How Hands-On Container Experience Led Extera to Develop Supply Chain Visibility Software
STATESVILLE, NC — Extera was featured in Reusable Packaging News for its role in developing Scoutwise, an asset tracking platform built around the practical needs of reusable container operations. The article examines the connection between container visibility and successful reuse.
The feature, “The Missing Piece of Reuse? Knowing Where Your Containers Are,” includes insights from Stacey Cremers, a partner at Scoutwise who has spent nearly 20 years with Extera. It traces how Extera’s search for a better system to track its leased containers led to the development of the supply chain visibility software. The platform helps businesses monitor asset locations and return cycles.
“We didn’t start as a software company,” Cremers said in the article. “We started as a container company, and we developed the software to fit a need.”
Scoutwise supports asset tracking through barcode, RFID, and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technologies. Dashboards, asset histories, and reporting help users identify last-scanned locations, monitor dwell time, and flag overdue containers.
Extera’s Mission & Services at a Glance
Extera is a U.S.-based plastic processing and recycling company with locations in Middlefield, Ohio, and Statesville, North Carolina. The company purchases post-industrial plastic scrap and provides container sales and leasing, repair and replacement, toll grinding, and compounding and pelletizing. Together, these services help businesses recover material value and keep containers and industrial plastics in use.
Extera has a mission to reduce waste and cut the demand for virgin resin. To achieve this, they combine plastic processing with domestic inventory and U.S.-based recycling and manufacturing partnerships. This approach helps customers manage material needs, shorten lead times, and support more sustainable operations.
Looking for a clearer picture of where your containers are and how they move through your supply chain? Connect with the Extera team to talk through your needs and explore how asset tracking can support your operations.
