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EcoBalance™ Low Carbon Emission Steel Drums
Achieves ~60% cradle-to-gate CO₂ footprint reduction.
EcoBalance™ Low Carbon Emission Steel Drums are designed to deliver the same trusted durability and performance of traditional steel drums with a significantly reduced environmental footprint. Produced in collaboration with ArcelorMittal using XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel, these drums help customers lower Scope 3 emissions, meet sustainability regulations, and demonstrate measurable progress toward ESG goals.
Additional Features/Options:
- Contains up to 75% recycled steel
- Delivers ~10% cradle-to-grave CO₂ footprint reduction
- Powered by renewable energy sources – wind, solar, and hydro
- Produced with breakthrough Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) technology, using green hydrogen or natural gas instead of coal.
- Certified through ArcelorMittal XCarb®, with independently verified CO₂ reductions for complete transparency and trust.
- 100% recyclable and fully circular
- Tri-Sure closures available
Customized to your spec
These drums offer the same broad customization possibilities as our traditional steel drums, ensuring they meet the exact requirements of your operations.
Already the global standard
The large steel drum from Greif is a globally recognized container with uniform specifications used around the world, but now at a carbon footprint reduction of ~60%.
The EcoBalance™ Promise
EcoBalance™ represents Greif’s commitment to sustainability without compromise. EcoBalance solution is engineered to reduce environmental impact while ensuring world-class safety and reliability.
Low carbon steel drum specifications
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
- Tight head or open head, UN for solid and liquid
- 52+ gallons (200+ liters)
- Plain, lacquered/lined
- Flexible or PE liner inside
- Various types of decoration possible including screen print, lithography, sleeves, or digital printing
- Tri-Sure closures available including venting systems
cUSTOMIZATION EXAMPLES
- Laquers
- Linings
- Colors and logo options
- Safety pins
- Plastic and steel caps
- Plastic
- Plain and lacquered plugs
STEEL BARREL CIRCULARITY IN ACTION
Learn how the circle of life for steel drums doesn’t necessarily end once they are delivered to our customers. Whether reclaimed as scrap metal, or reconditioned for new use, the many lives of a steel drum make up a circularity success story.
Safety first
Tried and Tested for any Situation
Steel Drums meet the highest UN approvals (drop test, pressure, stacking). Drums can be individually leak-tested.
Carbon footprint
Collaboration with ArcelorMittal XCarb®
These drums are produced using ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel, made with high scrap content and powered by 100% renewable electricity. XCarb® certification provides transparency and assurance, enabling customers to account for Scope 3 carbon reductions in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
Speed
We are speeding up the ordering process
A new and improved digital ordering platform is going live at Greif plants throughout North America. What that means for you is a simpler, more efficient way to do business with Greif.
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Market Applications
EcoBalance™ Low Carbon Emission Steel Drums are ideal for industries requiring strength, safety, and sustainability.
Commodity Chemicals
Packaging must protect product purity, comply with regulations, and support safety. We have the right technology, capabilities, and people to meet all specialty chemical industry requirements.
Health & Beauty
We are a reliable partner to those who supply the wellness, fragrance, food and beverage, and home and personal care markets with the materials to enhance their products.
Paints, Coatings & Ink
Greif offers large, intermediate, and specialty fibre, plastic or steel drums, and IBCs that offer a truly customized solution with the appropriate components for the paint, coating, or ink market.
Industrial Goods
Greif gets it – you need packaging that meets stringent technical and regulatory requirements. Learn more about how we deliver for our customers in the industrial and consumer goods industry.
Lubricants & Petrochemicals
Greif has the right technology, capabilities, and people to meet all of appropriate technical and regulatory requirements of the lubricant industry.
Mining & Construction
Our EasyPourTM concrete forming tubes are one of the leading brands in the industry. Additionally, we make blast tubes for dry and wet mining.
Agriculture
At Greif, we have decades of experience designing and producing packaging that protects food from contamination sources and is compliant with strict food safety regulations.
Specialty Chemicals
Greif understands your requirements and can offer solutions that minimize risk of contamination during storage and transportation of your product in our packaging solutions.
Waste & Nuclear
Safe and reliable solutions are crucial for the waste and nuclear energy industry. Greif offers steel drums with appropriate components that meet regulatory and safety requirements.
Food & Beverages
At Greif we have decades of experience designing and producing packaging that protects food from contamination sources and is compliant with strict food safety regulations.
Flavors & Fragrances
With Greif’s complete range of industrial packaging for Flavors & Fragrances, you not only find solutions that meet your requirements, but also maintain your high-quality standards.
Sustainability is Our Goal
What is it like to order steel drums from Greif?
For starters, we work together. Greif and the colleagues who make the company stand out as a premier provider of steel drums work with every customer to deliver the best solution for their needs. A collaborative process finds the best outcomes for you – and of course, your customers and end-users.
Did you know that Greif established an updated mission statement to be the best-performing customer service company in the world? What that means for you is whether you are selecting a 55-gallon steel drum or anything else in the Greif catalog, it is the duty of all at Greif to make sure your needs are met, and your expectations are exceeded.
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