COMPANY HISTORY
Founded in 1935 in Yakima, WA, Shields has been manufacturing tamper evident security bags for over 30 years. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with a staff that has been involved in the design, production and sales of tamper evident poly bags since the beginning of their use in North America. You will find this technical expertise manifest in our latest generation of EcoSTAT® security products.
In January 2018, Shields Bag and Printing became Novolex Shields, LLC. As a Novolex brand Shields is now part of North America’s leader in packaging choice and sustainability serving retail, grocery, food service, hospitality, institutional and industrial markets. Shields Yakima location is one of 61 Novolex locations worldwide, including two world class plastic recycling facilities.
As a division of Novolex, Shields is part of the largest buyer of poly resin in North America, ensuring not just the most competitive purchasing power, but guaranteed supply in times of allocation. At Novolex Shields we bring to our customers financial strength, innovation, cutting edge technology and sustainability.
Sustainability
Novolex is an industry leader in sustainable paper and plastic packaging with a broad portfolio of solutions on source reduction, energy and water consumption, and end of life product planning and management. Our enterprise wide sustainability report is available at Novolex.com/Sustainability
Raw Materials
As a custom extruder of polyethylene, we stock more than two dozen grades of polymers and more than 50 colors and additives. We test deliveries in our laboratory to ensure that our materials meet established compliance standards before they are transferred to one of our 26 silos.
Custom Extrusion
Shields operates a variety of multi-layer extrusion lines, producing more than 100 million pounds of flexible packaging a year. Resin blends are formulated for each job to create film with the appropriate density, strength , and elasticity. At each step in the manufacturing process our operators and technicians use their expertise to maximize efficiency and produce high-performance security products.
Flexographic Printing
Shields puts over 70 years of printing expertise to work to provide both in-line and out-of-line printing on 30 multi-color presses. Whether your security bag calls for one-color labeling or full-color graphics, we have the press and the knowledge to get the job done.
COMPANY HISTORY
Founded in 1935 in Yakima, WA, Shields has been manufacturing tamper evident security bags for over 30 years. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with a staff that has been involved in the design, production and sales of tamper evident poly bags since the beginning of their use in North America. You will find this technical expertise manifest in our latest generation of EcoSTAT® security products.
In January 2018, Shields Bag and Printing became Novolex Shields, LLC. As a Novolex brand Shields is now part of North America’s leader in packaging choice and sustainability serving retail, grocery, food service, hospitality, institutional and industrial markets. Shields Yakima location is one of 61 Novolex locations worldwide, including two world class plastic recycling facilities.
As a division of Novolex, Shields is part of the largest buyer of poly resin in North America, ensuring not just the most competitive purchasing power, but guaranteed supply in times of allocation. At Novolex Shields we bring to our customers financial strength, innovation, cutting edge technology and sustainability.
Sustainability
Novolex is an industry leader in sustainable paper and plastic packaging with a broad portfolio of solutions on source reduction, energy and water consumption, and end of life product planning and management. Our enterprise wide sustainability report is available at Novolex.com/Sustainability
Raw Materials
As a custom extruder of polyethylene, we stock more than two dozen grades of polymers and more than 50 colors and additives. We test deliveries in our laboratory to ensure that our materials meet established compliance standards before they are transferred to one of our 26 silos.
Custom Extrusion
Shields operates a variety of multi-layer extrusion lines, producing more than 100 million pounds of flexible packaging a year. Resin blends are formulated for each job to create film with the appropriate density, strength , and elasticity. At each step in the manufacturing process our operators and technicians use their expertise to maximize efficiency and produce high-performance security products.
Flexographic Printing
Shields puts over 70 years of printing expertise to work to provide both in-line and out-of-line printing on 30 multi-color presses. Whether your security bag calls for one-color labeling or full-color graphics, we have the press and the knowledge to get the job done.
COMPANY HISTORY
Founded in 1935 in Yakima, WA, Shields has been manufacturing tamper evident security bags for over 30 years. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with a staff that has been involved in the design, production and sales of tamper evident poly bags since the beginning of their use in North America. You will find this technical expertise manifest in our latest generation of EcoSTAT® security products.
In January 2018, Shields Bag and Printing became Novolex Shields, LLC. As a Novolex brand Shields is now part of North America’s leader in packaging choice and sustainability serving retail, grocery, food service, hospitality, institutional and industrial markets. Shields Yakima location is one of 61 Novolex locations worldwide, including two world class plastic recycling facilities.
As a division of Novolex, Shields is part of the largest buyer of poly resin in North America, ensuring not just the most competitive purchasing power, but guaranteed supply in times of allocation. At Novolex Shields we bring to our customers financial strength, innovation, cutting edge technology and sustainability.
Sustainability
Novolex is an industry leader in sustainable paper and plastic packaging with a broad portfolio of solutions on source reduction, energy and water consumption, and end of life product planning and management. Our enterprise wide sustainability report is available at Novolex.com/Sustainability
Raw Materials
As a custom extruder of polyethylene, we stock more than two dozen grades of polymers and more than 50 colors and additives. We test deliveries in our laboratory to ensure that our materials meet established compliance standards before they are transferred to one of our 26 silos.
Custom Extrusion
Shields operates a variety of multi-layer extrusion lines, producing more than 100 million pounds of flexible packaging a year. Resin blends are formulated for each job to create film with the appropriate density, strength , and elasticity. At each step in the manufacturing process our operators and technicians use their expertise to maximize efficiency and produce high-performance security products.
Flexographic Printing
Shields puts over 70 years of printing expertise to work to provide both in-line and out-of-line printing on 30 multi-color presses. Whether your security bag calls for one-color labeling or full-color graphics, we have the press and the knowledge to get the job done.