Abstract: Pallet container unit for flowable substances, the container unit having a top and bottom, being arranged to rest via its bottom on a pallet, and being composed of: an inner container made of plastic and having a plurality of side walls and a bottom wall; and a supporting frame enclosing the inner container, the inner container having a drain fitting in one side wall in the vicinity of the bottom wall. The frame is in close contact with the inner container and is composed of a grating defining side walls of the frame and two tubular rims connected, respectively, to the grating at the top and bottom of the unit. The bottom wall of the container is arranged to rest on the pallet and the container has a curved bottom edge joining the bottom wall to the side walls. The unit further includes elements for engaging the rim at the bottom of the unit for securing the supporting frame to the pallet.

Abstract: A plastics storge tank for fuel oil and the like is generally a parallelepiped basic shape. The pair of opposed tank walls of greatest dimensions are each provided with at least one channel-shaped horizontal recess. These recesses impart to the tank, as seen in horizontal section, a substantially cylindrical form over at least partial zones of said walls.