176 Business View Magazine - October 2016
Teel Plastics
Taking on the challenges
Teel Plastics, a privately-held company located in
Baraboo, Wisconsin, is a globally recognized specialist
in custom extruded plastic products – tubing, cores,
and profiles. The company processes over fifty differ-
ent plastic resins into a variety of products across doz-
ens of different industries and markets, including fiber
optics, water filtration, water treatment, cosmetics,
automotive, medical and healthcare, pharmaceutical,
lawn and garden, and oil and gas, among others.
The company was founded by W.F. “Pete” Teelin, in
1951, as the Insemikit Co., a specialty manufacturer
and distributor of agricultural implements and tools
for the veterinary and livestock artificial insemination
industry. “Pete Teelin had worked for American Breed-
er Services,” says the current company President of
Teel Plastics, Tom Thompson. “At that time, they were
using glass insemination tubes for the cattle industry.
Obviously, there were problems with using glass. He
