Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation
Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. was a Delaware corporation, SEC filer CIK 0001372668, with principal executive offices at 1 Crossroads Drive, Bedminster, New Jersey. It was registered in New Jersey as a foreign for-profit corporation, NJ entity ID 0100958385, on 9 February 2006. It no longer exists. On 3 April 2007 it merged with and into Berry Plastics Holding Corporation, which then filed SEC filings as its “successor by merger”. The “Active” status on the card does not reflect this.
The company was incorporated in Delaware as TP&A Plastics Corporation; its certificate of incorporation was executed on 12 January 2006. It became Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation (the name on this page) on 24 January 2006 and Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. on 27 January 2006. On 16 February 2006 it acquired substantially all of the assets and liabilities of Tyco Plastics & Adhesives, a set of business units of Tyco International Ltd., for about $916.1 million. The same day it issued $265.0 million of 10¼% senior subordinated notes due 2016.
Business
Its prospectus of February 2007 described a manufacturer of plastic film products, specialty adhesives and flexible packaging. It listed more than 200 product groups, including trash bags (among them the Ruffies brand), stretch films, plastic sheeting, can liners, and custom film. Its customers were in industrial, building products, institutional, retail, flexible packaging and corrosion protection markets. It reported more than 9,000 customers, net revenue of $1.8 billion for fiscal 2006 (96% from North America) and about 7,350 employees at 29 September 2006, all on a consolidated basis. It filed Form 15 on 15 May 2007 to end its SEC reporting.
Sources
- Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. — Prospectus (Form 424B3), SEC file 333-137618. Filed 12 February 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372668/000093041307001161/c44518_424b3.htm
- Form S-4, Exhibit 3.1.1.1 — Certificate of Incorporation of TP&A Plastics Corporation. Executed 12 January 2006; filed 27 September 2006; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372668/000095011706004028/ex3-111.htm
- Form S-4, Exhibit 3.1.1.2 — Certificate of Amendment (name changed to Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation). Executed 24 January 2006; filed 27 September 2006; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372668/000095011706004028/ex3-112.htm
- Form S-4, Exhibit 3.1.1.3 — Certificate of Amendment (name changed to Covalence Specialty Materials Corp.). Executed 27 January 2006; filed 27 September 2006; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372668/000095011706004028/ex3-113.htm
- Berry Plastics Holding Corporation and Berry Plastics Corporation — Form 8-K (completion of the mergers). Event 3 April 2007; filed 10 April 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919465/000091946507000015/bphc8k070409.htm
- Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. — Form 15 (termination of reporting). Filed 15 May 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372668/000089882207000689/form15.htm
- New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services — Business Name Search (entity 0100958385). Searched 13 October 2026; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.njportal.com/DOR/BusinessNameSearch/Search/BusinessName
- SEC EDGAR — filer record, CIK 0001372668. Last filing 15 May 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001372668
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Shareholders
Shareholders of Covalence Specialty Materials Corp.
The last shareholder information for Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. is historical. Its prospectus filed on 12 February 2007 describes it as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Covalence Specialty Materials Holding Corp. (“Holdings”). That makes Holdings its sole direct shareholder, with 100% of its share capital. The same filing states that affiliates of Apollo Management V, L.P. owned over 95% of Holdings’ equity. That holding was indirect.
On 3 April 2007 Holdings merged with Berry Plastics Group, Inc. in a stock-for-stock merger. The same day Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. merged into Berry Plastics Holding Corporation, so its shares no longer exist. No individual holding in this company itself was disclosed. Its Form 15 of 15 May 2007 reported fewer than 300 holders of record of its notes; those noteholders were creditors, not shareholders.
Data availability
Historical. SEC filings disclose the parent up to April 2007. Delaware does not publish shareholder lists, and no natural-person beneficial owner was identified in any filing.
Sources
- Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. — Prospectus (Form 424B3), SEC file 333-137618. Filed 12 February 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372668/000093041307001161/c44518_424b3.htm
- Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. — Form 8-K (merger agreement). Event 9 March 2007; filed 12 March 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372668/000089882207000380/eightk.htm
- Berry Plastics Holding Corporation and Berry Plastics Corporation — Form 8-K (completion of the mergers). Event 3 April 2007; filed 10 April 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919465/000091946507000015/bphc8k070409.htm
- Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. — Form 15 (termination of reporting). Filed 15 May 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372668/000089882207000689/form15.htm
Officers
Directors and officers of Covalence Specialty Materials Corp.
The prospectus filed on 12 February 2007 lists ten executive officers and directors of Covalence Specialty Materials Corp., all of whom are now historical. When the corporation merged into Berry Plastics Holding Corporation on 3 April 2007, it ceased to exist and its board and offices ended with it.
At that date the board was:
- Marvin O. Schlanger, Chairman
- Layle K. Smith, director (also President and Chief Executive Officer)
- Anthony M. Civale, Joshua J. Harris and Robert V. Seminara, directors
The other executive officers were:
- David S. Graziosi, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Gary J. Powell, Vice President, Operations
- Gail E. Lehman, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
- Thomas E. Salmon, President, Adhesives
- John R. Matuscak, President, Coatings
Gail E. Lehman signed the company’s 8-K of 12 March 2007 as Corporate Secretary.
Recent officer changes
June 2006: Layle K. Smith became President, Chief Executive Officer and director (prospectus, 12 February 2007). 3 April 2007: all appointments ended when the company merged into Berry Plastics Holding Corporation (Berry 8-K, filed 10 April 2007).
Data availability
Historical. The source is the company’s last SEC prospectus. Nationality and country of residence are not disclosed in that filing.
Sources
- Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. — Prospectus (Form 424B3), SEC file 333-137618. Filed 12 February 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372668/000093041307001161/c44518_424b3.htm
- Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. — Form 8-K (merger agreement). Event 9 March 2007; filed 12 March 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372668/000089882207000380/eightk.htm
- Berry Plastics Holding Corporation and Berry Plastics Corporation — Form 8-K (completion of the mergers). Event 3 April 2007; filed 10 April 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919465/000091946507000015/bphc8k070409.htm
Group Structure
Group structure of Covalence Specialty Materials Corp.
Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. was part of a corporate group until it ceased to exist on 3 April 2007; every relationship below is historical. Its SEC filings name Covalence Specialty Materials Holding Corp. as its immediate and ultimate parent entity. They also name two wholly-owned Delaware LLC subsidiaries, which guaranteed its notes. On 3 April 2007 it merged into Berry Plastics Holding Corporation, which succeeded to its obligations.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covalence Specialty Materials Holding Corp. | US | Not disclosed | Immediate parent (historical) | 100% (wholly-owned) | Ended 3 April 2007 | 12 February 2007 |
| Covalence Specialty Adhesives LLC | US (Delaware) | SEC CIK 0001372792 | Direct subsidiary (historical) | 100% (wholly-owned) | Ended 3 April 2007 | 12 February 2007 |
| Covalence Specialty Coatings LLC | US (Delaware) | SEC CIK 0001372793 | Direct subsidiary (historical) | 100% (wholly-owned) | Ended 3 April 2007 | 12 February 2007 |
| Berry Plastics Holding Corporation | US (Delaware) | SEC CIK 0000919465 | Successor by merger | Not applicable | Merger completed 3 April 2007 | 10 April 2007 |
Recent structural changes
16 February 2006: acquired the Tyco Plastics & Adhesives businesses from Tyco. 3 April 2007: Holdings completed a stock-for-stock merger with Berry Plastics Group, Inc. New Berry Group then contributed Berry Plastics Holding Corporation to Covalence Specialty Materials Corp., and Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. immediately merged with and into Berry Plastics Holding Corporation.
Data availability
Historical. The structure is taken from SEC filings dated up to April 2007. The subsidiaries’ later status was not reviewed here, and the Delaware number of Holdings is not disclosed in the filings.
Sources
- Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. — Prospectus (Form 424B3), SEC file 333-137618. Filed 12 February 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372668/000093041307001161/c44518_424b3.htm
- Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. — Form 8-K (merger agreement). Event 9 March 2007; filed 12 March 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372668/000089882207000380/eightk.htm
- Berry Plastics Holding Corporation and Berry Plastics Corporation — Form 8-K (completion of the mergers). Event 3 April 2007; filed 10 April 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919465/000091946507000015/bphc8k070409.htm
- Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. — Form 15 (termination of reporting). Filed 15 May 2007; retrieved 13 October 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372668/000089882207000689/form15.htm
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation do?
Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. was a Delaware maker of plastic film products, specialty adhesives and flexible packaging, based in Bedminster, New Jersey. It merged into Berry Plastics Holding Corporation on 3 April 2007 and no longer exists.
Who owns Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation?
Until April 2007 it was wholly owned by Covalence Specialty Materials Holding Corp., and affiliates of Apollo Management V, L.P. held over 95% of that parent's equity. Its shares ended when it merged into Berry Plastics Holding Corporation on 3 April 2007.
Who is Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No natural-person ultimate beneficial owner was identified in any filing. The disclosed indirect holders were investment-fund affiliates of Apollo Management V, L.P.
Is Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation still an active company?
Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation's status on New Jersey Division of Revenue & Enterprise Services is listed as inactive, not currently active.
What is Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation's registered address?
The registered address on file for Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation is Bedminster, United States.
What is Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation's revenue?
Its February 2007 prospectus reported consolidated net revenue of $1.8 billion for fiscal 2006 (96% from North America) and about 7,350 employees at 29 September 2006.
Is Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation listed on a stock exchange?
Its shares were not listed. It filed with the SEC because of its 10¼% senior subordinated notes due 2016, and it ended its reporting with a Form 15 on 15 May 2007.
Who are the officers/directors of Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation?
Its last prospectus (12 February 2007) lists ten officers and directors, including Layle K. Smith as President and CEO and Marvin O. Schlanger as Chairman. All of these appointments ended with the merger on 3 April 2007.
Does Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation have a parent company or subsidiaries?
Historically, its parent was Covalence Specialty Materials Holding Corp. and its subsidiaries were Covalence Specialty Adhesives LLC and Covalence Specialty Coatings LLC. Berry Plastics Holding Corporation is its successor by merger.
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