Steel Pails Manufactured by Cleveland Steel Container

Yankee Containers stocks a large and varied assortment of steel pails manufactured by Cleveland Steel Container. Cleveland Steel has their corporate office located in Glenwillow, Ohio. They have several locations across the United States, however, Yankee primarily deals with the Quakertown, Pennsylvania plant. Cleveland Steel is committed to leading the industry in product quality. They state on their website “when your product’s demands are critical, there is no other choice than steel containers”.
We stock the following steel pails manufactured by Cleveland Steel Container:
- 5 gallon Packing Group I pail (steel pail with plastic insert)
- 3.5 gallon – 5 gallon tight head steel pails with Rieke opening
- 5 gallon composite pail with Rieke opening
- 5 gallon straight sided lined pail
- 5 gallon pails with plugs (bungs)
- Lug covers
- Dish covers
- Lever lock ring
Packing Group I Pail (Combination Packaging)
More detailed information on this pail can be found here.
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5 Gallon High Density Polyethylene Insert Black Steel Round Item: SPO0006PL2L001 UN Rating: 1A2/X50/S Opening: Open Head Pack: 36 This is a 24 gauge steel pail with a plastic insert. It is an X rated combination package. The inner container is high density polyethylene and has one 2" buttress plug. The steel cover is held on with a bolt ring which is secured with the nut and bolt. UN Rating UN1A2/X50/S |
Tight Head Steel Pails w/Rieke Openings – Rieke Spout Sold Separately
If you are not familiar with a Rieke Opening, take a minute to look at this article.
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5 Gallon Buff Epoxy Phenolic Blue Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Item: SPC0005CS4L001 UN Rating: 1A1/Y1.8/300 Opening: Tight Head Rieke Opening Pack: 36 Minimum Order 1,000 Pieces Our 5 gallon blue steel pail with a buff epoxy phenolic lining is a tight head pail with a Rieke opening. It has a hole covered with a dust cap. Pails are shipped empty, with the dust cap on, so they remain clean. The end user fills the pail and then crimps on a Rieke Flexspout (sold separately). A Rieke Flexspout is a retractable plastic pour spout which offers a reliable and tamper evident seal. When the spout is closed, it has a low profile for ease of stacking. The tamper evident cap has a pull tab for fast removal. To pour from this pail simply pull up the spout, dispense your product and reclose. UN1A1/Y1.8/300 |
5 Gallon Composite Pail w/Rieke Opening – Rieke Spout Sold Separately
Much more detailed information on this pail can be found here.
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5 Gallon Polyethylene 2U Black Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Insert 1/8 Vent in Body Item: SPO0005CS2L001 UN Rating: 6HA1/Y1.8/100 Opening: Open Head Pack: 36 This black steel pail is a composite pail with a plastic liner. The liners are produced separately from the pail and hand assembled. The pail takes a Rieke Flexspout (sold separately) which must be attached with a special crimping tool. The pail comes with a dust cap which is removed and the pail is then filled. When the Flexspout is applied, it seals the liner to the pail, as well as sealing the spout to the pail. There is small hole in the side of the pail which allows any air between the liner and bladder to be forced out. UN6HA1/Y1.8/100 |
Rieke Spout
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Natural Plastic 70mm Flexspout Flexspout Item: PCA0000RI00011 UN Rating: Opening: 70mm Pack: 500 These Rieke Flexspouts must be crimped onto the opening of compatible containers. The crimp on tool is sold separately. |
5 Gallon Straight Sided Lined Pail
This information on our straight sided pail manufactured by Cleveland Steel might be helpful.
5 Gallon Pails w/Plugs (Bungs)
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5 Gallon Epoxy Phenolic Black Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Item: SPC0005CS2L011 UN Rating: 1A1/Y1.8/250 Opening: Tight Head Pack: 36 Minimum Order Quantity 1,008 This black steel pail with a epoxy phenolic lining has a 2" Rieke Titegrip Steel Plug with an EPT (Ethylene Propylene Tri Polymer) gasket. |
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5 Gallon Blue Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Item: SPC0005CS4U006 UN Rating: 1A1/X1.6/250 Opening: Tight Head Pack: 36 MINIMUM ORDER QUANTITY 1,000 Our 5 gallon blue tight head steel pail, unlined with a rust inhibitor, has one 2" steel plug and one 3/4" Rieke Visegrip II steel plug with irradiated PE gaskets. These are pipe thread plugs. |
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5 Gallon Red Phenolic Blue Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Item: SPC0005CS4L002 UN Rating: UN1A1/X1.6/250 Opening: Tight Head Pack: 36 MINIMUM ORDER QUANTITY 1,000 Our blue tight head steel pail with a 2 coat red phenolic lining has one 2" steel plug and one 3/4" pipe thread steel plug. Red phenolic linings are commonly used when transporting or storing agricultural chemicals, flavors and fragrances, acids and organic solvents. This is an FDA compliant pail and can take hot product up to 350 degrees F maximum. UN1A1/X1.6/250 |
Open Head Steel Pails – Covers Sold Separately
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5 Gallon Black Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Item: SPO0005CS2U006 UN Rating: 1A2/Y2.0/100 Opening: Open Head Pack: 108 This black unlined open head pail is Y-rated. To keep the UN rating valid a UN certified cover (sold separately) must be used. |
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6.5 Gallon Black Steel Round 0.5mm 24 GA Item: SPO0006CS2U007 UN Rating: 1A2/X30/S Opening: Open Head Pack: 72 This black unlined open head pail is X-rated. To keep the UN rating valid a UN certified cover (sold separately) must be used. |
Lug Covers
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Black Steel Round Lug Cover 0.4mm 26GA Item: SPL2605CS2U001 UN Rating: Opening: Pack: 50 Unlined w/ flowed in gasket |
Dish Cover
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Black Steel Round 24 GA Item: SPL2405BR2U004 UN Rating: Pack: 36 |
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Lever Lock Ring
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