Perfecseal Puerto Rico Facility Registration to ISO 13485:2003 Completes Registration of all U.S.Perfecseal Facilities

Source: Terri Groth: Marketing Communications Manager, Perfecseal

Date: 2/3/2010

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OSHKOSH, WI (February 3, 2010) — Perfecseal, a Bemis Company and global market leader in the medical device and pharmaceutical packaging industries, announces registration to the ISO 13485:2003 Medical Device Quality Management System for the Perfecseal facility in Carolina, Puerto Rico. This completes the registration of all U.S. based Perfecseal facilities to this Quality Management System and brings the total number of Perfecseal facilities registered to ISO 13485:2003 to six, including the Perfecseal facility in Derry, Northern Ireland. Perfecseal's five U.S. locations include: Carolina, Puerto Rico; Philadelphia, PA; Mankato, MN; Oshkosh, WI; and New London, WI.

ISO 13485:2003 specifies requirements for quality management systems in which organizations demonstrate the ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet both customer and regulatory requirements.

A global leader in the healthcare and pharmaceutical packaging markets, Perfecseal specializes in the manufacture of co-extruded films, laminated films, flexible forming films, foil barrier films, pouches, bags, thermoformed trays, lids, labels, heat seal coated DuPont™ Tyvek® and heat seal coated medical grades of paper. Perfecseal, a division of the Bemis Company, has facilities located in Oshkosh and New London, WI; Mankato, MN; Philadelphia, PA; San Juan, PR; Londonderry, Northern Ireland; Selangor, Malaysia; and Suzhou, China. Visit our website at www.perfecseal.com.

Bemis Company is a major supplier of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive materials used by leading food, consumer products, manufacturing, and other companies worldwide. Founded in 1858, the Company reported 2007 net sales of $3.6 billion. The Company's flexible packaging business has a strong technical base in polymer chemistry, film extrusion, coating and laminating, printing and converting. The Company's pressure sensitive materials business specializes in adhesive technologies. Headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, Bemis employs about 15,700 individuals in 56 manufacturing facilities in 10 countries around the world. More information about the Company is available at our website, www.bemis.com.

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