SEE · CIK 1012100
What Sealed Air Corporation told the SEC could break it.
Sealed Air's disclosures center on the petrochemical inputs behind its plastic packaging. Its raw materials depend on refineries, natural gas and petrochemical suppliers, so disruptions — from severe weather to trade actions — could raise resin and feedstock prices and curtail supply. It also relies on some sole-source suppliers, including for equipment components, where a loss of availability could materially affect its results. Layered on top is trade policy: U.S. tariffs and reciprocal tariffs from trading partners, alongside broader geopolitical tensions, could weigh on the global industrial macro environment its packaging demand and input costs ride on.
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In its own words
What could break it.
Commodity & input dependence
- petrochemical/plastic resins and natural-gas feedstockmedium
Raw materials depend on refineries, natural gas and petrochemical suppliers; disruptions or trade actions could raise resin/raw-material prices and curtail supply.
“Natural disasters, such as a hurricane, tornado, earthquake or other severe weather event, as well as political instability, global tariffs or other trade actions, and terrorist activities, may negatively impact the production or delivery capabilities of refineries and natural gas and petrochemical suppliers and suppliers of other raw materials in the future.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Sole-source dependency
- sole-source suppliers (incl. equipment components)medium
Sealed Air relies on some sole-source suppliers and on availability of supplies including equipment components; loss/unavailability could materially affect results.
“Our reliance on some sole-source suppliers, and/or the lack of availability of supplies, including equipment components, could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Regulatory & policy
- U.S. tariffs and reciprocal tariffslow
U.S. tariffs and reciprocal tariffs from trading partners (alongside other geopolitical events) could negatively impact the global industrial macro environment and Sealed Air's results.
“Geopolitical events, including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the existing or potential increased hostilities in the Middle East, the increasing tensions between China and Taiwan, and the imposition of tariffs by the U.S. and reciprocal tariffs by its trading partners, may have a negative impact on the global industrial macro-economic environment and could materially adversely impact our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.”
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