SEALED AIR'S RESPONSE TO COVID-19

At Sealed Air, the health, safety, and security of our employees is our top concern – especially those on the front lines in our manufacturing plants. Their tireless efforts to meet the demand is admirable and appreciated as all of our employees work to deliver on Sealed Air’s mission to protect, solve critical packaging challenges, and leave our world better than we found it.

During the COVID-19 crisis, with supply chains under tremendous and unprecedented strain, Sealed Air continues to play a vital role in ensuring access to safe food, medicine, and other critical products. The company’s protective packaging enables these products to be transported quickly and safely to end users that need the items most.

Precautionary Measures

As COVID-19 continues to spread, Sealed Air is focused on navigating the crisis responsibly and keeping all employees safe. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Sealed Air has followed the recommendations and guidance of health authorities and local governments across the globe and has instituted these precautionary measures at all its sites worldwide:

• Enhanced cleaning procedures
• Heightened hygiene standards
• Temperature checks
• Face masks 
• Social distancing 
• Quarantining employees based on risk assessments 
• Employee travel restrictions
• Restricted visitor access
• Telecommuting for non-location-dependent employees 

Ensuring the safe and dependable production and transport of food, consumer goods, medicine, and other necessary supplies is core to Sealed Air's purpose. We are in business to protect, and that remains our top priority. We have put significant business continuity plans and preventative measures in place to protect our operations and customers from adverse impacts. These measures include: 

• Leveraging our global manufacturing and supplier network to transfer necessary raw materials and finished goods from other manufacturing sites to the areas where they are needed most 
• Sharing Sealed Air’s health and hygiene guidelines with all global suppliers to ensure product safety 
• Selectively and strategically increasing our inventory levels to address surge demand for critical products  

Safety of Sealed Air Products

Sealed Air remains committed to producing and delivering protective packaging products that exceed industry standards for quality and safety. We will continue to follow rigorous precautionary measures as recommended by health officials and local governments to protect our employees, operations, and customers. We understand the concerns some may have about COVID-19 surface transmission during this crisis. Leading authorities have made the following statements regarding the safety of packaging materials:

Food Packaging

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration state, “There is no credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with or as a likely source of viral transmission of COVID-19.” And also added, “The chances of infection by touching the surface of food packaging or eating food is considered to be extremely low.”
• The World Health Organization states, “There is currently no evidence that people can catch COVID-19 from food or food packaging.”
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states, “The risk of infection from food products, food packaging, or bags is thought to be very low.”

Product Packaging

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization report a low risk of COVID-19 spreading from products or packaging materials.
• According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Although the virus can survive for a short period on some surfaces, it is unlikely to be spread from domestic or international mail, products, or packaging.”

Sealed Air Packaging Solutions for Vaccines  

As a science-driven company, Sealed Air continuously develops solutions and systems to meet critical customer challenges. No challenge has been more important than the COVID-19 crisis and we are proud to support the worldwide delivery of vaccines by providing high-performance insulative packaging materials that can maintain the extreme temperatures some of the vaccines require. Sealed Air is able to provide global end-to-end temperature assurance solutions to ensure the safe delivery of the vaccines across the logistical value chain.  

Our Business is Essential

Sealed Air provides packaging solutions to more than 120 countries. Many of our customers are the producers and retailers directly responsible for supplying food, medicine, and other critical items global citizens depend on daily for their health and survival. The majority of local and national governments and authorities have deemed these industries, including Sealed Air's global packaging operations, to be a critical part of the infrastructure that is supporting society during the COVID-19 crisis.

Message from Sealed Air CEO to Employees

Sealed Air’s commitment to employees, customers and our purpose during COVID-19

Our Operations and Customer Service

Sealed Air is committed to its purpose and to preparedness, and continues to take all necessary precautions to protect its people as well as the customers and communities it serves.  

Where possible and not impacted by government measures on COVID-19 containment, Sealed Air’s manufacturing plants are continuing to operate and generally maintain normal lead times to support customers.  At this time, the company’s inbound receiving and outbound shipping operations are unimpacted. 

Our customer support teams remain operational and ready to respond to customer inquiries and to help ensure that your operations can continue with minimal disruption.  

Community Response

To address critical humanitarian needs during the COVID-19 crisis, Sealed Air is proudly supporting several nonprofit organizations with financial and in-kind donations. Read more.

• World Food Program USA
• Gastromotiva
• FareShare
• Banco Alimentare
• United Way of Central Carolinas/Foundation for the Carolinas

• Complete a wellness questionnaire prior to arrival  
• Undergo a temperature check
• Wear a face mask 
• Practice social distancing while on site
• For truck drivers: Wear face masks and gloves, and stay inside the truck if possible