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BioSolar has said that Connecticut-based Rowland Technologies, a manufacturer of plastic film and sheet has been selected to be BioSolar’s production partner for its bio-based materials from renewable plant sources.

“After an exhaustive selection process it was evident that Rowland Technologies was uniquely positioned to meet our requirements,” said Dr. David Lee, BioSolar’s CEO. “Specifically, Rowland Technologies’ expertise in sophisticated extrusion manufacturing and their highly-regarded custom manufacturing capabilities, coupled with our shared commitment to being both environmentally aware and yet economically feasible, allowed us to achieve the common goal of delivering the highest quality product to our customers.”

BioSolar is expecting production volumes to begin in the second half of 2008. Samples of its backsheet material are already available.