One piece flexible intermediate bulk container and process for manufacturing same

A method of manufacturing a flexible intermediate bulk container comprising:

• providing a fabric tube;
• cutting the fabric tube along a first transversely extending cut line and cutting a pair of longitudinally extending cut line that intersect the first transversely extending cut lines to form opposed lift sleeve portions;
• cutting second transversely extending cut lines that intersect the midportion of each of the longitudinally extending cut lines to form opposed top wall halves of a first bulk bag blank and opposed bottom wall halves of a succeeding bulk bag blank;
• forming lift sleeves by folding the lift sleeve portions of the top end over and securing the distal ends of the lift sleeve portions to the proximal end;
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• forming a top by folding the opposed top wall halves of the bulk bag blank toward each other, securing the distal ends to each other, and securing the edges of the opposed top wall halves to the sidewall;
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• forming a bottom by folding the opposed bottom wall halves of the bulk bag blank toward each other, securing the distal ends to each other, and securing the edges of the opposed bottom wall halves to the sidewall.