ATLANTIS PLASTICS APPOINTS NEW BOARD MEMBER

ATLANTA, GA - (April 17, 2001) The Board of Directors of Atlantis Plastics, Inc. (ASE:AGH) today announced the appointment of Jay Shuster to its Board of Directors. Shuster served as Chief Operating Officer of the Rock-Tenn Company for the last 9 years. Previous positions held at Rock-Tenn were Executive Vice President of its Consumer Packaging Group, Executive Vice President of its Folding Carton Division, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Controller and Corporate Secretary. Rock-Tenn is a recycled paperboard and specialty packaging company from which Mr. Shuster retired last year. Mr. Shuster commenced his career as a Certified Public Accountant with Arthur Anderson & Company in Atlanta.

Shuster is filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Paul Rudovsky, the former Chief Financial Officer of Atlantis Plastics, Inc.

Earl W. Powell, Chairman of Atlantis Plastics, said, "We are very pleased to welcome Jay Shuster to our Board of Directors. Jay has had a distinguished operating management, financial and business career and brings a wealth of experience to our organization. We look forward to having him on our Board".

Atlantis Plastics, Inc. is a leading U.S. manufacturer of polyethylene stretch and custom films and molded plastic products. Stretch films are used 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. Atlantis' molded plastic products are used primarily in the appliance, automotive, agricultural, building supply, and recreational vehicle industries. Additional information is available on the Internet at http://www.atlantisstock.com.