Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) announced today that it is
implementing a price increase on products in its North American
Product Care business. The increases will be effective April 1,
2018.
The price adjustments are necessary because of increases in raw
materials, freight, and other input costs.
A seven (7) percent price increase will be applied to the
following products:
Bubble Wrap® IB Film, Bubble Wrap® Brand Air Cellular Products,
Cell-Aire® Packaging Foam and Laminate Products, Fill-Air®
Inflatables Film, FloWrap™ Film, Jiffy® TuffGard® Mailers, Jiffy®
ShurTuff ® Mailers, NewAir I.B.® Film, PriorityWrap® Bubble, Shrink
Film Products and Materials, Specialty Foams Products and
Materials, TempShield™ Reflective Foil Air Cellular Material, and
Wonderfil™ Film.
A five (5) percent price increase will be applied to the
following products:
Consumable Paper for all Sealed Air Paper Systems, PriorityWrap®
Rigid Board, Custom Wrap™ Converted Paper, Kushion Kraft® Converted
Paper, Jiffylite® Kraft Bubble Mailers, Jiffy® Utility Mailers,
Jiffy® Padded Envelopes, Jiffy Rigi Bag® Mailers, Korrvu®
Suspension & Retention, Macerated Pads, and Rapid
Fill® Automated Bags.
The business also previously announced increases in the prices
of Instapak® products, which are effective March 15, 2018:
lnstapak® chemical formulation prices will increase 15 cents per
pound, lnstapak® packaging film prices will increase 6
percent and lnstapak Simple® "A" and "B" Component prices will
increase 2 percent.
About Sealed Air
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 $4.5 billion in sales in 2017 and has
approximately 15,000 employees who serve customers in 122
countries. To learn more, visit sealedair.com.
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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, SEC filings, public conference calls, presentations
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through, our website is not incorporated by reference into, and is
not a part of, this document.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within
the 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 of these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
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“plan,” “assumes,” “could,” “should,” “estimates,” “expects,”
“intends,” “potential,” “seek,” “predict,” “may,” “will” and
similar references to future periods. All statements other than
statements of historical facts included in this press release
regarding our strategies, prospects, financial condition,
operations, costs, plans and objectives are forward-looking
statements. Examples of forward-looking statements 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 Securities and Exchange Commission, and as
revised and updated by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and
Current Reports on Form 8-K. Any forward-looking statement made by
us is based only on information currently available to us and
speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We undertake no
obligation to publicly update any forward looking statement,
whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time,
whether as a result of new information, future developments or
otherwise.
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