Sealed Air expands protective packaging solutions

Packaging supplier Sealed Air has acquired AFP, which specialises in custom-engineered protective packaging, with the expectation it will help the company expand its portfolio and design capabilities.

AFP designs and produces foam, corrugated, moulded pulp and wood packaging solutions, and has 260 employees across six facilities in the US, as well as facilities in Asia and Mexico. The acquisition will allow Sealed Air to better position its fabricated foam products such as EcoPure, which it describes as a sustainable solution made from plant-based resin.

“With the acquisition of AFP, coupled with our 2017 acquisition of Fagerdala, Sealed Air will further expand its capability to provide fabricated designs directly to customers in markets such as electronics and transportation,” said Kenneth P Chrisman, President of Sealed Air’s Product Care division. “Sealed Air will also continue to leverage its established network of strategic fabricator partners, which remains an integral part of the company’s strategy to deliver custom, high-performance, sustainable packaging solutions.”

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