Tredegar Corporation (“Tredegar”), a Virginia corporation incorporated
in 1988, is engaged, through its subsidiaries, in the manufacture of polyethylene
(“PE”) plastic films, polyester (“PET”) films and aluminum
extrusions.
PE Films manufactures plastic films, elastics and laminate materials primarily
utilized in personal care materials, surface protection films and specialty
and optical lighting applications. These products are manufactured at facilities
in the United States (“U.S.”), The Netherlands, Hungary, China,
Brazil and India. PE Films competes in all of its markets on the basis of product
innovation, quality, price and service.
Personal Care. Tredegar’s Personal Care unit is one of the largest global
suppliers of apertured, breathable, elastic and embossed films, laminate materials,
and polyethylene and polypropylene overwrap films for personal care markets,
including:
Apertured film and laminate materials for use as topsheet in feminine hygiene
products, baby diapers and adult incontinence products (including materials
sold under the ComfortAire™, ComfortFeel™ and FreshFeel™ brand
names);
Breathable, embossed and elastic materials for use as components for baby diapers,
adult incontinence products and feminine hygiene products (including elastic
components sold under the ExtraFlex™, FabriFlex™, FlexAire™
and FlexFeel™ brand names);
Absorbent transfer layers for baby diapers and adult incontinence products sold
under the AquiDry® and AquiDry Plus™ brand names;
Thin-gauge films that are readily printable and convertible on conventional
processing equipment for overwrap for bathroom tissue and paper towels; and
Polypropylene films for various industrial applications, including tape and
automotive protection.
Flexible Packaging Films is comprised of Terphane Holdings LLC (“Terphane”),
which the Company acquired in October 2011. Flexible Packaging Films produces
PET-based films for use in packaging applications that have specialized properties,
such as heat resistance, strength, barrier protection and the ability to accept
high-quality print graphics. These differentiated, high-value films are primarily
manufactured in Brazil and sold in Latin America and the U.S. under the Terphane®
and Sealphane® brand names. Major end uses include food packaging and industrial
applications.
The William L. Bonnell Company, Inc., known in the industry as Bonnell Aluminum,
and AACOA, Inc., a division of Bonnell Aluminum (together, “Aluminum Extrusions”),
produce high-quality, soft-alloy and medium-strength aluminum extrusions primarily
for building and construction, automotive, consumer durables, machinery and
equipment, electrical and distribution markets. Aluminum Extrusions manufactures
mill (unfinished), anodized (coated) and painted and fabricated aluminum extrusions
for sale directly to fabricators and distributors, and it competes primarily
on the basis of product quality, service and price. Sales are made predominantly
in the U.S.