BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Note 1 — 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 20,200 individuals and has 80 manufacturing facilities.  The Company manufactures and sells flexible packaging products and pressure sensitive materials throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

The Company’s business activities are organized around its two business segments, Flexible Packaging, which accounted for approximately 89 percent of 2011 net sales, and Pressure Sensitive Materials, which accounted for the remaining net sales.  The Company’s flexible packaging business has 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 66 percent of net sales.  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.