New IBC totes delivered in Ohio
Ohio leads the country in two tote-filling industries and is near the top in several more. Paint, coating and adhesive manufacturing employed 8,770 people in 2025, the most of any state, and Cuyahoga County around Cleveland had 3,256 of those jobs, the most of any county (BLS QCEW 2025). Plastics products employed 42,286, also first among states. Chemical manufacturing employed 49,328 (third), fruit and vegetable preserving 10,327 and dairy 8,963.
Auto parts makers add 62,025 jobs and vehicle assembly 19,070. Franklin County around Columbus had 2,930 dairy jobs, third among US counties. So Ohio orders cover the full range: steel IBCs for solvent-borne coatings, rated totes for chemicals, totes with dosing outlets for plastics additives, and food-contact totes for food and dairy plants.
Delivery to Ohio
Ohio had 98,354 warehousing jobs, fifth among states, led by Franklin (18,179), Cuyahoga (12,498) and Madison (7,480) counties. I-70, I-71, I-75, I-77 and I-80/90 cross the state, so nearly every plant is close to an interstate. Cleveland-area coatings plants and Columbus distributors are routine full-load deliveries.
What Ohio buyers usually ask for
Coatings makers in the Cleveland area should tell us which products are solvent-borne, since those go in steel, and which are water-based, which can use a rated composite tote. Plastics compounders dose colour and additives from the tote, so give the pump's inlet size. Columbus and Cincinnati distribution centres expect a booked slot; small plants may need a liftgate.
- Carbon steel and metal IBCsFor Cleveland-area solvent-borne coatings and thinners.Build: Carbon steel shell · UN code: 31A · Approval: often UL 142 · For: Class I flammables
- UN-rated chemical totesFor chemical makers and water-based coatings shipped as regulated.UN code: 31HA1/Y · Packing groups: II and III · Specific gravity: 1.6 or 1.9 · Retest: every 2.5 years
- New 275 gallon IBC toteFor plastics additives dosed from the tote; ask for the outlet your pump takes.Capacity: 275 gal / 1,040 L · Footprint: 48 x 40 in · Height: about 46 in · UN code: 31HA1/Y
- Food-grade new IBC totesFor Ohio’s vegetable, dairy and food plants.Bottle resin: 21 CFR 177.1520 · Prior contents: None · Gaskets: EPDM or Viton · Sizes: 275, 330 gal
Not sure which tote? Start from the product. A regulated liquid needs a UN-rated tote marked for its specific gravity.
Anything people eat or drink needs a food-contact bottle; a Class I flammable needs a steel IBC.
Quote totes delivered in Ohio
Give the delivery ZIP in Ohio, the product you will fill, how many totes and how often, and whether the site has a dock or needs a liftgate. If your plant books receiving slots, name the window and any site rules for drivers.