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A flexitank (or called flexibag) is a soft, tough, light, polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) bladder with a volume of 14,000 to 24,000 liters for the transportation of bulk non-hazardous liquid cargoes within a standard 20-foot ISO dry-box container. It is generally used one time. This makes flexitanks a cost-effective transportation solution for non-hazardous liquids, including certain chemicals, latex, wines, food oils and juices.

In Flexitank, it is possible to transport almost any of non-hazardous liquids, both industrial, and food application:

  1. Foodstuff and Beverage: edible and animal oils and fats (liquid and solid), juices concentrates, syrups, water, wine, honey, food additives, fish sauce, soy sauce, vinegar.
  2. Industrial and Chemical: technical and industrial oils, chemical additives, water-reducer, liquid cleaning means, emulsions, glycerin, some kind of paints, ink, liquid fertilizers, latex, transformer oils, other petrochemical products etc.

Flexitank should be installed in 20-foot container. Installation of a 24,000L FLEXITANK takes 10-20 minutes. After installation you will just need to connect your connecting device to FLEXITANK. Using the pump you can start loading. Loading takes 20-40 minutes depending on type of a cargo and the pump. After loading is finished the container with FLEXITANK and with your cargo is ready to travel. The FLEXITANK can be transported by road, railway or sea.

  1. Cost effective and considerably economical than ISO tank container, IBC and Drum.
  2. High payloads, Low weight and space.
  3. No return, cleaning and demurrage cost.

  4. Lower labor/ time consuming for handling & loading.

  5. Clean, asepsis and no risk of contamination.
  6. Environmental friendly.
  7. No forklift is required.
  8. Can be rapidly positioned by airfreight if ungent needed.
  1. Significantly reduce expenses for transportation and rent. To use a flexitank means you just need to pay freight for the 20 feet container.

  2. There is no need to return tank-container and pay for this.
  3. There is no need to clean FLEXITANK after transportation as it is disposable.
  4. Saving the rent for tank-container per day.
  5. Flexitank brings more flexibility and convenience for both supplyer and buyer.
  1. Saving more than 60-70% on the packaging costs than drums and 50% than IBC.

  2. 35-40% more payload than drums, 20-30% more payload than IBC.
  3. Saving up to 80% of time and labor for loading and unloading of the cargo in drums, 50% than IBC.

  4. Greatly reducing losses / residual of a cargo during loading/ unloading.

  5. Low initial cost and low transport cost.
  6. Saving valued shipping container space.