The Lite Cylinder is a DOT approved Propane Tank that provides the same durability and function of an ordinary tank with the additional value of visibly showing the level of gas remaining in the tank. The Lite Cylinder weighs 50% less than a standard steel propane tank and comes in a variety of colors.

History of Lite Cylinder Lite Cylinder Company was formed in 2002 by a few veterans of the steel cylinder industry.

European Invention
Composite propane cylinders were first developed in Sweden in the early 1990s. Kurt Berglund invented the two-piece see-through cylinder. In 1995, Composite Scandinavia introduced a composite cylinder for propane in to the Swedish markets. Today Composite Scandinavia manufactures over 200,000 cylinders per year.

Lite Cylinder operates the only U.S. Location. Lite Cylinder submitted an application to the Department of Transportation (DOT) for a special permit to manufacture and market composite cylinders here in the U.S. Two years in the making, the special permit was granted in late 2004. Lite Cylinder began by importing a few thousand cylinders from Sweden in 2004 and 2005 to test the market for composite cylinders.

The need and appreciation for the new see-through, lighter propane cylinders grew, and Lite Cylinder now has a 15,000 sq. ft. facility manufacturing tanks since early 2006. Most of the special equipment needed was manufactured right here in the Nashville, TN area.