Returnable containers and drums

High-volume solvents and blend services

If you are routinely using large volumes of solvents and blends, our high-volume solvent delivery services can help improve your process. This service offers you solvents and blends in returnable stainless-steel barrels and drums, intermediate bulk containers (IBC), and container totes, which are an excellent choice for handling larger quantities of high-purity solvents and blends.

From bench to production

Whether you're working in a laboratory, a pilot plant, or a production environment that consumes high volumes of solvents and blends, our specialized service can help support and streamline your workflows.

 

We offer a broad range of sizes to support your workflows.

Space limited

If you are space-limited and are involved in synthesis, sample preparation, purification, and extraction applications, our 19-liter returnable stainless-steel barrel and drum options would be the ideal choice to consider. These options may also be used as part of analytical instrumentation workflows such as mobile phases. There is also an option to connect directly to analytical instrumentation if you are using solvents with these systems.

Not space limited

If you require a large volume of chemicals for pilot trials, scale-up, production, or manufacturing environments, we offer volumes of up to 1,350 liters with our intermediate bulk containers (IBC) and container totes.

Why take advantage of our returnable drums and containers high-volume solvents and blends service?

We understand that there are a wide variety of options available to you, and deciding which one is right for you can be challenging.

 

Here are some reasons our customers choose our returnable drum, barrel, and tote high-volume solvents and blends service:  

Sustainability: help reduce waste and use fewer resources

  • By utilizing the returnable drum and barrel service instead of standard glass bottles, almost 200 lbs/90 kgs of glass and cardboard are eliminated per 200-liter returnable drum/container system. (Note: one reusable 200-liter returnable drum/barrel is the equivalent of 50 four-liter bottles and associated packing materials.)

Safety: supports a positive health and safety working environment

  • Reduce the risk of solvent or chemical spillage.
  • As our containers are made from either metal or plastic, there is no risk of broken glass in the working environment.
  • The unique design of our drums, barrels, and totes reduces the risk of flammable or toxic solvent liquids and vapors being readily released into the surrounding air.

Performance: reliable supply of high-quality chemicals

  • We offer a wide variety of drum and container sizes and product grades (extra dry grade, ACS grade, HPLC grade, or USP grade) to meet your exact requirements.
  • Choose from either a pure solvent or a custom blend to support your lab and manufacturing processes.
  • We provide chemicals and blends in inert packaging so that there is no risk of the packaging reacting with the chemicals inside the container. The packaging also helps protect the chemicals and blends from external environmental factors such as moisture and vapors. This ensures that solvents and blends with low water content stay that way.

Supply: mitigates supply risk to business

  • Chemical shortages have a direct impact on your business. Customers choose to reduce risk by opting for dual sourcing with partners that can offer the service and quality they need to meet their business needs. We have a plentiful supply of containers ready for you. 

Support: value-add elements of our service

  • Our returnable drum, barrel, and tote service is a configurable program with accessories and services to support your unique needs.
  • When using the returnable drums and containers service, a dedicated Thermo Fisher Scientific business partner is assigned to support your business requirements. They help to manage the service and are there to answer technical, logistical, and financial questions.  
  • Empty returnable drums and barrels are cleaned, maintained, and refilled by Thermo Fisher Scientific, saving you time and money.

How does the returnable drums and containers high-volume solvents and blends service work?


The high-volume solvents and blends barrels and drums, totes, and containers are fully maintained and serviced by Thermo Fisher Scientific. We have a dedicated team that supports the service both regionally and globally.

Stainless steel barrel / drum

Intermediate bulk container (IBC)

Stainless steel container tote

*Images are representative of the types of packaging we offer within our services

Conversion between L and US gallons

Liters US gallons
200 liters 52.83 gallons
2.5 liters 0.66 gallon
4 liters 1.06 gallons
1350 liters 356.63 gallons

Custom chemical service

Custom synthesis

Optimize your synthesis with our extensive database of production methods for over 8,000 compounds.

Custom blends

Save time and get exceptional product consistency by letting us prepare your custom-made solvents, blends, and buffers at our facilities.

Custom specifications, packaging, and labels

Take advantage of our extensive analytical services to define and meet your unique specifications. We also offer labeling services to enhance product identification and custom packaging.

Bulk and high-volume service

10x Current catalog offering

We offer catalog options that can be ordered in larger sizes and formats.

We can provide a wide variety of chemicals, test them, package them, and deliver them based on your requirements. 

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