive. We've used their equipment before and found them to provide very high quality,robust containers. The journey from Birmingham to Poland is a long haul, and we required a container that provided us with the confidence that all product would arrive completely intact. In our previous experience with Tycon we have also found them to provide good service, and it was for these combined reasons that they won the contract".
Type IBCz container from Tycon, as supplied to PPG, is said to be regarded as the workhorse of the liquids shipping industry with a time-proven design which has been in use for over 35 years. Press formed from either mild or stainless steel, they are extremely rugged yet light.
Available with UN approval, options include pressure vacuum valves, 16" to 18" manholes, a 304 or 316 stainless steel body and over 15 outlet valve options. With sizes ranging from 250 litres-2,000 litres, they are also stated to be forklift truck and crane liftable and stackable three high when full.
Tycon supplies a full range of IBC containers in both stainless steel and high density polyethylene for the full range of powder and liquids shipping purposes.
Details available from: Tycon Containers Ltd. Tel: +44 (0) 1 61 440 0027;Fax: +44 (0) 1 61 440 9907.
