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Tight Head Steel Pails

Steel Pail Stock Inventory

Browse our online store to view our broad range of closed-head steel pails in a variety of sizes and colors.

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Tight-Head Steel Pails

Northern Container’s Steel Pails are durable, making them useful in a variety of applications. Steel Tight Head pails are great for storing products, shipping, and handling liquids including heated materials, oils, paint and chemicals, as well as being used in-house for multiple applications. Our pails are made by Mauser Packaging, in the USA, with 25% recycled content. Our steel pails are 100% recyclable, making them environmentally friendly.

All pails, standard or UN-rated, feature a double-welded seam to ensure product integrity. Northern Container stock Tight Head Steel Pails from 1 gallon to 5 gallons. Being a distributor allows Northern Container the ability to sell a single pail for personal use or in bulk/wholesale to a business. Most stock items do not require a minimum order. All pails stocked at our Alsip, IL warehouse are available to ship Next Business Day.

Special orders are available in many different sizes, ranging from 1 gallon to 10 gallons, with a UN Rating or as a non-rated Standard pail. Steel pails are available ranging from 30 gauge to 24 gauge and with multiple lining options including; Unlined, which is a spray-on Clear Rust Inhibitor, or a baked-on lining of an Epoxy Phenolic (Buff or Red Brown) or 100% Phenolic (Gold). 

As a stocking distributor, Northern Container provides versatile options for purchasing items – whether for personal use or in bulk quantities for wholesale business-to-business transactions. Our stock items come with low minimum order requirements and are usually shipped the next business day from our warehouse. If you can't find what you're looking for, simply fill out our quote request form, and we'll identify the perfect packaging solution for your specific application.

Tight Head Steel Pails

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