Bio-Plastic Solutions in Blooming Prairie, Minn., is one of the first in the nation to use renewable polymers in plastic profile extrusion, a process for making continuous plastic shapes.

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The company has invested eight years and more than $800,000 in developing renewable-plastic components made from corn-based plastic. It is now manufacturing durable furniture parts and building components, having introduced in 2007 three new products for the building industry made from BioBest® Bio-Co-polymer. The company was awarded its first patent in June 2010 for renewable plastic material.

The firm has produced traditional extruded plastic parts for doors, windows, office furniture and medical devices for a decade using petroleum-based materials. Noble, 51, has 30 years of experience in the manufacturing sector. He became an entrepreneur in 2000, buying a distressed plastic extrusion company in Blooming Prairie, his hometown. He built it into the multimillion-dollar business DiaServe, Inc., now a subsidiary of Bio-Plastic Solutions. The company name was changed to Bio-Plastic Solutions, LLC, to better reflect the biomaterial and sustainable products offered. Noble credits his employees and the company's operating philosophy with its continued growth and success.

Bio-Plastic Solutions is in a strong position to respond to these market conditions and consumer demand. "Our new products contain more than 80 percent renewable biobased carbon," Noble says, "and are recyclable." His company is also developing extrudable PLA polymers that incorporate crop fibers for use in building interiors. Examples include edgebanding for tables, work surfaces and cabinetry, corner bead for dry walling, and interior wall protection devices.

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