Key Industry Achievements:
1952: 20th Century plastics formed in Los Angeles. The company specializes in storage supplies for business documents.
1965: Rembrandt, a division of 20th Century, entered the photo market with a line of pocketed photo albums. By offering a free album page with every roll of film developed, Rembrandt quickly controlled 90% of the market.
1976: Rembrandt introduces a line of 3-ring album pages available in mass market.
1981: Rembrandt develops a high-quality photo wallet for photo processing labs. The company becomes the leading supplier of photo wallets to major retailers across the US.
1984: Rembrandt begins operation as an independent company specializing in manufacturing of storage products.
1990: Introduced the Ultra-PRO line of trading cards storage pages. First to introduce pages that contained no PVC, plasticizers or any chemical that could damage cards over time. Became the product of choice for collectors worldwide with 6-months of its introduction.
1993: Introduced the first line of non-PVC albums. Also introduced a full line of supplies for comic storage
1995: Introduced a line of supplies for the collectible card game industry. First to introduce gaming sleeve to protect cards during game play – the Ultra-PRO Deck Protector
2001: Introduced the first authentic metalized Deck Protectors & Deck Boxes
2002: Became Ultra-PRO on April 2002
2002: First to introduce the UV-protected baseball holder
2003: Introduced protective sleeve and wallet for the storage and protection of loose standard-sized photos – the Ultra-PRO Photo Protector and Photo Wallet
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