Flexible Packaging Segment
The Bemis Company manufactures a broad range of consumer and industrial packaging.
Due to changes in our organizational and manufacturing structure to better meet
the needs of the market, the Bemis Company now manages the Flexible Packaging
segment in terms of markets served rather than products produced.
Multilayer flexible polymer film structures and barrier laminates are sold
for food, medical and personal care products as well as non-food applications
utilizing controlled or modified atmosphere packaging. Monolayer and coextruded
films are also produced for applications with fewer barrier requirements. Additional
products include blown and cast stretchfilm products, carton sealing tapes and
application equipment, custom thermoformed plastic packaging, multiwall and
single-ply paper bags, printed paper roll stock and bag closing materials. Markets
for our products include processed and fresh meat, liquids, frozen foods, cereals,
snacks, cheese, coffee, condiments, candy, pet food, bakery, seed, lawn and
garden, tissue, fresh produce, sanitary products, disposable diapers, printed
shrink overwrap for the food and beverage industry, personal care, agribusiness,
minerals and medical device packaging.
Pressure Sensitive Materials Segment
The Bemis Company manufactures pressure sensitive materials that are sold into
label markets, graphic markets, and technical markets.
Products for label markets include narrow-web rolls of pressure sensitive paper,
film, and metalized film printing stocks used in high-speed printing and die-cutting
of primary package labeling, secondary or promotional decoration, and for high-speed,
high-volume data processing (EDP) stocks, bar code labels, and numerous laser
printing applications. Primary markets include food packaging, personal care
product packaging, inventory control labeling, shipping labels, postage stamps,
and laser/ink jet printed labels.
Products for graphic markets include pressure sensitive papers and films used
for decorative signage through computer-aided plotters, digital and screen printers,
and photographic overlaminate and mounting materials including optically clear
films with built-in UV inhibitors. Offset printers, sign makers, and photo labs
use these products on short-run and/or digital printing technology to create
labels, signs, or vehicle graphics. Primary markets are indoor and outdoor signage,
photograph and digital print overlaminates, and vehicle graphics.
Products for technical markets are pressure sensitive materials that are technically
engineered for performance in varied industrial applications. They include micro-thin
film adhesives used in delicate electronic parts assembly and pressure sensitives
utilizing foam and tape based stocks to perform fastening and mounting functions.
Tapes sold to medical markets feature medical-grade adhesives suitable for direct
skin contact. Primary markets are batteries, electronics, automotive, construction,
medical, and pharmaceuticals.