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Good Neighbor Podcast: Frisco
EP #49: Redefining Plastics: Kip McAlister's Journey with Lone Star Chemical and Environmental Insights
What makes Kip McAlister with Lone Star Chemical a good neighbor?
What if the plastic items we use every day aren’t the environmental villains we think they are? Join us for an eye-opening episode as we chat with Kip McAlister from Lone Star Chemical, a family-run business that has been at the forefront of plastic distribution since 1974. Kip sheds light on the essential role plastic plays in our lives—from everyday household items like disposable diapers and hospital gowns to the surprising use of plastic in oil spill cleanups. He also debunks common myths about plastic, offering a fresh perspective on its indispensable contributions to modern life.
Beyond his professional endeavors, Kip shares his personal journey of working in a family business, including the challenges and triumphs that have shaped his career. We also get a glimpse into his hobbies, such as golfing and traveling to cooler locales like Canada. Kip's candid stories and expert insights make this an episode you won't want to miss. For more information, check out Lone Star Chemical's website at lonestarchemical.com. Tune in and discover the hidden world of plastic and its undeniable impact on our daily lives.
To learn more about Lone Star Chemical go to:
https://lonestarchemical.com/
Lone Star Chemical
940-240-0012
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place where local businesses and neighbors come together. Here's your host, Sophia Yvette.
Speaker 2:Welcome to the Good Neighbor Podcast. Are you in need of a plastic distributing company? Surprisingly, one may be closer than you think. Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to your neighbor Kip McAllister with Lone Star Chemical. Kip, how are you doing today?
Speaker 3:I'm doing well. How about yourself?
Speaker 2:I'm great. We're excited to learn all about you and your business. Tell us a bit about Lone Star Chemical.
Speaker 3:Well, Lone Star Chemical was founded in 1974. And what we do is we buy the plastic resin or plastic in the raw form and we sell it to people who are not big enough to buy directly from Exxon, Chevron, Phillips, Phillips 66, or Dow Chemical. And the people that use our products are people that make household products that you use every day, but you may not know their names.
Speaker 2:And how did you get into this business?
Speaker 3:My father started the company in 1974.
Speaker 2:What did you have a background in before this?
Speaker 3:I got a degree in business and a bachelor's degree in business, and I went to work here the day after I graduated.
Speaker 2:And what are the myths or misconceptions in your industry?
Speaker 3:Well, plastic has a bad name these days because it's a petrochemical product made from crude oil or natural gas. However, most people don't realize everything that it goes into, including the rubber used not plastic, obviously, but petrochemical products used to make rubber for your tires. In the inside of all your vehicles, whether they're electric or gas powered, are primarily made out of plastic products, along with a lot of clothing as well, especially hospital gowns for the doctors and patients.
Speaker 2:Wow, so you're saying if we didn't have the plastic, we would be missing a lot of stuff. You would be amazed at what you would not have in your house or in your vehicle. Wow.
Speaker 3:And outside of work, what do you do for fun? I want to try to play golf, and that's about it for the most part. Travel, okay.
Speaker 2:Any favorite travel destinations.
Speaker 3:Recently we went to Canada and it was very cool compared to how warm, it gets here, in. Texas in August, so that was fun.
Speaker 2:Well, let's go ahead and change gears for a second. Can you describe one hardship or life challenge? You rose above and can now say because of it, you're better and stronger. When I say that for you, what comes to mind?
Speaker 3:Oh, working in a family business is not the easiest thing in the world to do. If anybody has done that, it puts a lot of pressure on the family relationship. But since I've made it for 30 years, I'm glad I made it at this point in time, or there was times I thought I would not.
Speaker 2:And what got you through those tough times.
Speaker 3:Well, I had to feed my family for the most part.
Speaker 2:Understandable. Kip, please tell our listeners one thing, if only one, because I'm sure there's many they should remember about Lone Star Chemical.
Speaker 3:Well, you know Lone Star Chemical. We supply a lot of products that you use in your everyday. You know, whether it's your clothing, or cooking food, or serving it to your family, one or the other.
Speaker 2:There's a lot of plastic involved in everybody's life, and it's not all bad not all bad and as far as plastic being something that's involved in our households and other things, what is one item you would say plastic is commonly found in that people don't think of?
Speaker 3:Well, clean up oil spills. Believe it or not, you ever see the big orange buoys in the ocean to collect the oil. Keep it from spreading. That's actually made out of plastic and the oil will cling to that material and they're able to clean it up that way and what about household items? And what about household items, diapers? One is completely disposable diapers, or anyway completely made out of plastic.
Speaker 2:Any kind of tug of war item or storage item that you might use, or utensils that are plastic as well? And how can our listeners learn more about Lone Star Chemical?
Speaker 3:Oh, you can go to our website, lonestarchemicalcom. That would be the best way.
Speaker 2:Well, Kit McAllister, I really appreciate you being on the show. We wish you and your business the best moving forward.
Speaker 1:Thank you for having me. Thank you for listening to the Good Neighbor Podcast. To nominate your favorite local businesses to be featured on the show, go to gnpfriscocom. That's gnpfriscocom, or call 469-2214-5.