Petoskey Plastics Inc

About Petoskey Plastics Inc

Petoskey Plastics Inc. is headquartered in McKinney, Texas, but traces its roots to Petoskey, Michigan, where Duke and Paul Keiswetter founded the company in 1969. Operations began on April 1, 1970, with five employees and a single bag machine converting purchased film into plastic bags. The privately held, family-owned business added extrusion capability in 1975 and has since grown into a veteran-owned enterprise recognized as the 2023 and 2025 Veteran Business of the Year by the National Veteran Business Development Council. The company operates four domestic manufacturing facilities — in Petoskey, Michigan; Morristown, Tennessee; Hartford City, Indiana; and McKinney, Texas — employing approximately 500 associates. Its vertically integrated process spans polyethylene film extrusion (with 98% of equipment capable of 3- and 5-layer technology), custom bag converting, shrink film production, and a 330,000-square-foot recycling facility in Hartford City that feeds recycled resin back into extrusion lines. A 4-color offset paper printing press at the Morristown plant supports private-label packaging. Petoskey serves automotive, construction, home improvement, medical, institutional, retail, and private-brand markets, along with niche sectors such as janitorial, parks and recreation, and fundraising. Customers include OEMs and brand owners seeking custom-engineered flexible packaging, shrink films, and medical gowns, with the company highlighting its ability to incorporate up to 70% third-party certified post-consumer recycled content. Founded on a sustainable mindset that began with in-house recycling in 1978, Petoskey differentiates itself through closed-loop recycling, vertically integrated manufacturing, and a culture described as “hands-on” from the production floor to the CEO. The firm emphasizes on-time, in-full delivery backed by in-house quality labs at each site.

Equipment

• 3- and 5-layer extrusion lines
• Recycle line from Italy
• Wash line technology
• Blown film manufacturing lines
• Converting lines
• 4-color offset paper printing press
• In-house quality labs

Company details

Location

Mckinney, Texas

Company type

Manufacturer

Employees

500

Founded

1969

Ownership

Veteran-owned, Family-owned, Small business

Listed under

• Plastics & Packaging Manufacturers in Texas

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