Sealed Air AirCap bubble wrapping

AirCap is the premier brand of bubble packaging material, fundamentally linked to the very invention of bubble wrap. Originally created in 1957 by Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes in a garage in Hawthorne, New Jersey, the product was initially intended to be a three-dimensional plastic wallpaper. When that venture failed, the inventors transitioned the technology into a lightweight, shock-absorbing packaging material that revolutionized the shipping industry.

Today, AirCap is manufactured globally to serve diverse logistics markets. Sealed Air Corporation, the original company behind the brand, maintains a massive manufacturing footprint across North America, Europe, and Asia to reduce shipping costs of the bulky material. The brand is renowned for its 'Barrier Sealed' technology, which retains air longer than non-barrier bubbles, ensuring superior protection during long transit cycles.

Sealed Air Corporation remains the ultimate owner of the AirCap brand. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company is a global leader in protective packaging and food safety solutions. As a publicly-traded multinational, it operates as the direct parent entity, managing its global portfolio through various regional subsidiaries without a single third-party distributor owning the core intellectual property.