Sealed Air
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Sealed Air Corporation is a company that makes a variety of packaging materials, systems and equipment. Its brands include Bubble Wrap
, Cryovac, Instapak, Shanklin.
They have recently moved headquarters to Elmwood Park, New Jersey
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The company was founded in 1960 by inventors Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes who developed AirCap cellular cushioning while they were trying to create textured wallpaper by capturing air between two thin layers of plastic. The wallpaper idea didn't work out, but they realised that their invention would make protective packing material and their idea evolved into Bubble Wrap. The company acquired Instapak in 1976 , Sentinel 1991 , the Cryovac Division of W. R. Grace and Company
in 1998 , and Diversey in 2011.
Bubble Wrap
Bubble wrap is a pliable transparent plastic material commonly used for packing fragile items. Regularly spaced, protruding air-filled hemispheres provide cushioning for fragile items....
, Cryovac, Instapak, Shanklin.
They have recently moved headquarters to Elmwood Park, New Jersey
Elmwood Park, New Jersey
Elmwood Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 19,403....
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The company was founded in 1960 by inventors Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes who developed AirCap cellular cushioning while they were trying to create textured wallpaper by capturing air between two thin layers of plastic. The wallpaper idea didn't work out, but they realised that their invention would make protective packing material and their idea evolved into Bubble Wrap. The company acquired Instapak in 1976 , Sentinel 1991 , the Cryovac Division of W. R. Grace and Company
W. R. Grace and Company
W. R. Grace and Company is a Columbia, Maryland, United States based chemical conglomerate.The company has two main divisions, Davison Chemicals and Performance Chemicals. The Davison unit makes chemical catalysts, refining catalysts, and silica-based products that let other companies make...
in 1998 , and Diversey in 2011.