Better Packaging.
Less Waste. More Reuse.
CAQUIN helps manufacturers and CPG companies source practical packaging solutions that reduce unnecessary material, improve reuse, strengthen recyclability, and support more efficient manufacturing and distribution.
Reusable • Recyclable • Durable • Practical
What are you trying to improve?
Pick the direction that matches your project. Each one leads to formats and options worth looking at.
Reduce Packaging
Use less material for the same job — right-sized formats, fewer components, lighter builds.
Reuse Packaging
Returnable and reusable containers that survive many trips instead of one.
Improve Recyclability
Simpler material choices and separable components that fit existing recycling streams.
Improve Transportation
Nesting, collapsing and better cube use — stop paying to move air.
Find an Alternative
Tell us what you use today and we look for options worth comparing.
What are you working on?
Pick a starting point and read how the formats actually behave — capacity, nesting, cleaning, reuse and freight. No forms, no sign-up.
Packaging
Formats, materials and what changes when you switch
Material movement
How material travels between processes and sites
Raw materials
Receiving, storing and drawing down inbound material
Ingredient handling
Food ingredients, purees, pastes and sensitive products
Warehousing
Space, stacking and what empties are costing you
Shipping
Load protection, damage and what arrives intact
Storage
Stacking, nesting and the space empties take
Hard-to-find items
Obsolete parts, odd sizes, discontinued formats
Plant operations
Handling, changeover, cleaning and consumables
Tell us what you're using today.
Describe the packaging you want to replace — the format, what goes inside, roughly how much. We point you to alternatives worth exploring. Optional, no account, and you can close it any time.
Where most projects start.
Drums & Pails
Conical steel drums, steel containers and pails for liquids, powders and pastes.
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Liners & Flexible Packaging
Drum liners, IBC liners, films and bags.
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Drum & IBC Accessories
Closures, gaskets, caps, faucets and covers.
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Load Protection
Stretch film, strapping, edge protection and dunnage.
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Identification & Security
Seals, tags, labels and tamper evidence.
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Bulk Packaging
Carton IBCs, disposable totes and bag-in-box systems.
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Special Sourcing
Hard-to-find items, plant supplies and custom requirements.
ViewUse less. Reuse where it makes sense. Recycle what remains.
Use Less
Material cost is real cost. Right-sizing and simpler builds often take weight out without changing the fill line.
Reuse More
Returnable formats change the economics when the same container can run many trips.
Recycle Better
Fewer materials and separable parts make a package easier to move into an existing stream.
Transport Smarter
Nesting and collapsing formats cut the space empties take on the way back.
Source Better
Most improvements come down to finding the right format and the right supplier for it.
Packaging choices carry more weight than they used to.
Material prices move, customers ask harder questions, and a growing number of markets make the company that puts packaging on the market responsible for what happens to it afterwards. Waste-reduction targets and retailer requirements push in the same direction.
That does not have to become a project. In most cases it is a sourcing question: what format does the job with less material, more reuse, or a cleaner end of life — and who can supply it.
CAQUIN provides packaging sourcing and commercial support. We do not provide legal, regulatory, engineering or certification services.
Formats customers ask for most.
Sizes, materials and options depend on quantity, specification and destination.
Conical Steel Drums
Nestable steel drums that stack full and nest empty.
Metal & Plastic Pails
Small-volume containers with lids, handles and tamper options.
Drum Liners
Polyethylene liners that keep product off the drum wall.
Stretch Film
Hand and machine film matched to your loads.
Tamper-Evident Seals
Numbered plastic and metal seals for custody control.
Carton IBCs
Single-trip liquid bulk containers that ship flat.
Hard-to-Find Items
Discontinued, custom or oddly sized items.
Open Head Steel Drums
Removable-cover steel drums for solids, pastes and thick liquids.
Tight Head Steel Drums
Closed-top steel drums with bung openings for liquids.
High-Barrier Liners
Multi-layer liners for oxygen and moisture-sensitive product.
Where our customers work.
Food & Beverage
Purées, concentrates, oils, sauces and dry ingredients moved in bulk.
Chemical
Solvents, adhesives, coatings, lubricants and specialty intermediates.
Pharmaceutical & Personal Care
APIs, excipients and raw materials with tight documentation demands.
Coatings & Inks
Paints, inks, resins and pigments in pails, drums and totes.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Plants that need packaging and consumables to keep running.
Logistics & Distribution
Operations that protect and identify other people's freight.
Three steps, one point of contact.
Tell us what you need
The packaging you use today, a specification, or a photo. That is enough to start.
We identify options
We look for formats and suppliers that fit the job, and tell you the trade-offs in plain language.
You evaluate and buy
Samples where they make sense, then quantity, pricing and delivery through one contact.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Sourcing industrial packaging since 1984.
More about how we workRequest sourcing support.
Send the packaging you use today, the quantity and where it ships. A photo is enough to start.