Will the good times last?

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After a period of steadily growing output, tank container manufacturers may have to be more cautious in the immediate future....

WEW special for Dow

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Germany’s WEW Westerwälder Eisenwerk GmbH, a specialist tank container manufacturer, has developed a 5,000-litre tank in an “ISO style...

WEW goes solo on specials

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Germany-based WEW GmbH, known in the tank industry as the specials specialist, continued to consolidate its position as a supplier of highly...

Tank builders look to avoid double dip

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After suffering their worst-ever drop in orders in 2009, tank container manufacturers are experiencing a partial rebound. However, it will b...

Tank building options grow

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Buyers of new tank containers are guaranteed a greater variety of choice thanks to a European Union anti-trust decision and the emergence of...

World tank builder map redrawn

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China has emerged relatively quickly as a world-scale builder of standard tanks. With the surviving European manufacturers focusing intently...

Europe entrenched in specials corner

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As volume production continues to migrate to lowcost areas, surviving European tank manufacturers are focusing more and more on adding value...

Customers call a specials tune

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Global demand for standard tank containers is at its lowest ever ebb. Virtually all the former volume production in Europe has now been swit...

Burg Intermodal to the fore

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The activities of the three tank container manufacturers in the Burg Group - WEW, LAG and Welfit Oddy - as well as the specialist output of ...

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