Sistema Plastics

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]

Sistema Plastics
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryFood
Founded1987 (1987)
FounderBrendan Lindsay
FateAcquired by Newell Brands
Headquarters
Auckland
,
New Zealand
ProductsPlastic food containers
ParentNewell Brands
Websitesistemaplastics.com

Overview

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]

Awards

In 2018, Sistema was named Plastics Training Company of the Year by the New Zealand Plastics Industry.[6] In 2019, Sistema won the Technology Innovator award in the Epicor Customer Excellence Global Awards programme, for its use of automated processes.[7]

References
  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". NZ 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". NBR. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. "Plastic fantastic – Sistema wins Training Company of the Year". Competenz. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  7. doug (2 July 2019). "Sistema Plastics awarded Epicor Technology Innovator of the Year". NZ Manufacturer. Retrieved 23 May 2021.


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