
VALÉREX 200 Drums
Balmer Lawrie – Van Leer Ltd. manufactures the state-of-the-art Valérex 200 drum, a product of Van Leer research center, the largest in the world, for industrial packaging. Valérex 200 drum is the first cylindrical High Molecular Weight High Density Polyethylene (HMHDPE) drum developed in the world. Valérex drums are extensively used worldwide due to maximum dimensional accuracy, stability, safety, reliability and adherence to international quality standards.
Balmer Lawrie – Van Leer Ltd. has a technical collaboration and equity participation with Van Leer of the Netherlands. (Currently known as Greif International Holding B.V) the biggest producer of industrial packaging worldwide and has 142 factories in 41 countries spanning 6 continents
Manufacturing Process and Consistent Manufacturing Standards
CValérex 200 drum is made by a unique state-of-the-art manufacturing process where the body of the container is extruded in the form of a tube, ends are injection moulded and joined to the tube by a special welding process to form the drum. The fully automated PLC controlled process guarantees highest quality standards, exact wall thickness and avoids weak areas due to uneven distribution of material common to conventional blow moulding process. Van Leer’s unique manufacturing process results in minimum variation in height, diameter, wall thickness and drum weight.
PERFORMANCE
With U.N. certification across the range and the most stringent process control and quality assurance procedures, Valérex 200 drums offer the performance and reliability to meet your needs.

Colour Choice
Colouring is not just a matter of making the drum look good but can be important for safety and effective storage too. The Valérex 200 drum offers a unique choice of coloured ends, which can either match or contrast with the drum colours. Colour coding can help to identify hazardous chemicals from non-hazardous ones. It can also enable you to distinguish batches at a glance and product coding for better inventory management.Decoration
Valérex 200 drum offers an unbeatable large print area, over 80% of the container, for silk-screen printing. The decorative potential is unrivalled. An exceptionally smooth body surface enables even fine print instruction to be reproduced with excellent clarity. Safety handling handling instruction, warnings and advices can be clearly seen and read. Valérex maximises the visual impact of your products, projecting your brand image, and presenting your product in the most attractive way.
Balmer Lawrie – Van Leer’s own in-plant printing facility at Turbhe can undertake all silk-screen printing to your specification, and also offer a design consultancy service to help you make the most of the decorability of the Valérex 200 drum.

