Description
Atlantis Plastics, Inc. manufactures specialty plastic films, and custom molded and extruded plastic products in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Plastic Films, Injection Molding, and Profile Extrusion. The Plastic Films segment comprises three divisions: Stretch Films that produces multilayer plastic films used to cover, package, and protect products for storage and transportation applications; Custom Films, which produces customized monolayer and multilayer specialty plastic films used as a substrate in multilayer laminates in foam padding for carpet, automotive, medical applications, and industrial and protective packaging; and Institutional Products that convert custom films into disposable products, such as table covers, gloves, and aprons. The Injection Molding segment produces custom thermoplastic components for small and large appliances, including refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and dishwashers. The Profile Extrusion segment manufactures custom extruded plastic products for consumer and commercial products, including recreational vehicles, mobile homes, residential doors and windows, office furniture, and appliances. The company serves storage and transportation, food service, appliance, automotive, and commercial and consumer sectors. It sells its products through distributors. Atlantis Plastics, Inc. was formerly known as Atlantis Group, Inc. and changed its name to Atlantis Plastics, Inc. in March 1992. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia with an additional office location in Miami, Florida. As of December 18, 2008, the voluntary petition of Atlantis Plastics, Inc. for reorganization under Chapter 11 was converted to Chapter 7. It had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 10, 2008.
