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Evidence-bound company brief · as of September 18, 2026

Sealed Air NYSE: SEE

Food, protective and consumer-goods packaging

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Public materials brief.

Sealed Air's material decision is performance under pressure: a flexible film has to seal, protect, run on the line and survive the market's recovery rules. Recycled content by itself is not the product.

Sealed Air markets CRYOVAC CT-400 shrink films with a minimum of 40% post-consumer recycled content and EN 15343 certification. Its product documentation says the range is designed for the PE waste stream, while the company qualifies that final-package recyclability depends on configuration and local collection infrastructure. Public sources do not establish a specific customer conversion, universal food-contact scope, geographic collection outcome or product-level life-cycle result.

40%PCR in Cryovac CT-400 shrink film
EN 15343Certification stated for CT-400
2026PPWR generally applies across EU member states
OpenCustomer line and recovery evidence

Material inputs to resolve

  • PCR resin, virgin resin, additives and film-conversion inputs
  • Food or consumer-product packaging requirements
  • Collection and sorting infrastructure by geography

Outputs and residuals to resolve

  • Shrink film and protective packaging
  • Protected products, reduced damage and package residuals
  • Post-use flexible film dependent on local collection and processing
First decision: Pick one application and geography. Test seal strength, clarity, toughness, line settings, food-contact status where applicable, recycled-content evidence and the actual collection or sorting route before presenting the film as a completed circular loop.

Named product lane

Sealed Air says Cryovac CT-400 shrink films contain at least 40% PCR and are EN 15343 certified.

Performance frame

Its PPWR guidance explicitly treats product protection and operational efficiency as part of less-waste packaging.

Regulatory context

Sealed Air's guidance states that EU PPWR entered into force in February 2025 and generally applies from August 2026.

Evidence boundary

Public sources do not prove a named customer application, collection rate, food-contact scope, recycled-content allocation or end-of-life outcome.

Decision boundary

Flexible packaging does not become circular because the resin has PCR in it. It becomes circular when the film protects the product, meets the line spec, and can move through a real recovery system in the market where it is sold.