About Us
THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN FIBER SERVICES
After years of working together, Mark Zachocki and Jack Lupas developed a deep respect for one another’s professionalism, integrity, and shared approach to business. Jack was building and running recycling plants throughout the Southeast, and Mark was leading the fiber procurement team at a large paper and consumer products manufacturing company. Their business relationship was built on a shared belief in a win-win approach to business. Together, they founded American Fiber Services (AFS) in January 2001 and pledged that their company would be the gold standard in the brokerage and trading industry. It would be built on long-term, sustainable win-win relationships, defined by quality, professionalism, and integrity.
Today, AFS is a best-in-class marketing and procurement service provider for paper, pulp, plastics, metals and other recyclable commodities. AFS purchases recyclable materials throughout the US and Canada and sells to mill clients in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. AFS operates sales offices in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Michigan, Iowa, and Texas, serving clients with the same commitment to excellence that inspired its founding.
We look forward to serving you.
It’s not just what we do, it’s who we are.
The AFS vision is to be the most exceptional pulp, paper and recovered materials service provider by serving our team members and delighting our clients.
