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Manifest Rheem

We believe we are far more than suppliers—we are strategic partners. Through our work, we empower our clients to elevate theirs. It’s a shared challenge: their success is our success. This is how we build strong, long-term relationships.

That’s why quality and excellence are the foundation of everything we do. They guide every process and serve as a beacon for our vision. Our experience and proven track record support every project we undertake, while cutting-edge technology empowers us to consistently deliver the best—and keep improving it.

Our commitment is a bond and a guarantee. Is giving everything our clients need in order to be reassured. And more. We work with passion. We are building the future of the industry. From this very day.

Rheem your business, our commitment.

History,
experience and strength

We were born in 1959 with the idea of offering quality metal packaging to the Chilean national industry. Time passed, and we kept on seizing each opportunity in an ever growing market; we added experience and knowledge, but also vision. This is how in the eighties we incorporated a modern injection plant for plastic buckets. Rheem Manufacturing has been a worldwide pioneer in working with that material in that product typology. This landmark started an expansion process towards the rest of the markets in the American continent, a process that never stopped.

We have been committed to our clients’ businesses for over 60 years, and over time we have learned to know them like no other, to understand their needs. And with that confidence, we look upon the future. Nothing gets us more excited!

OUR HISTORY

Innovation

Things can be seen through different lenses: as they are, but also as they could be. We use all of our resources, material as well as immaterial, to improve them.
That 's innovating. To look beyond. To be open to new challenges. To challenge “what it is” and turn it into what it could be: to make things reach their full potential. And to move forward.

At Rheem, innovation is at the heart of every process. It’s in our way of seeing the world. And we love it.

In mould labeling

The latest labeling technology for plastic pails.

QMS Solution

Maximum efficiency for the transportation and storage of cylindrical drums.

Clarified buckets

Our translucent buckets allow you to see the product inside the container!

Neck in

Reduced opening drums to optimize loading volumes in containers.

OUR QUALITY POLICY

Operational excellence and a customer-focused culture.

We are ISO 9001:2015 quality certified, which is our starting point for offering the best of ourselves. At Rheem, we are committed to efficiency and excellence. We continuously seek ways to improve our processes, which directly benefits our customers. We’re always there, to offer our experience and to advise our clients about products, processes and solutions, so they can fully benefit from their advantages.

Our
certificates

State-of-the-art
Industrial
Infrastructure

We operate a world-class manufacturing facility in Santiago, Chile, spanning 47,000 m², with approximately 60% dedicated to production. More than 400 highly committed professionals work there, united by a shared focus on achieving the company’s objectives.


We work by meeting industrial packaging needs through two major business units: plastic buckets and steel drums. Both units feature advanced technology.


We cover all of your needs.

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THE MARKET

Leading
the regional industrial
packaging
market

As part of our constant search for excellence, we focus on helping an ever increasing number of companies to reach their objectives. That’s our horizon. That’s why we lead the Latin American market and we have a presence throughout the world. 

Constantly venturing into new businesses motivates us and drives us forward.

Our environmental policy

Commitment is a very important word for us. It is one of the pillars of our philosophy and
is present in everything we do: environmental care is also one of them.
How do we prove our commitment?

IN MOULD LABELLING

We are very aware of the importance that image has today, that is why we want to offer our clients the best technology at the service of labeling their packaging.
IML or in-mold labeling is a printing technology that produces superior quality labels compared to any other printing system on the market. There are no longer limitations when it comes to expressing your brand on our plastic buckets! Four-color process, metallic colors or transparent labels: we have the technology to apply IML to each and every one of our lines of plastic packaging. Leave the technical details to us and enjoy the view.

QMS SOLUTION
Optimizing costs in logistics, minimizing storage space, ensuring permanent stock and importing more efficiently: all of this is at hand’s reach when hiring our solution drums on destination.
How does this service work?
This service contemplates the installation of an assembly plant integrated to your company’s productive process. In just 225 square feet it’s possible to install the assembly plant, keeping up to 200 assembled drums in store as well as a stock of 2.880 drums ready to assemble. Our qualified team of technicians supervises the installation and start-up of the assembly plant and also provides the necessary training to start activities. We schedule a technical visit at least once a year, according to the particular needs of each client. Drums travel to your company already painted and decorated, to be kept in storage until assembly. This solution represents thousands of dollars worth in savings per year, among many other productive advantages, such as flexibility when facing the demands of a fluctuant market. Collapsed drums optimize from six to eight times their transport capacity, and storage increases from 10 to 15 times when compared to traditional cylindrical drums.

CLARIFIED BUCKETS

It's no surprise that purchasing decisions are influenced by the appearance of things. Therefore, an attractive container is essential, and it's even better when consumers can see the true appearance of the product through the packaging, such as paints, foods, and more. This is why Rheem, at the beginning of 2017, started a development process with various raw material suppliers to achieve translucent containers without losing the required functional properties. Today, we are present in every region with our Kolor framework in partnership with Sodimac.

NECK IN
One of the main and most common products of the agro-industry is concentrated fruit juices. These are used not only for making beverages and soft drinks but also as a natural sweetener for many foods consumed worldwide. As often happens, the primary markets for these goods are far from the main production areas. This is where logistical efficiency becomes crucial, and the best packaging systems must be utilized. The neck-in drum produced by Rheem is shipped from our factory to the plants of the leading concentrated juice producers in the Southern Cone. From there, it reaches every corner of the world in the best conditions, protecting its quality and optimizing loading volumes in containers and throughout the entire logistics chain.