Bemis Company, Inc. reported second quarter 2013 diluted earnings of $0.51 per share on net sales of $1.3 billion. Excluding the impact of currency, net sales for the quarter decreased by 0.7% compared to the second quarter of 2012. “This quarter, we closed the last of the nine facilities in our facility consolidation program, achieved our highest gross margin since 2009, and reduced working capital levels,” said Henry Theisen, Bemis Company’s president and CEO. “Our focused efforts to ...