Sealed Air Announces Price Increases for Its North American Food Care Products
“Sealed Air has not had a price increase for Food Care products in
The price changes include a five percent increase on all shrink bags, rollstock products, food films and vertical pouch packaging, as well as a six percent increase on unpadded solid plastic trays and an eight percent increase on pre-padded solid plastic trays.
Business
Sealed Air Corporation is a knowledge-based company focused on packaging solutions that help our customers achieve their sustainability goals in the face of today’s biggest social and environmental challenges. Our portfolio of widely recognized brands, including Cryovac® brand food packaging solutions and Bubble Wrap® brand cushioning, enable a safer and less wasteful food supply chain and protect valuable goods shipped around the world. Sealed Air generated $4.2 billion in sales in 2016 and has approximately 14,000 employees who serve customers in 117 countries. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.
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in the "Investor Relations" section. We use this website as a means of
disclosing material, non-public information and for complying with our
disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors
should monitor the Investor Relations section of our website, in
addition to following our press releases,
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meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning our business, consolidated
financial condition and results of operations. Forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are
outside our control, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from these statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any
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include, among others, statements we make regarding expected future
operating results, expectations regarding the results of restructuring
and other programs, anticipated levels of capital expenditures and
expectations of the effect on our financial condition of claims,
litigation, environmental costs, contingent liabilities and governmental
and regulatory investigations and proceedings. The following are
important factors that we believe could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in our forward looking statements: the tax
benefits associated with the Settlement agreement (as defined in our
2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K), global economic and political
conditions, changes in our credit ratings, changes in raw material
pricing and availability, changes in energy costs, competitive
conditions, the success of our restructuring activities, currency
translation and devaluation effects, the success of our financial
growth, profitability, cash generation and manufacturing strategies and
our cost reduction and productivity efforts, the success of new product
offerings, the effects of animal and food-related health issues,
pandemics, consumer preferences, environmental matters, regulatory
actions and legal matters, and the other information referenced in the
“Risk Factors” section appearing in our most recent Annual Report on
Form 10-K, as filed with the
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