SCHÄFER Container Systems

About Us

Manufacturer of IBCs and Customized Containers

SCHÄFER Container Systems offers a comprehensive range of stainless steel containers with capacities from 10 to 3,000 litres. Our solutions meet the highest standards in certification, production, transport, and storage. From proven standing containers for bulk materials, liquids, and pastes to aseptic containers, ion exchanger units, and bespoke special containers for sensitive or hazardous substances – we deliver exactly what you need.

Quality and Variety

We manufacture durable stainless steel IBCs (Intermediate Bulk Containers) for a wide range of applications. Whether for liquids, solids, or pastes, our containers are craneable, stackable, and easy to handle. With volumes of up to 1,000 litres and beyond, we ensure flexibility and efficiency in your operations.

Reliability and Safety

Our containers are built to withstand internal and external influences, offering international UN approvals for global use. Products such as the BTA tank container and SCHÄFER Cube BTU meet the highest safety requirements, while hazardous goods and aseptic containers guarantee optimal protection for sensitive substances.

Customisation Options

To meet your specific needs, we offer a variety of accessories and modifications, including agitators, fill-level measurement systems, insulation, and special coatings. Our expertise enables us to develop tailored solutions and unique container designs for individual requirements.

Innovation and Efficiency

Advanced solutions like the SCHÄFER Cube BTU and SCHÄFER Skid BTU offer long service life and seamless integration, even as replacements for plastic IBCs. These innovations maximise infrastructure efficiency and operational flexibility.

Experience and Expertise

With decades of experience and a highly skilled team, SCHÄFER Container Systems guarantees top-quality production. As part of the SCHÄFER WERKE Group, headquartered in Neunkirchen, Germany, we leverage a strong international network with locations in Germany, the Czech Republic, and the USA, employing over 1,100 people worldwide.

Our values

SCHÄFER WERKE:
A strong family enterprise – yesterday, today, tomorrow

The strengths and the future viability of all SCHÄFER GROUP companies are safeguarded by the active involvement of the owner family.

Maintaining the goals and values of the founder, continuing his aspiration to entrepreneurial autonomy, remaining independent through our own financial initiative – on the basis of these principles, the management can implement a forward-looking and sustainable corporate strategy:

„As the owning family, we must always support the entire group and make reliable, future-oriented development possible through our involvement. We want our values to decisively influence the company as a whole. We have defined guidelines for the management of the business, derived from these values.”

The core principles are:

Our thinking, planning and actions are geared to the long-term

We look for, promote and implement market-oriented innovations

We want growth, but not at any price

We want to keep the risks we take within reasonable limits

We will reinforce our capital strength by our own financial initiative

We will take on social responsibility wherever it is possible for us to do so

We support sustainability in the use of natural resources

Christian values, trust and reliability influence the way we deal and work with our employees, customers and business partners. This approach gives rise to a reliable sense of direction:
We are convinced that we have created a solid, significant foundation for the entire group to be able to meet the challenges of the future enduringly and successfully.

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