Business Description

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

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BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Bemis Company, Inc., a Missouri corporation, was founded in 1858 and incorporated in 1885 as Bemis Bro. Bag Company.  In 1965 the name was changed to Bemis Company, Inc. (the Company).  Based in Neenah, Wisconsin, the Company employs approximately 19,600 individuals and has 74 manufacturing facilities.  The Company manufactures and sells packaging products and pressure sensitive materials throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

The Company’s business activities are organized around its three business segments, U.S. Packaging (59 percent of 2012 net sales), Global Packaging (30 percent) and Pressure Sensitive Materials (11 percent).  The Company’s flexible packaging businesses have a strong technical base in polymer chemistry, film extrusion, coating, laminating, printing, and converting.  The Company’s pressure sensitive materials business specializes in adhesive technologies.  The primary markets for the Company’s products are in the food industry, which accounted for approximately 67 percent of net sales in 2012.  The Company’s flexible packaging products are widely diversified among food categories and can be found in nearly every aisle of the grocery store.  Other markets include chemical, agribusiness, medical, pharmaceutical, personal care products, electronics, automotive, construction, graphic industries, and other consumer goods.  All markets are considered to be highly competitive as to price, innovation, quality, and service.