Specialty Materials - Leading global supplier of Specialty Foam products

Our Specialty Materials business leverages technologies across Sealed Air for use in packaging and non-packaging applications – partnering with customers to improve their products – in areas such as weight reduction, sound attenuation, durability, temperature and moisture control, dunnage/cushioning protection, and in overall cost effectiveness.

Their solutions serve OEM manufacturers and fabricators/converters across a variety of market segments, but their products are largely used in industrial, consumer-electronic, transportation, construction, and military applications.

Like Protective Packaging, the business distinguishes itself by offering the highest performing products that are manufactured to meet premium quality and environmental standards, maintain industry-leading brands, have the most extensive sales, service, and development lab network globally, and leverage broad distribution – both geographically and across numerous sales channels.

Primary Specialty Materials product families: Ethafoam®, Stratocell®, Cellu-Cushion® polyethylene foams and Opti-Step® flooring underlayments with GenGuard™ technology.

Medical Applications Offers Uncompromising Care

Our Medical Applications business delivers total packaging solutions, technically superior products and practical support across the globe to its customers in the pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing industries.

The business differentiates itself through its technical expertise and broad product offer including customized trays, flexible films, and validation and other regulatory services.

Sealed Air Nelipak® specializes in designing and producing thermoformed packaging for the medical and pharmaceutical market. Examples include custom medical packaging for orthopedic implants, pacemakers, surgery sets, catheters and diagnostic kits. Nelipak® tray heat-sealing equipment completes the package, allowing the customer one point of contact for the complete solution. In addition Nelipak® value-added services include:

• Rental of ISO class 7 cleanrooms of differing sizes which are adapted to the needs of small and large companies
• Sterile barrier package validation services
• Contract packing in our ISO class 7 cleanrooms
• Contract assembly of multi-part medical devices and full compliance testing under our ISO 13485-2003 accreditation

Sealed Air Nexcel® Medical Films specialize in barrier films for ostomy and other collection pouch applications and coextruded materials for medical device packaging applications, often used in conjunction with Tyvek® material or paper and sterilized using gamma, E-beam or ETO gas.

Sealed Air Nexcel® Pharmaceutical Films specialize in primary packaging for single and multi-chamber bags for pharmaceutical solutions, as well as offering high-barrier pouches, tubing and ports. The main applications for these products are in the field of Total Parenteral Nutrition, Dialysis, and certain specialty drugs. With certification, GMP, global Pharmacopeia compliance, and a Drug Master File filed with the FDA, the business is well positioned to serve pharma customers’ needs internationally and also offer customers support for their own product validation dossier.
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