King Plastic Industries Ltd was founded in 1995, as a family business that was a manufacturer of polythene bags and sheeting for the domestic and export markets. KPIL was one of the leading manufacturers of Monolayer polythene in East and Central Africa and had a great reputation for premium quality across the region. Notably, many of its brands had established dominant positions in markets across Africa. By 2009, it was a prominent player in the industry with a team of close to 500 permanent staff to cater to the growing demand.
However, the country-wide plastic bag ban that was established on August 28th, 2017 significantly impacted the company, causing KPIL to lose 90% of its product range and being forced to lay off 450 employees. The Directors had only one objective at the time of the ban and that was to bring back as many employees as they could, whose livelihoods depended on the company’s success and growth. King Plastic Industries Ltd then began diversifying into ecofriendly packaging solutions. With this goal in mind, we were the first to air freight paper-bag-making machinery from Germany to cater for the domestic grocery bag void left by the polythene ban and rebuild the company.
KingPlastics Ltd is certified in both ISO 9001:2015, quality management systems and ISO 45001:2018, occupation health and safety. We have also achieved a certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), demonstrating our commitment to responsible and sustainabile forest management. King Plastic Ind. conducts regular internal audits to ensure international standards are followed at the highest level.
To provide customers with top quality flexible packaging solutions, industrial & consumer goods and services using modern production technology. Likewise, empowering the local community by providing opportunities for skilled and unskilled workers while also ensuring minimal impact on the environment.
To provide packaging solutions that foster top customer satisfaction and promote ecofriendly models.
We have always been willing to challenge ourselves to think, innovate and develop unique products that bring about a significant difference in the market. It is our commitment to quality that allows us to continually diversify and bring new products in the market.
Transparency, trust and honesty are vital values we follow in our daily operations at King Plastics. Every member of the team must comply with professional and ethical standards that result in trusted relationships with all our stakeholders.
Our employees are our real assets. Benchmarks are set to ensure each employee is treated fairly. By maintaining a consistent standard of performance within the company, we can manufacture and deliver premium quality products promptly to our clients.
We believe care and quality create customer loyalty. Hence, our promise to always deliver quality products to our clients has led to a respectable and dependable reputation in the industry for every product we manufacture.
We are a modern company that sets the benchmark for packaging and FMCG in East Africa. Our customers trust in our products because we meet the quality promises we make. We aim to provide customers with top-quality flexible packaging goods, industrial & consumer goods and services using modern production technology.
We pride ourselves upon our company conduct to always operate under ethical standards by not compromising our ideals on the environment, society and labour force. KPIL does this by striving to think outside the box on ways to limit any negative impacts we may cause on the environment. Likewise, actively participating in initiatives that empower the local community by providing opportunities for work and professional development.