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Wood or Plastic – Which is the Superior Bin?

Macro Plastics began in 1988, changing the agricultural industry with its innovative plastic container the MacroBin! Prior to that, the standard harvest container was the wood bin.  Although there are still farmers and packers who have not made the switch from wood to plastic, our 30-year tenure has justified the reasons in which companies originally [...]

By |2018-11-08T17:55:44-08:00November 8th, 2018|plastic, Cherries, Harvest|Comments Off on Wood or Plastic – Which is the Superior Bin?

Who’s Who in Plastics? – Employee Spotlight w/ Cheryl Corbin

Name Cheryl Corbin Hometown Grew up in Stamping Ground, KY currently residing in Frankfort, KY. What is your position in the company? Customer Service Representative. How would you describe your job to someone that doesn’t know the business? I tell them that we make big plastic harvest bins for the agricultural industry since that is [...]

By |2018-10-25T15:53:30-07:00October 25th, 2018|employee, staff, interview|Comments Off on Who’s Who in Plastics? – Employee Spotlight w/ Cheryl Corbin

Prima Frutta Packing Inc – A Happy Customer Since 1990

Prima Frutta Packing Inc came into existence in 1991 when Tim Sambado, son of Primavera Marketing owner Lawrence Sambado, decided to implement his industrial engineering expertise and expand upon the family business.  Since then, Prima Frutta has developed into an industry leader in packing cherries, walnuts, and apples. On a recent visit to their facility [...]

By |2018-10-18T15:56:34-07:00October 18th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Prima Frutta Packing Inc – A Happy Customer Since 1990

Brexit or no Brexit – the Automotive Supply Chain has to go on!

Recently, there appears to have been a reluctance to explore innovations and improvements to the global automotive supply chain. The knock-on effect has been the delay in making decisions on investments through the supply chain. There are many questions that remain unanswered around Brexit but one thing is certain - the need for the automotive [...]

By |2018-10-04T18:05:59-07:00October 4th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Brexit or no Brexit – the Automotive Supply Chain has to go on!

Who’s Who in Plastics? – Employee Spotlight w/ Dustin Wallin

Name Dustin Wallin Hometown I am from Park City, Utah. What is your position in the company? My position is now Project Manager in which I have multiple projects that I work on related to safety training and other projects that might be coming up. How would you describe your job to someone that doesn’t [...]

By |2018-09-27T18:41:54-07:00September 27th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Who’s Who in Plastics? – Employee Spotlight w/ Dustin Wallin

Visiting Pacific Coast Producers During Peach Harvest

Located in Lodi, California is one of several Pacific Coast Producers plants that are spread along the West Coast.  I stopped by for a visit to see our MacroBins in action during their peach harvest and to gather a testimonial from Steve Freeman, the Vice President of Field Operations for Pacific Coast Producers. Pacific Coast [...]

By |2018-09-20T20:12:26-07:00September 20th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Visiting Pacific Coast Producers During Peach Harvest

Who’s Who in Plastics? – Employee Spotlight w/ Ali Yoder

Name Ali Yoder Hometown Sturgis, Michigan What is your position in the company? HR Business Partner How would you describe your job to someone that doesn’t know the business? I work to support the overall direction of the organization as well as work closely with the workforce to address any issues or concerns that they [...]

By |2018-09-07T13:41:33-07:00September 7th, 2018|employee, staff|Comments Off on Who’s Who in Plastics? – Employee Spotlight w/ Ali Yoder

Macro Plastics Launch the First 100% Recyclable Plastic Folding Pallet Bin for the Automotive Supply Chain

The EuroBin 1210 is made from virgin polypropylene to ensure high quality performance throughout its life cycle and is the preferred material of the automotive packaging industry. The EuroBin is 100% recyclable with only polymer type for all plastic components unlike other plastic bins on the market that use a number of materials and are made [...]

By |2018-08-31T14:51:22-07:00August 31st, 2018|shipping, sustainability, automotive, supply chain|Comments Off on Macro Plastics Launch the First 100% Recyclable Plastic Folding Pallet Bin for the Automotive Supply Chain

Macro Plastics Partner with Tri-Wall to Transform the Automotive Supply Chain

Macro Plastics has been working closely with Tri-Wall to integrate expendable cardboard packaging into our plastic foldable returnable bins such as the ISOBin and the innovative EuroBin 1210. Our global partnership focuses on developing packaging solutions that reduce costs, emissions and damages for our OEM and tier supplier clients in the global automotive industry. We were joint sponsors with Tri-Wall of [...]

By |2018-08-09T16:07:57-07:00August 9th, 2018|automotive, supply chain, shipping|Comments Off on Macro Plastics Partner with Tri-Wall to Transform the Automotive Supply Chain

Who’s Who in Plastics? – Employee Spotlight w/ Christyan Castro

  Name Christyan Geovanni Castro Guillén. Hometown Culiacan, México. What is your position in the company? LATAM Financial Controller. How would you describe your job to a child? I help people take care of their money. What do you enjoy most about your job? I like that I can work in many fronts during the [...]

By |2018-07-26T17:19:41-07:00July 26th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Who’s Who in Plastics? – Employee Spotlight w/ Christyan Castro
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