The industry survey and its results  reveal critical  trends in packaging production as well as industry benchmarks in terms of operations, infrastructure and capital equipment.   See the full report   HERE.    Highlights include:

• Total steel drum reconditioning showed a decrease of 5% over two years – to an estimated total steel reconditioned sales of 23,754,000 drums.

• The number of steel drums scrapped was down 46% from 2013 to an estimated 3.9 million units.

• The number of plastic drums reconditioned was down approximately 7% over the two years to an estimated 3,829,000 drums. The number of scrapped plastic drums almost doubled to 2.3 million.

• The number of 275-gallon IBCs reprocessed is estimated at 2,420,000, up 23% over the two years. The number of 330-gallon IBCs reprocessed is estimated at 752,000, up 17%.

RIPA has produced the industry profile every 2 or 3 years for almost two decades. It requires extensive data collection and analysis.  It also requires participation from RIPA members.  Thank you to all RIPA members who took the time to answer the questionnaire!