HDPE / PET Plastic Packaging (Personal Care)

Blow-molder of HDPE/PET bottles & jars for pharma, nutritional and personal-care markets.

American drug delivery and packaging company (NYSE: ATR, HQ Crystal Lake IL; ~$3.5B revenue); Aptar Pharma division produces drug delivery devices and components including injectable drug delivery systems, needle-free injection components, and parenteral packaging. For IV bag applications, Aptar supplies injection site components and additive port systems. Aptar also produces metered-dose inhaler (MDI) valves for asthma inhalers (a major product line), nasal spray pumps, and eye dropper closures. The same Aptar company that makes the pumping mechanism in your nasal allergy spray also supplies components for IV bag injection ports.

Berry Global Group, Inc. (Evansville IN; NYSE: BERY; ~$13B revenue) is one of the world's largest manufacturers of nonwoven fabrics and plastic packaging. Berry's Nonwoven Specialties segment (including Reemay, Avgol, and Fiberweb brands acquired over 2014-2019) operates meltblown, spunbond, and SMS (spunbond-meltblown-spunbond) lines globally. Berry acquired Avgol Nonwovens (Israel/China/India) in 2019 for $430M, making it the world's second-largest hygiene nonwoven producer. Key meltblown facilities: Carlisle UK, Biesheim France, Clervaux Luxembourg, Mooresville NC, and multiple Asian sites. Berry supplies meltblown filtration fabric for N95 respirators, HVAC filters, surgical drapes, and automotive cabin air filters. Dual-use across healthcare, hygiene, and industrial filtration.

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam Netherlands; NYSE: LYB; ~$40B revenue; world's largest polyolefin producer by volume) produces meltblown-grade PP resins under its Moplen and Adflex brand families. LyondellBasell's Spheripol and Spherizone PP polymerization technologies enable production of specialty high-MFR grades with controlled molecular weight distribution for meltblown fiber production. LyondellBasell's Channelview TX, La Porte TX, and Rotterdam Netherlands PP plants are primary meltblown-grade production sites. LyondellBasell also produces metallocene-catalyzed PP grades (Metocene series) that compete with Ziegler-Natta-based meltblown resins by offering tighter molecular weight control. LyondellBasell holds an estimated 18-22% of global meltblown PP resin supply and is the most geographically diversified meltblown PP producer, with production across the US, Netherlands, Germany, and Italy.

Largest manufacturer of metal food cans in North America (NASDAQ: SLGN). Silgan Containers division is the dominant supplier of steel and aluminum cans to the wet pet food industry — directly serving Nestle Purina, Hill's Pet Nutrition (Colgate-Palmolive), Mars Petcare (Royal Canin, Pedigree), and Blue Buffalo (General Mills). ~$6.1B total revenue 2024; ~16,000 employees. Metal containers segment (food cans, aerosols) accounts for roughly two-thirds of revenue. Operates approximately 50+ manufacturing plants in North America. Metal containers include both tinplate (steel) and aluminum 2-piece cans for human food (soups, vegetables, fruit) and pet food. During the 2020-2021 COVID can shortage, Silgan was the most cited supplier under allocation pressure for wet pet food manufacturers. Silgan also makes dispensing and closure systems for food, pet food, beauty, and pharma.