Plastics Made Better... Since 1975

Since 1975, Petoskey Plastics has been the innovator in manufacturing blown plastic film and bags that are engineered for performance. We are an industry leader supplying the automotive, recycling, food, retail, packaging and construction industries with engineered solutions that meet specific needs.

We first began recycling in 1978, and have never stopped thinking green. Our Greencore™ closed loop recycling program takes post-use plastic out of the waste stream and puts it back into customer products. Thanks to our exclusive, multi-layer manufacturing process, we're supplying our customers with high-performance polyethylene products that are good for them and good for the environment.

Our corporate headquarters and original manufacturing plant are located in beautiful Petoskey, Michigan, with a second manufacturing facility in Morristown, Tennessee. A 300,000 square foot recycling and distribution facility is located in Hartford City, Indiana. Our sales office is located in Birmingham, Michigan and we operate a sourcing office in Shanghai, China.

Petoskey Plastics has enjoyed continuous growth since being founded in 1969. Sales revenue for the most recent fiscal year was over $85 million. We currently employ 265 full-time associates.

We use environmentally responsible manufacturing and packaging processes that preserve resources, reduce our carbon footprint and improve our quality of life.

Pioneering 3-Layer Technology

Our unique, 3-layer bag and film manufacturing process insures the proper resins are in the desired layer (surface) of the product. This results in a higher performing, engineered solution directly addressing the customer's needs. Click here to learn more >

The Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer (AOEM) Division is a Tier Two supplier of interior protection, film and bag products used in North American and European assembly plants. Products include Slip-N-Grip® seat covers, Pouch Covers™, silk film and many other film and bag applications.

The Automotive Aftermarket (AAM) Division manufactures and distributes a broad range of products to customers in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia including Slip-N-Grip® seat covers, Image Floor Mat® paper floor mats, steering wheel covers, work ticket holders, key tags, counter stools, parts bags, tire bags and more. Our Ca$hMat™ floor mats combine vehicle protection with full-color advertising, including an industry first - perforated tear-off coupons.

The Vehicle Body Repair, Construction & Home Improvement Division supplies exterior protection, film, bag and paint masking products used for overspray protection in automotive, marine and aerospace applications. Our new Grip-N-Guard™ product line serves the construction and home improvement industry with plastic sheeting/dust protection and contractor bags.

The Packaging (PKG) Division encompasses many products and markets including Can Sacks®, compactor bags, consumer carryout bags, re-closable deli bags, and miscellaneous bags, film and tubing. Most products utilize our ALPS® engineered solutions for specific customer or market applications.

The Retail Division specializes in private label consumer trash bags in common household sizes sold throughout North America.

The Greencore™ closed loop recycling program takes post-use plastic out of the waste stream and puts it back into customer products.

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Petoskey Plastics has developed a unique combination of technical capabilities integrated into all Sales Division products including multi-layer blown film extrusion utilizing recycled materials, specialized printing and proprietary converting capabilities. Petoskey Plastics is ISO 9001:2008 registered.

ISO 9001:2000 Registered
Petoskey Plastics is registered as conforming to the requirements of the ISO 9001:2008 standards for its Quality Management System (QMS). Petoskey Plastics has been registered to ISO 9000-2000. Our new QMS has four areas of focus: interaction within our diverse processes, customer satisfaction, continual improvement and measurement, and communication of our performance. This new QMS provides a framework for continued improvement and better service to our customers, associates and community.

Petoskey Plastics History
Petoskey Plastics, Inc. was founded in 1969. Operations began with 5 employees on April 1, 1970 with one bag machine which converted purchased film into plastic bags. Total sales in the first fiscal year of operations were $74,000.

In 1975, the company purchased an extrusion line to manufacture film. The company continued to grow and acquire additional extrusion lines over the next several years. In 1987, the company applied for, and obtained a patent for a polyethylene disposable seat cover. Petoskey Plastics has extensive experience manufacturing and using recycled polymers.

We first began in-house recycling in 1978, and in 1990, we were awarded a grant from the State of Michigan through the Quality of Life Bond Fund to recycle post-consumer polyethylene scrap. Fifty percent matching funds were provided and all production requirements were satisfactorily completed, enabling us to purchase a recycle line in from Italy to reprocess plastic scrap. The recycle department was further expanded with wash line technology to reprocess post-consumer scrap in 1991 with State of Michigan assistance through a Quality of Life Grant.

Today the Petoskey plant features 11 extrusion lines utilizing recycled materials originating from our Indiana recycling facility and 4 converting lines.

In 1999, Petoskey Plastics acquired the assets of a defunct polyethylene film plant in Morristown, TN. Significant investments have been made to refurbish and add new equipment. The Morristown Plant today has 6 extrusion lines utilizing recycled materials, another extrusion line under construction, 12 converting lines and a new 4 color offset paper printing press.

2007 was a busy year. We completed renovations to a former garage door manufacturing facility in Hartford City, Indiana, converting the building to a 330,000 square foot leading-edge recycling facility. Operations at the Hartford City plant began in January. The summer of 2007 marked the opening of our new 11,000 square foot corporate headquarters building in downtown Petoskey.

Petoskey Plastics has received a number of awards and special recognition in over the years. In 1999, the company was recognized for the unique design evolution of recycled content seat covers as an Automotive News P.A.C.E. award finalist. In 1999, Petoskey Plastics was also the recipient of a Keep America Beautiful Award sponsored by Ford Motor Company for its post-consumer recycling efforts. In 2006, we received special recognition from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation for our continuous growth and industry leadership.

Management

Paul C. Keiswetter President Paul Keiswetter is the company founder and a U.S. Marine Corp. veteran who served during the Vietnam Conflict. Since 1970, he has built Petoskey Plastics with unique products and technology. Paul holds various product patents including Slip-N-Grip® plastic seatcovers used extensively in new car programs, automotive service, and automotive repair businesses. Paul was an early post-consumer plastic bag recycling innovator, overseeing the development of "closed loop recycling systems" where used plastic bags and film are collected, returned and reprocessed as raw materials in 3 layer products for the same market application. Paul continues to lead Research and Development activities for the company.
Charles S. Lee, Jr. Vice President of Sales & Marketing Chip Lee graduated from University of Michigan with a BS Economics degree. He started his career with GM Oldsmobile Division and later joined C. Neumann Associates as a manufacturer's representative for Petoskey Plastics. Chip was instrumental in the growth of recycle content interior protection products. He joined Petoskey Plastics 10 years ago and is responsible for Sales and Marketing with a strong team located at the Sales Office in Birmingham, MI organized into four divisions;AOEM (Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer), AAM (Automotive Aftermarket including Paint Body & Equipment), Packaging (including Can Sacks®, Custom and Consumer products) and Retail.
Steven T. Smith Director of Operations Steve Smith joined Petoskey Plastics in 1979 as a General Foreman and has progressed through various levels of responsibility. Steve is responsible for managing production in 2 factories and will play a key role in the startup and operations management in the new Hartford City, IN location. Steve has extensive hands-on experience in blown film extrusion, bagmaking and plastic scrap recycling.
Susanne K. Maskaluk Controller / Corporate Treasurer Sue Maskaluk graduated from Central Michigan University with a BS Degree in Business Administration and completed her MBA at the University of Detroit. She worked for Detroit Bank and Trust (now Comerica Bank), National Bank of Detroit and Group Health Plan / Select Care (owned by St. John and Beaumont Hospitals) prior to joining Petoskey Plastics in 1987. Sue has broad experience in accounting systems, financial risk management and capital sourcing. She has successfully managed several revenue applications including a Quality of Life Bond Fund from the State of Michigan for $1.2 million in recycling equipment followed by an Industrial Revenue Bond for $5 million for plant expansion. She also applied for and obtained an Industrial Revenue Bond from the State of Tennessee for $6 million to purchase a polyethylene manufacturing facility in bank foreclosure to refurbish existing machinery and purchase new equipment.
Kristin K. Clark HR Director Kristin Clark earned a BA Degree in Sociology from Wells College with an emphasis in Organizational Behavior and Masters Degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University with a concentration in Human Resource Management. Kristin was formerly an HR Manager with Allied Signal supporting Aerospace plants and Honeywell's Specialty Films plants. She joined Petoskey Plastics in 2002 serving as HR Director responsible for staffing and recruiting, compensation, benefits administration and performance management.
Marilyn K. Cummings Corporate Secretary / Executive Assistant to President Marilyn Cummings joined Petoskey Plastics in June of 1974 responsible for payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management and financial statement preparation. She was promoted to Office Manager in 1984 and promoted to Corporate Secretary in 1989. As the company has grown, her job duties have expanded and she also serves as Executive Assistant to the President.