Atlantis Plastics: Gets Quality Award







 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
                                   A. Richard Hurwitz
                                   Vice President, Corporate Communications
                                   (305) 858-2200

                  ATLANTIS PLASTICS RECEIVES 
            INDIANA'S 1997 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD

ATLANTA, GA - (October 27, 1997) Atlantis Plastics, Inc. (ASE:AGH) today
announced that it has received the 1997 Quality Improvement Award from the
State of Indiana which is given to Hoosier organizations which have
demonstrated significant and measurable progress in achieving stated quality
improvement goals. The award is administered by the Indiana Business
Modernization and Technological Corporation, and was presented by Lt. Governor
Joseph E. Kernan to Atlantis' profile extrusion unit located in Elkhart, IN. 
John Geary, Vice President and General Manager of the Company's Molded Products
unit and seven associates received the award on behalf of the Company. Prior
recipients include Delco Electronics, Allied Signal, GTE, and Rockwell
International.  

Atlantis received the 1997 Award based on improvement in several criteria. For
example from 1995 to the recent year-to-date period, sales improved 13%,
controllable operating income increased 22%, returns as a percentage of sales
dropped 24%, on-time delivery increased 21%, and labor productivity increased
48%.

John Geary, Vice President and General Manager of the Company's Molded Products
unit, said, "Our focus on continuous improvement and relentless pursuit of
quality has enabled our Elkhart facility to make measurable improvement in its
operations. Our motto is,  We keep our promises to our customers, to our
shareholders, and to one another.' Empowerment, common goals, and open
communications have unleashed the creative force of our associates. We are very
proud of their achievement."

Atlantis Plastics, Inc. is a leading U.S. manufacturer of polyethylene stretch
and custom films and molded and extruded plastic products. Atlantis' molded and
extruded plastic products are used primarily by original equipment
manufacturers in the appliance, automotive, agricultural, and recreational
vehicle industries Stretch films are used principally to wrap pallets of
materials for shipping or storage, and custom films, which are made-to-order
specialty film products, are used in the industrial and packaging markets.  

Additional information on Atlantis Plastics, Inc. is available on the Internet
World Wide Web at this address: http://www.cfonews.com/agh; or interested
parties may dial direct by modem to (718) 279-3590; or may send E-mail to
cfo@panix.com, with the subject agh.




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