Greif SA (Pty) Ltd | 53 Grimsby Rd, Mobeni, Durban, 4052, KwaZulu-Natal

Greif South Africa (Pty) Limited was previously known as Van Leer South Africa. The company was founded by Bernard van Leer in May 1937 under the name Metal Containers South Africa (Pty) Limited with Transvaal Steel Pressing Syndicate Limited (TSP) and Bernard van Leer each having a 50 percent interest.The first Metal Containers plant was opened on a small site in the industrial township of Jacobs, Durban in August 1937. The Factory produced a 45-gallon steel drum ideal for the transportation of diesel oil. In 1952, Stanvac put up the first petroleum refinery in South Africa. In their plans they included a drum plant to make the American-type petrol drum.On 23 September 1954, a state-of-the-art factory was opened in Mobeni, Durban. A small drums plant was set up in Springs in 1954 known as Factory Two. On June 1, 1960, Metal Containers bought out TSP and thereafter the company expanded into other parts of Africa. This acquisition increased the product range manufactured at the Springs Factory to include refu