Sealed
Air
Maker of packaging
for food and consumer use.
Headquarters:
Park 80 East
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
Employees: 17,000
CEO: William Hickey
Stock Symbol: SEE
Website:
http://www.sealedair.com
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Sealed Air is a leading global manufacturer
of materials and systems for protective, presentation, and fresh
food packaging in the industrial, food, and consumer markets.
The company's major brands include Bubble Wrap, Cryovac, Instapak,
and Jiffy Mailer.
Bubble Wrap is often used in packaging
to protect items being shipped from damage. Cryovac develops
food packaging products to keep meats fresh and safe. The company
also develops solar heating covers for swimming pools.
Sealed Air had $4.0 billion in sales in
2005 with net earnings of $255.8 million. The company has over
100 manufacturing facilities in 51 countries worldwide.
History
The Sealed Air story began in 1960 when
inventors Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes created AirCap cellular
cushioning. Initially, the duo considered marketing the new material
as textured wallpaper. They quickly realized that they had an
even bigger opportunity. AirCap cushioning material, was formally
introduced as a far superior alternative to the traditional material
(wadded paper and bogus or shredded newspaper) used for cushioning,
interleaving and surface protection applications. Through a proprietary
Barrier Bubble technology, the air cellular materials were subsequently
manufactured with an air retention coating to prevent air loss
providing consistent protection. Sealed Air's Barrier Bubble
technology became the basis for several air cellular products,
including PolyCap cushioning, Bubblebags pouches and product
laminations.
Cryovac food packaging products
have enabled the safe, secure distribution of fresh meat, poultry
and other food products for more than 50 years.
- Cryovac packaging efficiently extends shelf life and reduces
the incidence of spoilage so that fresh, wholesome and nutritious
food products travel safely from the processor to the dinner
table.
- The Cryovac business pioneered the use of vacuum packaging
technology that is essential to the year-round distribution of
meat, poultry and seafood for a growing, hungry world.
- Cryovac packaging systems help to spread the convenience of
case ready fresh meat distribution in modern supermarkets, as
well as the health and convenience of refrigerated meat distribution
in developing economies.
Updated November 18, 2006
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