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]
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Founder | Brendan Lindsay |
| Fate | Acquired by Newell Brands |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Plastic food containers |
| Parent | Newell Brands |
| Website | sistemaplastics.com |
History
editBrendan 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ 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". NZ 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.