European Association of
fibre drum manufacturers
fibre drum manufacturers
SEFFI, representing the fibre drum industry in Europe!
Regulatory
European Standards for fibre drums
- EN 12710 Fibreboard drums - Removable head drums with closing rings and a nominal capacity of 15 to 250 litres.
- Fibreboard drums - Removable head drums with slip-on lids ans a nominal capacity of 5 to 600 litres. All drums made according to the standard carry the relevant materials identification symbol.
The material identification symbol for body and base of fibreboard drums are give in Table D.1 and Table D.2 and an example is shown in Figure D.1.
Table D.1 - Body identification symbols Table D.2 - Base identification symbols
| Code | Material | Adhesive |
| S1 | 100% kraft liner | Silicate, starch, polyvinyl alcohol |
| S2 | 100% kraft with polyolefine layer(s) with a minimum thickness of 10 gsm | Silicate, starch, polyvinyl alcohol, polyolefine |
| S3 | 100% kraft liner with or without a polyolefine coating | Hot melt |
| S4 | Recycled paper with or without a polyolefine with aluminium foil | Silicate, starch, polyvinyl alcohol |
| S5 | Fibre laminated with aluminium foil | Hot melt, silicate, starch, polyvinyl alcohol, polyolefine |
| S6 | All other materials |
| Code | Material |
| S | Steel |
| P | Plastics |
| F | Fibre |
| W | Plywood |
| H | Hardboard |
| O | Other |
Figure D.1 Fibreboard drum material identification symbols
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