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Article: Steel drum marks 85th anniversary. (Packaging)
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- The Oil Daily
- Article date:
- November 8, 1985
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Steel Drum Marks 85th Anniversary
YOU MIGHT find it on a "trivial pursuits' quiz: Name an 85-year old industrial artifact that is still far and away the leader in its field.
You could think quite a while before coming up with the right answer--the steel drum. And when you did, you certainly wouldn't be mentioning something trivial. This ever-young industrial shipping container is one of the most useful and enduring artifacts ever developed.
Its role in commerce and industry can hardly be exaggerated. It is used in packaging an uncountable multitude of liquid and semi-solid chemical and petroleum products, paints, inks, foodstuffs, ...