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Celebrating 300 Years and Giving Thanks
As November rolls around and the holiday season nears, we are reminded of the things we are grateful for. Con-Tech has many reasons to be both thankful and celebratory!…Read More
Long-Lost Silent Films Travel Home in Steel Drums
A series of long-lost silent films are making their way home back to America with the help of the steel drum industry. A major discovery of some of films earliest productions brings good news, as these movies return home to their right place, via steel barrel drums….Read More
Pallets and Packaging Innovations
Pallets and Packaging Innovations Keeping up with the latest news in manufacturing, steel, drums and supply chain management is a big undertaking, one Con-Tech is happy to tackle. Being a thought leader in our industries in hugely important to us, which is why our VPs, sales team and product managers are continuously meeting with industry…Read More
Louisiana Imports and GSP Tariff Savings
In the state of Louisiana for the year 2016, Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) imports totaled $228 million, with GSP tariff savings of $5.9 million. The 2017 year-to-date savings amount to $12 million, a substantial increase over the previous year. The lapse in the GSP cost Louisiana $1.4 million dollars in taxes during the…Read More
Changes in Legislation re Import Tariffs Affect Steel Industry
Recent changes I legislation with respect to import tariffs have greatly affected the steel industry. U.S. President Trump in April 2017 ordered an investigation into the national security implications of foreign imports of US steel. Days later, he signed a memorandum for a similar investigation on aluminum. Both were efforts undertaken by the Commerce Department…Read More
Industrial Pack 2018 Con-Tech Charting New Territory
Con-Tech is always ahead of the curve regarding industry innovation. We collaborate with customers in the industrial, transit and protective packaging and other areas toward our mutual goals of providing quality products and service with competitive pricing. We have a long history in the drum and related packaging industries and are constantly evolving to meet…Read More
New Orleans Custom Parts Supplier’s Thirtieth Anniversary
For Immediate Release Celebrating Thirty Years of Making Things Complete New Orleans-based industrial parts company Con-Tech International reached 30-year milestone in June 2013 June 30, 2013 – New Orleans, LA – Locally-owned and operated, Con-Tech began selling industrial steel drum parts out of a garage in 1983 and, thirty years later, has grown to an…Read More
Overseas Manufacturing Rejected by Entrepreneurs Prone to Failure
Closed minded, short sighted entrepreneurs say “no” to overseas manufacturing citing the economy, the American dream, and “buy American” ideology. On Friday, June 1st, 2012 ABC aired a re-run of a January Shark Tank episode wherein the inventor of a hide away rack for the beds of pick-up trucks defiantly would not accept advice to…Read More
Due Diligence When International Sourcing
Due Diligence When International Sourcing International sourcing makes a lot of work and is quite complicated. Add the fact that it’s easy to get ripped off, and you have big reasons to seek a domestic international sourcing company’s help. Do not trust anyone overseas with your intellectual property, your private information, or your money. International…Read More
Shipping Container Components
A Look at Container Components Shipping containers have a number of different components that are standardized and evaluated by the International Shipping Organization. These container components allow for companies to easily ship and transport liquid and solid goods stored in drums or tote tanks etc. across land and sea with the same equipment. Though the…Read More