Milex Corporation manufactures a natural plastic resin used to make biodegradable products such as packaging loosefill, pet toys, pet treats, and soon insulation. Milex also extracts other products from grain in their labs such as "apigenin," camauba wax, natural oils, and food coloring. All products are totally natural with no petrochemical or toxic additives. Milex maintains a raw material plant in the Texas Panhandle that buys grain specially produced for them directly from their farmers. This grain is then processed and shipped to affiliates that in turn extrude the raw material into finished products. The company's offices and headquarters are located in Pampa, Texas in the heart of the High Plains Grain Producing Region. Milex's company philosophy is to make ONLY all natural, totally biodegradable and renewable products from grain. They believe that petrochemical plastics are a wonderful invention for mankind and have a great future in all kinds of products. However, Milex also believes that these indestructible materials should not be used in any throwaway applications or applications that might endanger human or animal health. Therefore, things meant to be thrown away should be made out of natural biodegradable materials and things meant to be long lasting should be made out of petrochemicals! Milex also strives to promote truth in advertising. Thus they prefer to use ISO definitions to define their products. For example, the ISO definition of "Biodegradable" is - "Capable of being consumed by bacteria 100% to the point of no toxic residue." By this definition Milex is a biodegradable plastic. Milex is continually working to add new product lines to their capabilities that prove that industry and environment can work together and be totally compatible with products that do not harm our planet and are cost effective!