Company type | Public |
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NYSE: BMS | |
Industry | Packaging |
Founded | 1858 |
Founder | Judson Moss Bemis |
Defunct | June 11, 2019 |
Fate | Acquired by and merged into Amcor |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | William F. Austen, President and CEO Michael B. Clauer, Vice President and CFO [1] |
Revenue | $5.3B(FY 2011)[2] |
US$367M (FY 2011)[2] | |
US$184M (FY 2011)[2] | |
Total assets | US$4.32B (FY 2011)[3] |
Total equity | US$1.58B (FY 2011)[3] |
Number of employees | 16,582[4] (2017) |
Website | www.bemis.com |
Bemis Company, Inc. was a global manufacturer of flexible packaging products (ranging from self-venting cook-in-bag packaging and retort packaging for shelf-stable products, to vacuum packaging for meat products and puncture-resistant, sterile medical packaging) and pressure-sensitive materials. Bemis was headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin in the United States. Its divisions were located in 12 countries and its films for packaging products and adhesive materials were distributed worldwide.
In August 2018, Amcor announced it would acquire the company for $5.25 billion in shares.[5] The deal completed on June 11, 2019, and all operations have been merged with Amcor.