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Silo / Bulk / Bagged Delivery
Bagged: small to medium volumes on pallets. Bulk truck: pneumatically conveyed to silo, ~25 t per load. Rail bulk: 60–90 t per car. Silo ownership shifts unloading risk to buyer.
Why it matters for procurement
Understanding silo / bulk / bagged delivery matters whenever you need to translate a producer's technical data sheet into a procurement specification. Misreading the term can result in pricing the wrong material or accepting a non-compliant lot.
When you submit an RFQ, naming the relevant standard or property explicitly (rather than relying on a generic equivalent) reduces re-quote cycles and accelerates routing to the supplier with the matching grade in stock.
Related terms
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Bag, Big Bag, Octabin Packaging
25 kg PE/PP bags for small lots. 1000 kg FIBC big bags standard for full pallet load. Octabin (octagonal cardboard) ~1100 kg for converter inline feeding.
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Lead Times in Polymer Procurement
EU producer-direct: 1–4 weeks for prime. Distributor stock: 1–3 days from local warehouse. Off-spec / spot: same week typical. Imports (US/ME): 4–8 weeks transit + clearance.