FAQ: Isiah Thomas's Historic Acquisition and Turnaround of Isiah Enterprises
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Isiah Enterprises' patented hemp processing technology provides a competitive edge in the $1 trillion sustainable materials market with automotive and packaging applications.
Isiah Enterprises uses a patented process to pulverize, micronize, and pelletize industrial hemp fibers into lightweight, high-performance composites for automotive and packaging sectors.
The company's renewable materials reduce petroleum dependency and production emissions while creating sustainable manufacturing jobs in Michigan communities.
NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas becomes the first player to acquire majority control of a public company, leading a green manufacturing turnaround.
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Isiah Thomas has become the first NBA player in history to acquire and own majority control of a publicly traded company through his acquisition of One World Products, which is now transitioning into Isiah Enterprises.
The company is on track to reach break-even profitability by December 2025 and is executing a significant industrial turnaround, with momentum expected to continue into 2026.
The company focuses on renewable materials science, specifically developing bio-composites and reusable containers from industrial hemp and other renewable feedstocks for automotive and packaging applications.
The company holds a patented process for pulverizing, micronizing, and pelletizing industrial hemp fibers that transforms raw hemp into lightweight, high-performance composites with increased tensile strength and heat resistance.
The company's manufacturing hub is in Midland, Michigan, originally established through the acquisition of Eco Bio Plastics Midland, which Thomas revitalized from near-bankruptcy.
The company is targeting the automotive bio-composites and lightweight materials market (projected at $150 billion by 2030) and sustainable food and consumer packaging market (projected to exceed $450 billion by 2030), creating nearly $1 trillion in total addressable market potential.
The company supplies industrial hemp-based bio-composites and reusable containers through partnerships with Flex-N-Gate, ORBIS Corporation, and West Michigan Compounding, serving the automotive and packaging sectors.
The company executed a staged buildout: first acquiring Eco Bio Plastics Midland for manufacturing capabilities, then expanding through One World Products for global feedstocks, and now consolidating as Isiah Enterprises as a publicly traded, vertically integrated clean-tech leader.
The company uses renewable feedstocks derived from rice, corn, industrial hemp, soy, paper cellulose, and rubber to create new product lines across automotive and food-service packaging.
According to Thomas, this represents both an industrial comeback and a cultural milestone, proving that innovation, inclusion, and execution can coexist while demonstrating that American manufacturing success belongs to those willing to build it.
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