Greif (rhymes with "life") produces rigid industrial packaging products, including steel, plastic, and fibre drums, and related closure systems. Greif also makes flexible intermediate bulk containers (based on polypropylene woven fabric), used to ship an array of bulk industrial and consumer goods. It sells corrugated products, and containerboard, as well, for packaging home appliances and small machinery, and grocery and building products. Greif caters to a diverse group of industries, from chemical to food and beverage, petroleum, agricultural, and pharmaceutical. It traces its history back to 1877.