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GREIF MEXICO
RECYCLED LSD MARKET

April 2012

MEXICO RECYCLED LARGE STEEL DRUM MARKET
On Mexico, the major competitor for LSD industry is the market for reconditioned drums.
This market iscomposed mainly for family businesses* and attends several industries, such as food
(honey, juices, fruit, etc.) paint, waterproofing coatings, chemicals, solvents, among others. Some
importantcompanies consumers of this drums are for example:
Henkel
Mexicana de Resinas
Quimikao
Fortequim
Sika
Imperquimia
Pasa
Poliformas Plasticas
Solquim

Quimica Delta
Pochteca
Solvmex
AlvegClariant
Citrofrut
Citricos EX
Frexport and most of strawberry processors
All honey producers

In despite of be almost a sub-industry, the size of this market is bigger than the LSD (new drums), thisbecause in our country still remains a hardy lack of regulations around packaging, and in addition, the
fight for be competitive in all of this markets force the owners of companies to privilegethe use of recycle
drums in order to find maximum savings on packaging through the purchases of this kind of drums instead
of new drums.
The used drums for the recondition process are getting ofdomestic industry and of many importations of
chemical products and food products. Too many drums come from New Zealand, containing butter oil.
* It is estimated that about 200 micro-processors andabout 15 large.
Source: Greif Mexico, Team analysis – April 2012

MEXICO RECYCLED LARGE STEEL DRUM MARKET

The most important regions where
Reconditioners are finding are
Monterrey and North-eastof Estado
de Mexico. Some other small
companies are located around all
Country, highlighting Hermosillo,
Guadalajara and Puebla.

Plants Location

Main Companies are:
ContenedoresIndustriales Mexicanos
Envases Unidos Emeu
Politambores
Envases Jorman
Envases El Castor
Recicladora de tambos
Envases Bernardo
Grupo Envamex
Tambores Zimbron
Grupo Reech
Jat Fuerte
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