Chase Bag Company of Newport News, Va. now has available a reusable polypropylene bag that holds up to 3,000 pounds of most types of dry materials for bulk handling and storage, yet weighs only five pounds. The bag's rectangular design provides stability for more efficient stacking and storage of filled bags.
Woven from extremely strong polypropylene strands, the bags are said to last for 10 or 15 round trips under normal handling procedures. Four lifting loops at the top of the bag fit on the two arms of a forklift for easy filling and emptying. In destructive tests, the straps and the bag itself have held loads of more than 15,000 pounds before rupturing.
Trademarked mini BULK®, the bags are available with or without a 3½-mil polyethylene liner, or with an inner or outer 1-mil polypropylene coating. Either serves as a moisture barrier. The mini BULK bag is available in six standard sizes—26, 34, 42, 49, 73, and 85 cubic foot capacities; other special sizes can be ordered to meet customers' specific size requirements.
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