Petoskey Plastics Press Kit

Morristown, TN

PRESS KIT What you need to know about who we are and what we do.

We Are...

An environmentally focused ďŹ lm, bag, and resin manufacturer providing superior products and solutions.

Dedicated to our Mission...

To earn the appreciation and respect of our customers, associates, and communities.

Committed to Sustainability...

To be the innovative leader in environmentally responsible manufacturing, packaging, and recycling of plastic bags and ďŹ lm.

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Contacts

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Company Profile

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Brief Company History

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Top Brands

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Great One-Liners

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Active Industry Members

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Notable Awards

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Key Points

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Notable Media Mentions

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Press Mentions

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CONTACTS Pam Colby Marketing Leader pcolby@petoskeyplastics.com

Audrey Stempky Senior Graphic Designer astempky@petoskeyplastics.com / graphics@petoskeyplastics.com

1 Petoskey Street Petoskey, MI 49770

231-347-2602

COMPANY PROFILE Founded: 1969 Founded by: Duke and Paul Keiswetter CEO & President: Paul Keiswetter Executive Vice President: Jason Keiswetter Locations: Petoskey, MI | Birmingham, MI | Hartford City, IN | Morristown, TN Associates: 422 *as of September 2018 Product Lines: Steelcoat®, Slip-N-Grip®, Greencore® Markets: Automotive, Recycling, Packaging, Construction, Medical, Institutional, Private Label and Retail, Waste Management

Customer Base: 30 Fortune 500 companies Over 5,000 customers from 47 countries

When speaking or referring about the company as a whole, please refer to us as Petoskey Plastics or Petoskey Plastics, Inc.

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BRIEF COMPANY HISTORY 1970 - Petoskey Plastics, Inc. was founded.

1975 - Began extruding own film.

1978 - Built new Petoskey plant and increased production. Began recycling processes.

1987 - Obtained a patent for a Slip-N-Grip® polyethylene disposable seat cover.

1992 - Began offering closed loop recycling for its customers.

1998 - Obtained ISO-9001 Certification.

1999 - Bought the assets of a polyethylene film extrusion plant in Morristown, Tenn.

2006 - Purchased Hartford City, IN recycling plant.

2007 - Opened a new corporate headquarters in downtown Petoskey. Later that year, renovated a former garage door factory in Hartford City, Ind., converting the building to a 330,000 sq. ft recycling facility.

2013 - Added blown film manufacturing and converting lines to Hartford City.

2015 - Petoskey Plastics reused more than 30 million pounds of plastic.

2018 - 40th Anniversary of Recycling. New $8 million wash line installed. Morristown, TN plant expansion.

2019 - 50th Anniversary of Petoskey Plastics.

TOP BRANDS

http://www.greencoreproducts.com/

http://www.slipngrip.com/

The Smartest Bags on the Planet®. Specializes in engineered, environmentally responsible plastic film products for the retail and custom packaging markets.

Provides eco-friendly plastics bags using PCR resin.

Serves the automotive aftermarket with a variety of vehicle protection products that help exceed customer expectations and keep them coming back.

http://www.cashmat.com/ The floor mat that earns you money. Custom floor mats with perforated coupons that doubles as vehicle protection and full-color advertising.

http://www.steelcoatproducts.com/ Serves a wide range of markets within the home improvement and construction segments. Provides everything from plastic sheeting to contractor bags and can liners.

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GREAT ONE-LINERS • Petoskey Plastics is an environmentally focused film, bag and resin manufacturer providing superior products and solutions for 50 years.

• Petoskey Plastics began recycling in 1978 and has never stopped thinking green since.

• As an environmentally focused company, Petoskey Plastics believes we have better plastic solutions for our customers and strive to continually live up to our mission statement: To earn the appreciation and respect of our customers, associates, and communities.

ACTIVE INDUSTRY MEMBERS • Society of HR Management

• ISSA - Since 2009

• Society of Plastics Industry

• Vistage - MI Entreprenerial Leadership Training

• Tire Industry Association

• Northwest Michigan Industrial Association

• Hardware Marketing Council

• American Society of Quality

• Private Label Manufacturing

• Lakeway HR Management Association

• Specialty Equipment -SEMA

• Michigan Chamber of Commerce

• Indiana Recycling Coalition

• Northern Lakes Economic Alliance

• International Sanitary Supply Association

• Petoskey Chamber of Commerce

NOTABLE AWARDS 2017 Plastics News Processor of the Year Winner 2016 Plastics News Processor of the Year Finalist— Only blown film manufacturer to make it to top 4 2016 3M Diverse Supplier of the Year Award 2016 Excellence in Recycling Award by Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality 2016 Johnson Controls’ Supplier Performance - Awarded 10 years in a row 2016 La-Z-Boy Silver Supplier Award 2016 Adient Supplier Performance Award 2015 Johnson Controls’ Automotive Experience Seating - Supplier Performance Gold Award 2014 Johnson Controls’ North America Supplier Performance Award 2014 Founders Society Award by North Central Michigan College 2008 Northern Lakes Economic Alliance Economic Development Project of the Year 2008 Johnson Controls’ Enviromental / Safety Leadership Award 2009 Kerr Total Care Innovative Supplier of the Year Award 2009 Johnson Controls’ North American Supplier Performance Gold Award 1999 PACE Award Finalist — Premiere Automotive Supplier’s Contributions to Excellence 1999 Keep America Beautiful Merit Award— Recognized by Ford Motor Co., 1 of 20 companies recognized petoskeyplastics.com | 231-347-2602 | marketing@petoskeyplastics.com

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KEY POINTS QUALITY • Our corporate philosophy is continuous improvement.

• Our quality team has over 100 years of combined experience.

• Petoskey Plastics has been ISO 9001 certified since 2007.

• Petoskey Plastics is currently ISO 9001:2015 certified

CUSTOMER RELATIONS • Petoskey Plastics focuses each day on earning the appreciation and respect of our customers, associates and communities.

• Partnering with customers is not just a saying but an expectation.

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE • We are a very diverse company. In addition to manufacturing world-class multi-layer bags and film, we are also one of the largest post-consumer film recyclers in North America.

• Every month we recycle over 2,500,000 lbs of landfill-bound plastic bags and stretch wrap.

• As an innovative company and recycler, we work with our customers to reduce their carbon footprint through our closed loop programs.

• In 2016 we developed a sustainability scorecard program to provide our customers with a quantitative evaluation, which allows them to see the return on their investment to the enviroment after purchasing products that contain post-consumer recycled content.

PUBLIC SERVICE • For over 45 years, Petoskey Plastics has engaged in philanthropic activities.

• In 2017, we had 22 associates report over 400 hours of volunteer time, with many more going unreported by those who prefer to give without being recognized.

• The family-owned company plays an outsized role in the three small towns where it manufactures. In 2017, Petoskey Plastics made financial donations to over 90 different charitable organizations — many targeted to efforts to support local children.

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION • Petoskey Plastics has invested heavily in state of the art equipment to produce multi-layer film structures that achieve or exceed performance requirements for the customer.

• We now have over 26 extrusion lines and numerous converting lines with additional film lines on order to meet our ongoing commitments.

• In 2017 we had over 58 R&D Projects in various stages of development and ran over 339 production samples. petoskeyplastics.com | 231-347-2602 | marketing@petoskeyplastics.com

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NOTABLE MEDIA MENTIONS “So it’s no surprise that Petoskey {Plastics} scored very well in the environmental performance criteria. The judges also gave the company high marks in other criteria, especially financial performance, customer relations, industry and public service and technology. “

-Plastics News

“With it’s pioneering efforts in closed-loop recycling and development of products containing PCR, Petoskey Plastics has long been a leader in the blown film industry”

-Kim Holmes,Director of Recycling and diversion at SPI, The Plastics Industry Trade Association

“Petoskey Plastics has a long-term outlook {and} is a company that forges a partnership that helps solve problems, and it even helps suggest opportunities in new markets.”

-Current Petoskey Plastics customer

PRESS MENTIONS PEELING BACK FILM PLASTICS PLASTICS ENGINEERING | JUNE 20, 2018

PETOSKEY EXPANSION | CITIZEN TRIBUNE | MAY 19, 2018 PETOSKEY PLASTICS INVESTING $29.6M IN TENNESSEE EXPANSION PLASTICS NEWS | MAY 9, 2018

‘IN-TOUCH’ FOCUS HELPS PETOSKEY PLASTICS WIN PROCESSOR OF THE YEAR PLASTICS NEWS | MARCH 13, 2018 NORTHWEST MICHIGAN WORKS! HELPS JOB SEEKER AND EMPLOYER NETWORKS NORTHWEST | JUNE 30, 2017

PLASTICS NEWS PROCESSOR OF THE YEAR FINALIST PLASTICS NEWS | PETOSKEY NEWS-REVIEW | JANUARY 9, & 17, 2016

HEALTHCARE PLASTICS |

RECYCLING TODAY | MARCH 15, 2016

HOW IT’S MADE - PETOSKEY NEWS REVIEW VIDEO PETOSKEY NEWS-REVIEW | SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

CHASING THE PERFECT PELLET |

PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY | JULY 16, 2016

INTRODUCES SUSTAINABILITY SCORECARD PLASTICS RECYCLING | RECYCLING TODAY | APRIL 20, 2016

FLINT WATER CRISIS AID |

PETOSKEY NEWS-REVIEW | MARCH 15, 2016

PETOSKEY PLASTICS LAUNCHES EXPANSION IN INDIANA PLASTICS NEWS | DECEMBER 9, 2015

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LOCATIONS HEADQUARTERS 1 Petoskey St. Petoskey, MI 49770

SALES OFFICE 231 South Old Woodward Suite 212 Birmingham, MI 48009

PETOSKEY MANUFACTURING PLANT 4226 US 31 South Petoskey, MI 49770

INDIANA MANUFACTURING PLANT 1100 Grant St. Hartford City, IN 47348

TENNESSEE MANUFACTURING PLANT 5725 Commerce Blvd.

Morristown, TN 37814

SOCIAL MEDIA Petoskey Plastics @PetoskeyPlastics @PetoskeyPlastic Petoskey Plastics

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