OUR HISTORY

Our story

We began as a small family business. Just a handful of employees, one manufacturing site in New Jersey and a collective desire to make something great.

Since then, we’ve grown to become the largest, privately-held polyethylene extruder in the U.S. with over 400 employees, 3 manufacturing facilities and numerous distribution centers strategically placed across the country.

Throughout all aspects of our business, we view our employees, customers, suppliers, and communities as partners, following our pledge: For the Poly, by the People.

Our Mission

From All American Poly:

“Our responsibilities begin with the treatment of our people. We believe in creating an individualized customer experience–every relationship deserves exclusive and mindful attention.

It is in our beliefs to create a fair, safe, and collaborative environment for employees of our plant and corporate facilities. We believe in empowering every individual, to help them maximize their own potential, in management of their daily tasks and individual responsibilities and welcome and capitalize on the uniqueness in diverse talent and culture.

We believe in the freedom to voice concern, and function by fostering a strong, trustworthy community across all sectors.

We believe in the civil responsibility of protecting our earth. We will continue to mitigate waste in any fashion: time, energy, resources, and recycle all possible materials. We will continue to educate ourselves with the changing ecosystem and improve our processes to match its needs.

We believe in providing the highest quality product to our consumers. It is our responsibility to press on in pushing the limits of innovation, and work diligently to arrive at cost effective solutions. We believe that the success of tomorrow begins with the preparation of today.”

Who We Are Today

Every day, we channel over 40 years worth of knowledge and experience to provide innovative packaging solutions for our partners. And in an industry rife with bottlenecks and red tape, we’ve got none of it.
Instead, we take a personalized, hands-on approach to ensure unrivaled efficiency. We’re obsessive. We’re passionate.

Everything we do is guided by our mission to provide the most efficient, innovative solutions for your business, by developing vibrant partnerships, the impact of which is felt far beyond packaging alone.

I enjoy the opportunity to be a resource to our amazing team. My main focus is on the company’s vision and strategic plan to build on our growth over the past 4 decades, and to always improve the delivery of excellent service to our partners. The culture we celebrate in being your Poly People has kept our partners’ best interest at the center of everything we do, so that we can best serve all of your needs.

Everyday it is my goal to expand our reach in the breadth of businesses we serve nationwide, while helping our company grow on the foundation of teamwork. For over 25 years I have enjoyed fostering a community centered on leadership and personal accountability, which has allowed us to see great successes among our teams. The evolution of our processes over time has been truly outstanding in cultivating strong client relationships, fostered by consistency in high caliber products and integrity in our practices.

Our history

1979

Our first plant opens its doors in Dunellen, NJ, and poly production is set in motion.

1989

To keep up with demand, we acquire a second plant in Arkansas with 4 new lines.

1994

Demand for our plastics just keeps growing. We snap up a third plant in Gainesville, Georgia, and relocate its equipment to the centrally situated town of Lawrenceville, Georgia.

1996

Our production headquarters in Dunellen, NJ is bursting at the seams, with 7 full lines and 100s of employees. We move our base of operations over to our new, state-ofthe- art facilities in Piscataway, NJ.

1997

Capacity soars with the addition of 3 large 6” extruders that crank out up to 1500 lbs of film hourly

2000

We welcome 2 new high capacity extruders to Arkansas. We also introduce the A8, a high-capacity extruder that produces wide film at speeds of up to 1500 lbs an hour.

2003

Mr. Jack Klein assumes control of the company. Under his progressive vision and delegative leadership, the company asserts itself as a major player in the industry.

2004

AAP enters into the up-and-coming co-extrusion arena with 2 new lines, one in NJ and one in AR, in addition to a new stretch hooder line as well.

2008

As demand skyrockets, we expand our relationships with major resin suppliers.

2012

AAP introduces new operations leadership with a focus on data and analytics in an effort to enhance our efficiencies throughout the company.

2017

We commission our 3rd co-extrusion line - versatile in running shrink bundling and stretch hooder films - marking our 36th extruder companywide.

Today

We celebrate our rebranding, promoting our successful business model to the forefront of the plastics industry, positioning ourselves as a poly leader.