
Available Globally
Knock Down Drum (KDD)


The optimal sustainable solution for transporting steel drums to remote locations
Greif’s Patented Concept: Ship semi-finished drum parts to be assembled locally with a basic line.
Additional Features/Options:
- Tight head or open head available
- Drum parts are supplied painted, knocked down, and ready to seam
- Decoration available
- Drums can be tested locally with four basic machines
Optimized Packaging
Reduce working capital and save space with drums are at your door according to your specifications and delivered when you need to fill them. Ideal for just in time manufacturing.
Near or Far
Ideally suited for plants far away from industrial areas, many drums can be exported in ISO-containers over long distances and assembled locally with a more manageable investment.
Sustainability
Minimize your CO2 footprint - 1200 Knock Down Drums fit in a single ISO container, where the max is only eighty for standard drums.
The widest range of specifications

Optional screen printing or lithography on body
- Colors
- Plastic and steel caps
- Plastic
- Plain and lacquered plugs
- Plugs

Safety first
Less manual handling of inventoried drums
Quality
The right quality at the right time

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Sustainable Steel Drum Solution for Remote Locations
Greif’s Knock Down Drums (KDD) offer the optimal sustainable solution for transporting steel drums to remote locations. Semi-finished drum parts are shipped and assembled locally
Markets We Serve
From the products that keep us moving to the ones that make us beautiful, Greif is proud to serve the unique needs of a wide range of global industries.

Lubricants & Petrochemicals
Greif has the right technology, capabilities, and people to meet all of appropriate technical and regulatory requirements of the lubricant industry.

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.

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.