SC Johnson SC Johnson acquired the Ziploc® brand in 1998, and we've been bringing innovation to the business ever since. For example, we introduced a double zipper for better bag sealing in 2006, and Easy Open Tabs™ in 2014.

low density polyethylene (LDPE) Ziploc bags are composed primarily of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), plastics derived from ethene (SC Johnson, Lazonby).

A zipper storage bag, slider storage bag, zipper bag, zip lock bag, or zippie is an inexpensive flexible rectangular storage bag, usually transparent, made of polyethylene or similar plastic, that can be sealed and opened many times, either by a slider, which works in a similar way to a zip fastener, or by pinching ...

Trademark. a brand of plastic bag made with interlocking ridges near the edges, so as to be easily closed or sealed by pressing one side of the opening against the other.

Steven Ausnit In fact, Steven Ausnit, the pioneer of Ziploc® brand bags (Ziploc® is a registered trademark of S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.), recalled the struggle in introducing this product during a speech he gave at Marquette Business school.

1968 Ziploc is a brand of reusable, re-sealable sliding channel storage bags and containers originally developed and test marketed by The Dow Chemical Company in 1968 and now produced by S. C. Johnson & Son. The plastic bags and containers come in different sizes for use with different products.

Around 1964, Minigrip secured an exclusive licensing agreement with the Dow Chemical Company to market ziplock bags through grocery stores and supermarkets. The now familiar Ziploc® consumer brand was launched and widely marketed in 1968.

Ziploc bags are very common in households, but they are not the best for environment. This is because they are made from plastic, which is not biodegrade and can end up getting thrown away or washed into waterways. Fortunately, there are many eco-friendly alternatives that you can use instead of Ziploc bags.

One is an interlocking mechanism that involves edges of plastic on the top of the bag that click together, closing the bag. The seal is tight enough to keep air and moisture out as well as keeping the product within the bag from falling out.

Ziploc is a brand of reusable, re-sealable sliding channel storage bags and containers originally developed and test marketed by The Dow Chemical Company in 1968 and now produced by S. C. Johnson & Son. The plastic bags and containers come in different sizes for use with different products.

Gideon SundbackWhitcomb L. Judson Zipper/Inventors

The product debuted at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, but it didn't have much success. The modern zipper was eventually designed in 1913 by Gideon Sundback. He worked at the Universal Fastener Company in Hoboken, New Jersey. Sundback received a patent for his “Separable Fastener” in 1917.