Aetna Plastics Corp

Contact: Sales Manager

1702 St. Clair Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44114
U.S.

Phone: 800-321-7004
Fax: 216-781-4474

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Aetna Plastics was founded in 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio by Paul Davis who had the foresight to know that the excellent properties of plastics would someday displace other industrial material in common uses. In 1956, because of his enthusiasm for the products Aetna sold, Mr. Davis set about organizing other plastics distributors into what is now known as the International Association of Plastics Distributors (IAPD). The IAPD honored him posthumously in 1986, by naming the annual award bestowed upon a distinguished contributor to the plastics distribution industry “The Paul Davis Award of Merit”. Again they honored him in 1994 when IAPD inducted him into the “Pioneer Club”. Of these inductees IAPD said, “Individually they represent the best in what a plastics distributor is and collectively they represent many years of progressive dedication to growing and perfecting the distribution of plastics.” (IAPD Magazine, January 1995)

After the death of Paul Davis in 1975, Paul’s son, Gary Davis became President of Aetna Plastics. He moved the company to a larger facility in Cleveland and expanded the business by adding new products and serving new markets. He continued the expansion in 1989, by opening a distribution and fabrication facility in Akron, Ohio. This location provided expanded service to the Summit county area as well as expanded fabrication and value-added services to all customers.

In 2004, Aetna Plastics purchased Vanguard Plastics in Mantua, Ohio and merged the Akron facility into the much larger operations at Vanguard. This merger provided Aetna with additional fabrication capabilities and increased its total workforce to 25 people. In 2007, Aetna Plastics purchased Pro-Fab Manufacturing, Inc., a division of Magnus Equipment. Pro-Fab Manufacturing brings 25 years of corrosion resistant plastic equipment experience to the Vanguard operation. With Pro-Fab’s added equipment and personnel, Aetna Plastics Vanguard/Profab division is one of the Midwest’s largest fabricators of plastics equipment and materials for industrial markets.

Aetna Plastics celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2006, making it one of the nation’s oldest plastics distributors and fabricators. The company looks to continue serving its broad range of national and international customer with continuous improvement and excellent customer service for many more years.


Aetna Plastics has over 60 years of industrial plastics experience. We offer a complete line of industrial plastics materials and plastic piping systems to customers worldwide. In addition, our Vanguard/Profab Division designs and fabricates custom plastic products.

Aetna Plastics trained sales personnel can assist you in the proper material selection for your application. Our industrial plastics material offerings include sheet and plate, rod, tubular bar and strip. These materials can be precision cut to custom sizes to meet your specific needs. Aetna Plastics also offers a wide range of fluid and air handling products including piping systems, valves and controls and tanks. If you require a custom application, our Vanguard/Profab division has the capability to design and produce custom fabricated products.