# Chinet

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{{Short description|American paper goods company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Chinet
| industry = Paper products
| founded = 1930s
| hq_location_city = [De Soto, Kansas](/source/De_Soto%2C_Kansas)
| products = 
| owner = [Huhtamäki](/source/Huhtam%C3%A4ki)
| 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](/source/Huhtamaki) of [Espoo, Finland](/source/Espoo%2C_Finland), its [North American](/source/North_America) regional headquarters is in [De Soto, Kansas](/source/De_Soto%2C_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](/source/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

== References ==
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Category:Paper products
Category:Disposable products
Category:Biodegradable materials

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