{{Short description|American paper goods company}} {{Infobox company | name = Chinet | industry = Paper products | founded = 1930s | hq_location_city = De Soto, Kansas | products = | owner = Huhtamäki | website = {{URL|www.mychinet.com}} }} '''Chinet''' is an American paper goods company established in the 1930s that produces disposable plates, bowls, napkins, and plastic cups. Owned by Huhtamaki of Espoo, Finland, its North American regional headquarters is in De Soto, Kansas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mychinet.com/about-us|title=About Chinet|date=3 February 2016|website=Chinet|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.us.huhtamaki.com/chinet-brand|title=Chinet Brand|website=Huhtamaki|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref>
Chinet began offering compostable plate products in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2013/02/claim-check-chinet-classic-white-and-hefty-basics-plates/index.htm|title=Chinet Plates vs. Hefty Plates|date=February 2013|website=Consumer Reports Magazine|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news5cleveland.com/money/consumer/consumer-reports/biodegradable-paper-plates-put-to-the-test|title="Biodegradable" Paper Plates Put to the Test|date=3 July 2013|website=News 5 Cleveland|access-date=18 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222111458/https://www.news5cleveland.com/money/consumer/consumer-reports/biodegradable-paper-plates-put-to-the-test|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Huhtamaki has manufacturing facilities in the following locations:<ref>{{cite web |title=North America locations |url=https://www.huhtamaki.com/en-us/north-america/about-us/locations/ |website=huhtamaki.com |publisher=Huhtamaki, Inc. |access-date=8 July 2023}}</ref> * Hammond, Indiana * Coleman, Michigan * Marion, Indiana * Franklin, Ohio * New Vienna, Ohio * Batavia, Ohio * Hopkinsville, Kentucky * DeSoto, Kansas * Paris, Texas * Goodyear, Arizona * Los Angeles, California * Sacramento, California * Fulton, New York * Waterville, Maine * Lewiston, Maine * Andalusia, Alabama
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Category:Paper products Category:Disposable products Category:Biodegradable materials
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