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[[Image:Big-bag-filling-machine-portable.jpg|thumb|200px|Portable Big Bag Filling Machine]] | [[Image:Big-bag-filling-machine-portable.jpg|thumb|200px|Portable Big Bag Filling Machine]] | ||
[[Image:Big-bag-filling-machine-highspeed.jpg|thumb|200px|High Speed Portable Big Bag Filling Machine]] | [[Image:Big-bag-filling-machine-highspeed.jpg|thumb|200px|High Speed Portable Big Bag Filling Machine]] | ||
A '''FIBC''' or '''Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container''' | A '''FIBC''' or '''Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container''', or [[Bulk Bags|Bulk Bag]] is a standardized [[Containers| | ||
container]] in large dimensions for storing and transporting dry, flowable products, for example sand, fertilizers , and granules of plastics. | container]] in large dimensions for storing and transporting dry, flowable products, for example sand, fertilizers , and granules of plastics. | ||
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It was during the oil crisis of the mid 1970s that the FIBC really came into its own for transporting huge quantities of cement to the Middle East from across Europe for the rapid expansion of the oil producing countries. At its zenith, upwards of 50,000 metric tons of cement was being shipped out on a weekly basis to feed the vast building programme. The Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Association (FIBCA) was formed in 1983 by the companies that were manufacturing bulk bags at that time. | It was during the oil crisis of the mid 1970s that the FIBC really came into its own for transporting huge quantities of cement to the Middle East from across Europe for the rapid expansion of the oil producing countries. At its zenith, upwards of 50,000 metric tons of cement was being shipped out on a weekly basis to feed the vast building programme. The Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Association (FIBCA) was formed in 1983 by the companies that were manufacturing bulk bags at that time. | ||
The modern FIBC transports a growing figure of over ¼ billion tonnes of product each year and is used to handle, store and move products as varied as cereals to powdered chemicals and flour to animal feeds. With a capacity of up to 3m³ and load capability ranging from ½ a tonne to two tonnes FIBCs are highly cost effective, easily recyclable and ideal for virtually any free-flowing granule, powder, pellet or flake. FIBCs are also being developed to hold and filter fluid products. | The modern FIBC transports a growing figure of over ¼ billion tonnes of product each year and is used to handle, store and move products as varied as cereals to powdered chemicals and flour to animal feeds. With a capacity of up to 3m³ and load capability ranging from ½ a tonne to two tonnes FIBCs are highly cost effective, easily recyclable and ideal for virtually any free-flowing granule, powder, pellet or flake. FIBCs are also being developed to hold and filter fluid products. | ||
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- Round construction | - Round construction | ||
==Lifting options== | ==Lifting options== | ||
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Type - D - Anti-static FIBCs, essentially refers to those bags which have anti-static or static dissipative properties without the requirement of grounding. | Type - D - Anti-static FIBCs, essentially refers to those bags which have anti-static or static dissipative properties without the requirement of grounding. | ||
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Food Products | Food Products | ||
Grains | Grains | ||
Mining (Used to hold shotcrete) | Mining (Used to hold shotcrete) | ||
Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceuticals | ||
Pigments | Pigments | ||
Plastics | Plastics | ||
Refractories | Refractories | ||
Rubber Additives | Rubber Additives | ||
SeedPeanuts | SeedPeanuts | ||
Starchwall coat powder | Starchwall coat powder | ||
==Flood Barrier Use== | ==Flood Barrier Use== | ||
Thailand utilized [[Big bags]] to erect temporary walls to protect areas during the 2011 Thailand floods. Walls built using big bags instead of smaller traditionally used sand bags were termed the big bag wall, or big bag barrier. | |||
Thailand utilized | |||
== Video== | == Video== | ||
<youtube>lz9W0m45VUk</youtube> | <youtube>lz9W0m45VUk</youtube> | ||