Sistema Plastics

Sistema Plastics
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Food
Founded	1987; 38 years ago
Founder	Brendan Lindsay
Fate	Acquired by Newell Brands
Headquarters	Auckland, New Zealand
Products	Plastic food containers
Parent	Newell Brands
Website	sistemaplastics.com

Sistema Plastics is a New Zealand company which manufactures food storage containers. It is based in Auckland and owned by Newell Brands.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

Brendan Lindsay founded Sistema Plastics from his home in Cambridge, New Zealand in 1987. The company name Sistema comes from the Italian word for systems.^[4] The company is focused on BPA-free plastic kitchen storage containers under the brand names KLIP IT and Klipo.

Newell Brands bought the company in 2017 for NZ$660 million (US$470 million).^[5]

In November 2024, Sistema Plastics confirmed that it would lay off about 100 workers at its Auckland factory by Christmas 2024.^[6]

Awards

In 2018, Sistema was named Plastics Training Company of the Year by the New Zealand Plastics Industry.^[7] In 2019, Sistema won the Technology Innovator award in the Epicor Customer Excellence Global Awards programme, for its use of automated processes.^[8]

References

^ Whitney, Alyse (31 January 2018). "These Life-Proof Containers Have Kept My Microwave Clean for 3 Years". Bon Appetit. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ "Plastics manufacturer Sistema sold for $660 million". Radio New Zealand. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ "$600m sale of Sistema gets green light from OIO". The New Zealand Herald. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ Sistema Plastics (26 July 2015), The SISTEMA® Story, retrieved 12 April 2018
^ "US conglomerate Newell Brands buys NZ-owned Sistema Plastics for $660m". National Business Review. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ Walton, Felix (11 November 2024). "Sistema to cut Auckland factory workforce by a quarter". RNZ. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
^ "Plastic fantastic – Sistema wins Training Company of the Year". Competenz. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ doug (2 July 2019). "Sistema Plastics awarded Epicor Technology Innovator of the Year". NZ Manufacturer. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] Whitney, Alyse (31 January 2018). "These Life-Proof Containers Have Kept My Microwave Clean for 3 Years". Bon Appetit. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

[2] "Plastics manufacturer Sistema sold for $660 million". Radio New Zealand. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

[3] "$600m sale of Sistema gets green light from OIO". The New Zealand Herald. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

[4] Sistema Plastics (26 July 2015), The SISTEMA® Story, retrieved 12 April 2018

[5] "US conglomerate Newell Brands buys NZ-owned Sistema Plastics for $660m". National Business Review. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[6] Walton, Felix (11 November 2024). "Sistema to cut Auckland factory workforce by a quarter". RNZ. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

[7] "Plastic fantastic – Sistema wins Training Company of the Year". Competenz. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[8] ug (2 July 2019). "Sistema Plastics awarded Epicor Technology Innovator of the Year". NZ Manufacturer. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

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