Joint Venture of Three Leading Independent Steel Drum Manufacturers

Formed in February 1999

Favorable Business Review Letter Issued by Department of Justice in March 2000

Represents 30% of US Steel Drum Market

Containers America, LLC is a joint venture of independent steel drum manufacturers located in various geographic regions of the United States providing the support and expertise of larger multi-plant organizations.  The group is comprised of the following companies:  C.P. Louisiana, Inc., New Orleans, LA; General Steel Drum Corp., Charlotte, NC; and North Coast Container Corporation, Cleveland, OH.

The LLC companies have highly sophisticated equipment and state-of-the-art technology, such as ISO Openhead capability, "W" style design drums, and ambient air testing of drums.  All members of the LLC are ISO 9002 certified.  The LLC, working as a group, gives our customers support and production capacity backed by three fully-operating drum plants to create a level of compatibility among the companies that allows total support.  The LLC can therefore validate the commitment of any one of its members to provide service to your multiple facilities.

One of the strongest driving forces for the LLC is our ability to be more responsive than much larger individual drum companies while remaining competitive.  One of the ways we have been able to accomplish this is by pooling our purchasing in order to reduce drum cost.  Vendor responses have been favorable and we intend to share these savings with our customers.

We realize that the LLC creates a new perspective for you as a purchasing manager to view your vendor; that is, a coalition of companies presenting multiple location service versus a single entity.  We believe that this structure provides us the ability to deliver greater dependability, long-term experience, the highest possible quality and overall customer satisfaction.

 


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