Biobased SolutionsFOR GOVERNMENT

UNITED SOYBEAN BOARD
SPRING 2012
Biobased Solutions FOR GOVERNMENT
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President Obama Calls for Federal
Agencies to Use More Biobased Products
President Obama made a major announcement for the nation on Feb. 21, 2012
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Lewis Bainbridge
DEAR READER
Have you ever wondered,
“What’s in the products I buy?”
“How much foreign oil goes into
those products, and can I cut that
amount when purchasing everything
from carpet to hydraulic fluids?”
“How can I reduce the formaldehyde
in the plywood or the volatile organic
compounds in the paints that surround my family and employees?”
“Can I find cleaning products that
don’t contain harsh chemicals that I
have to breathe or have touch my
skin?”
President Obama’s new White House
Memorandum will hopefully have us
all asking these questions and looking to American-made biobased
products for solutions. As a U.S. soybean grower, I’m pleased that my
crop and our soybean checkoff are
helping biobased products be “A
Natural Choice for America!”
Continued on page 2
he White House Memorandum
“Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in
Rural America through Biobased and
Sustainable Product Procurement,”
directs the federal government to dramatically increase its purchases of biobased
products during the next two years.
The initiative is designed to strengthen the
economy, create jobs and support business growth. It recognizes that biobased
products help U.S. energy security.
“President Obama understands that a
strong American economy is tied to a
healthy, vibrant rural economy,” said
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who
chairs the White House Rural Council.
“The actions we are taking will bring
new economic investments to our rural
communities, to ensure the people who
live in these towns have a better,
brighter future.”
P E N TA G O N C A S E S T U D Y
Continued on page 2
Soy Biobased
Products Support:
Economic Growth
see page 6
Environmental &
Worker Health
see page 8
Read about the Pentagon and
other case studies on page 3
Energy Security
see page 9
DEAR READER
Continued from page 1
I hope you will turn the page and read
how soy is used to make biobased
products that address these questions.
You can also check out our website for
more information on how Americanmade biobased products are cropping
up everywhere from the Pentagon to the
Grand Canyon.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture just
announced that U.S. soybean farmers
are again expected to grow 75 million
acres
of
soybeans
this
year.
http://www.usda.gov/oce/forum/descrip
tions_commodities.htm That means
more than 90 million metric tons of U.S.
soybeans are projected for this year’s
harvest.
From the Atlantic Coast and into my
home state of South Dakota, soybean
growers like me are at work to sustainably meet the demand for soy in food,
feed, fuel as well as biobased products.
That’s good for to all of us and our
nation too.
— Lewis Bainbridge
United Soybean Board
Domestic Marketing
Committee Chairman
President Obama Calls for
Federal Agencies to Use
More Biobased Products
Continued from page 1
“Biobased products are a natural choice for America and so is the
President’s call for greater use of them,” said USB Director &
Domestic Marketing Chairman Lewis Bainbridge, a South Dakota
soybean farmer who uses biobased products himself. “A strong
federal biobased program also expands opportunities for states,
counties and private citizens to buy biobased.”
The Presidential Memo builds on the Congressional support for
biobased products established in the 2002 and 2008 Farm Bills.
Key provisions in the new Memorandum include:
• Requiring federal agencies to include goals and
milestones for biobased purchasing in their
Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans.
• Including biobased purchasing in the scorecard
that the Office of Management and Budget
uses to rate agencies’ Sustainability/Energy
performance.
• Directing a 50 percent increase in the number
of new product categories that are designated
by USDA as biobased for preferred federal
purchasing.
• Requiring new public reporting of federal
agencies’ biobased product purchasing.
• Requiring federal agencies to sample and verify
that biobased products are being included in
purchasing contracts, identified in purchasing
catalogs, and integrated in product specifications
and contracting procedures.
• Directing the implementation of new biobased
purchasing training, education, and outreach
efforts to federal buyers.
• Providing assistance to small businesses to
improve the selling of biobased products and
services to the Federal Government.
• Directing the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare a
report to the President on job creation and the
economic impact associated with the biobased
products industry.
Please visit www.soybiobased.org for a
copy of the White House Memorandum
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Profiles in Biobased Success Highlight
Exciting New Users of Soy-Based Products
USB Partners with Counties
to Try Soy-Based Products
Pentagon Welcomes
Soy-Backed Entry Mats
Employees and Visitors Enter Building
on Environmentally Sustainable Mats
In 2010, the Pentagon began a pilot test of a new
entryway mat made by EcoPath™ at one
of their main entrances. EcoPath™ mats are made
from recycled, recovered, and sustainable materials.
The backing system uses recycled plastic bottles
(4 per square yard) as well as naturally renewable
soybean-based polyols.
USB brought the EcoPath™ mats to the attention of
the Pentagon Environmental Office (PEO) and the
Pentagon Building Management Office (PBMO). The
PBMO had identified performance issues with the
mats being used in the building and agreed to test
the new mats. In addition to their environmental benefits, the EcoPath™ mats do not curl around the
edges and are far less subject to any movement than
the mats they had been using.
Through a partnership between USB and the
National Association of Counties (NACo), 35
counties from across the country (including the
Fleet Maintenance Department in Dorchester
County, S.C. pictured here) were given a soy
biobased product package to use in their facilities and/or fleets over a one-month period.
“These products were as good, or better than
the products we had been using,” said Director
of Fleet Maintenance, Dorchester County,
South Carolina Ernie Knight. “The asphalt
cleaner worked a lot better for tar and road
patch removal. Our old product had to sit for
awhile to work, and gave off bad fumes.”
The feedback from participating counties was
extremely positive. Many indicated that they
would recommend almost every product they
received. A profile outlining these successes is
at: www.soybiobased.org.
Go to www.soybiobased.org to read more about this
demonstration that resulted in the Pentagon replacing the old mats at all entrances with new ones made
with soy backing. In total, 82 soy-backed entry mats
(covering just over
7,800 square feet
or about 1/5 acre)
are being used at
various entrances
and exits throughout the building.
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Profiles in Biobased Success Highlight
Exciting New Users of Soy-Based Products
Biobased Products Perform &
Help Meet Grand Canyon
National Park Sustainability Goals
The Grand Canyon uses soy-based hydraulic
fluid in heavy equipment and biodiesel fuel in
diesel vehicles and equipment. The Park
recently tested eight other soy biobased products in the auto shop and janitorial services.
Grand Canyon staff report that the tested
products performed very well, and in some
cases, did the job more quickly or required less
work. To read the full Grand Canyon profile visit
www.soybiobased.org
(From left to right) Grand Canyon Environmental Protection
Specialist Deirdre Hanners, Auto Shop Supervisor Johnny
“J.D.” Diaz-Gonzalez and Chief of Facility Maintenance Tim
Jarrell show some of the equipment that they successfully
run on B20 blend biodiesel as well as biobased hydraulic oils.
Soy-Based Adhesive Eliminates Dangerous
Formaldehyde at Ft. Lee Army Base
Building 11108 is the new home of the Army’s 262nd Quartermaster Battalion in Ft. Lee,
Virginia. Workers there are taking comfort in the fact that 25 cabinet units scattered through
seven locations in the facility are constructed with PureBond® hardwood plywood made
with a soy-based formaldehyde-free adhesive from Columbia Forest Products. The soybased adhesive won the EPA’s Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award in 2007
because it replaces the commonly used formaldehyde adhesive. Go to
www.soybiobased.org for more details,
including how the cabinets helped the building
be Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) certified in three ways.
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Donnie Durbin, project superintendent, LifeCycle
Construction Services, which built Ft. Lee’s Building 11108,
explains that the inner part of the hardwood plywood
contains the formaldehyde-free soy-based adhesive.
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Soybeans
help create a
comfortable foam
core that uses less
oil and is a natural and
renewable resource.
American-Made Soy Foam
Futons Are a Top Seller
The Futon Shop, with ten locations throughout
California, is one of the largest eco-friendly retail
trendsetters in the nation. Founded in 1976, the
company has sold more than two million futon mattresses, sofa beds, and platform beds. All futon
mattresses are made with domestically produced
soy-based foam. www.thefutonshop.com
Within the last couple of years, the Futon Shop’s
line of futon mattresses — made with soy-based
foam — is one of the company’s biggest sellers. The
soy-based foam — Preserve® — is manufactured by
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company in North
Carolina. www.preservefoam.com/main.htm.
“We’re not only proud of our commitment to the
environment, but our efforts to reduce dependence
on foreign oil and support American jobs,” says The
Futon Shop Founder and CEO Suzanne Diamond.
Pictured Rocks National
Lakeshore Expands
Biobased Uses
Go to www.soybiobased.org to read more and
watch a video.
For more than a decade, Chief Facility Manager
at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chris
Case has been a driving force educating communities and other government staff about the
benefits of soy biobased products. For an
updated look at the long-standing biobased
success story at Pictured Rocks, visit www.soybiobased.org
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Soy is a renewable alternative
Biobased Products are a
How Soy Biobased Products
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The U.S. soybean industry is an
American success story.
cross the nation, U.S. companies
now offer hundreds of biobased products, ranging from cleaning supplies to
carpet backing to energy efficient roofing materials, made with ingredients
grown right here on American farms.
Each year, U.S. soybean growers plant
about 75 million acres of soybeans,
offering an abundant and rapidly
Soybeans came to the American colonies from China around
1765. Today, the United States produces approximately 35 percent of the world’s soybeans, and they boost America’s trade
balance.
Soy is the top U.S. agricultural export, with roughly 55 percent
of the U.S. soybean crop going to customers abroad. China is
the No. 1 customer for U.S. soy.
At the same time, soybeans are helping create new opportunities for American manufacturing.
renewable source of ingredients that are
helping revitalize U.S. manufacturing.
Consumers win with product choices
that can curb dependence on foreign oil
as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Soy biobased products can also
offer environmental and health benefits,
such as lower VOCs, less exposure to
toxic chemicals as well as irritation from
odors, and more.
The BlueGreen Alliance, a national partnership between labor
unions and environmental organizations, commissioned a
study, “The Economic Benefits of a Green Chemical Industry in
the United States: Renewing Manufacturing Jobs While
Protecting Health and the Environment.” It cites biobased
chemicals as a means of reversing the decline in U.S. jobs in
the chemical industry.
According to the report, from 1992 to 2010, the chemical industry
lost more than 300,000 jobs. However, if just 20% of chemical
production switched from making petrochemical-based plastics
to plant-based plastics, 104,000 jobs would be created. Moving
to plant-based plastics creates jobs and allows companies to
“The use of petroleum has become so ingrained in American life that it will take a diverse menu of
materials to replace this one important resource. Developing many substitutions for petroleum
products will also allow us to accomplish our goal with much greater speed. Biobased products
have great potential to help us reduce petroleum use while using products that are much better
for our environment.”
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— Silicon Valley Clean Cities and Breathe California President & CEO Margo Sidener
to petroleum-based products.
Natural Choice for America!
Benefit the U.S. Economy
source materials from within the United States, instead
of relying on imports of foreign oil.
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) reports the
important multiplier effect such jobs have for America.
Every new job in the chemical industry creates 5.5
additional jobs elsewhere in the economy, according to
ACC’s analysis of federal studies.
Recognition of these opportunities has prompted the
manufacturing-heavy state of Ohio to support
biobased products purchasing and other initiatives
at the state level. You can read more about that in
USB’s Profile of Biobased Success on Ohio at
www.soybiobased.org
Citing biobased products as one of the fastest growing
economic sectors in the world, 98 counties in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee
“Ohio’s economy has a strong foundation in
the development and production of industrial
materials. Indeed one materials sector,
polymers, represents the largest single
industry in Ohio. Increasingly biobased
feedstocks are being seen as a key strategic need for the chemicals, polymers and
other advanced materials industries —
largely because of the price and supply
volatility of traditional fossil-based petrochemical and natural gas feedstocks.”
— Battelle Memorial Institute Technology Partnership
Practice Senior Director Simon J. Tripp
have launched a regional strategy to support the development of biobased products in the Mississippi Delta.
Biobased Manufacturers, like Textile Management
Associates (TMA), have their own positive economics
to tell. Through its use of polyols manufactured from
American-grown soybeans, TMA’s Universal Textile
Technologies (UTT) replaces petrochemicals traditionally used in polyurethane carpet backings for the last
30 years. UTT’s soy-based backings displace millions
of pounds of petrochemicals each year, while showing
no increase in cost. The result is a cost-neutral, environmentally responsible solution for customers. This
has driven demand for their products, such as
Signature Crypton Carpet® and AstroTurf®. TMA companies grew their workforce by 10 percent in the last
three years in contrast to the overall unemployment
rate of 11-12 percent in Northwest Georgia.
Yellowstone Collection carpet creates jobs in rural Georgia and
offers an American-made use for more than 40 tons of plastic bottles left by the public at Yellowstone National Park each year.
www.signaturecryptoncarpet.com
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How Soy Biobased Products Benefit
America’s Energy Security
Soy foam has helped Ford
reduce its annual petroleum oil usage by more
than 3 million pounds
and is up to 24 percent
more renewable than
petroleum-based
foam.
Dr. George Washington Carver and Henry Ford were pioneers in America's
biobased research.
In the early 1900s, George Washington Carver began
studying the uses for soybeans at Tuskegee Institute.
He also collaborated on research with Henry Ford
who believed it would be possible to grow a car.
By 1938, every Ford vehicle used about a bushel of
soybeans. Henry Ford even sported a business suit
made of soybeans. (Source: Ned Birkey of Michigan
State University Extension Service)
At the same time, America’s dependence on petroleum was drilling ever deeper into the economy.
In 2010, the United States was the world’s largest
petroleum consumer, according to the U.S. Energy
Information Administration. The United States consumed 19.1 million barrels per day of petroleum products and imported about 49 percent of its petroleum.
“I’m proud of the fact that in 2007 Ford
was the first automaker to launch soy-based
seat cushions and backs in the Mustang. Now we’ve
got soy cushions in eight of our vehicle lines,” says
Deb Mielewski, technical leader for Ford Motor
Company’s Materials Research & Advanced
Engineering Department.
“Soy foam is just the tip of the iceberg in the development of vehicle materials from natural resources,”
Mielewski says. “We have to entertain the thought of
bio-replacement in baby steps, looking at every
aspect of a car that could be green.”
Ford Mustangs show how American companies are
bucking this trend today. Soy foam has helped Ford
reduce its annual petroleum oil usage by more than 3
million pounds, and is up to 24 percent more renewable than petroleum-based foam.
Ford’s use of the soy foam also has helped Ford
reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 11 million
pounds as the biomaterial provides a 67 percent
reduction in volatile organic compounds emissions.
Deb Mielewski, technical leader at Ford Motor Company
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Sherwin-Williams and USB Honored
with EPA’s Green Chemistry Award
Paint Made with Soy Reduces VOCs by 60 Percent
A partnership between America’s soybean farmers
and the Sherwin-Williams Company received the
2011 Presidential Green Chemistry Award from the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The honor
recognizes the development of an innovative new
paint formulation that utilizes soybean oil and recycled plastic bottles (PET) and reduces volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 60 percent.
Sherwin-Williams, with soybean checkoff funding and
technical support from USB, developed water-based
acrylic alkyd paints with low VOCs that can be made
from soybean oil, PET and acrylics. Oil-based “alkyd”
paints have high levels of VOCs that become air pollutants as the paint dries. Previous acrylic paints contained lower VOCs, but could not match the performance of alkyds. These new paints combine the performance benefits of alkyds and low VOC content of
acrylics. The soybean oil helps to promote film formation, gloss, flexibility, and cure.
In 2010, Sherwin-Williams manufactured enough of
these new paints to eliminate over 800,000 pounds of
VOCs. The company has
used 320,000 pounds of soybean oil, 250,000 pounds of
PET, and eliminated 1,000
barrels of oil.
Soy-Backed Carpet
Partnership Helps
Yellowstone
and Grand Teton
National Parks
Yellowstone National Park’s
problem with plastic bottles
launched an innovative new partnership to use the bottles in
American-made soy-backed carpet. It also created a new
source of funding for environmental projects at Yellowstone.
Photo © Signature Carpet
How Soy Biobased Products Benefit the
Environment and Worker Health
With a long history of using biobased products, Yellowstone
staff turned to USB to find out if any biobased manufacturers would use the 43 tons of bottles that the
public leaves at Yellowstone each year even though
bringing plastic bottles into the park is discouraged. Yellowstone had an extensive recycling program, but staff was frustrated to learn that bottles
were shipped overseas to be made into other products.
They wanted to find an American company to use the bottles.
To help find a solution, USB reached out to Universal Textile
Technologies (UTT), www.universal-textile.net/soybeans.html a
maker of carpet backing systems that use soybean oil to replace
petroleum, and Signature Crypton® Carpet. As a result, UTT,
Signature and Aqualfil USA Fiber Company have entered into
partnerships with Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks.
The companies purchase the bottles and use them to make the
Yellowstone Collection of carpets that also use 100 percent
recycled content nylon. For every yard of this Yellowstone
Collection carpet sold, Signature and its partners donate 50
cents to the Yellowstone Park Foundation to help protect and
preserve one of the nation’s most pristine natural resources.
“Triangle Clean Cities Coalition sees the increased use of
biobased products as an important part of meeting our
petroleum displacement goal in the United States. In
North Carolina, biobased products continue to play a vital
role in boosting rural development, job creation and our
agricultural economy.”
— Silicon Valley Clean Cities and Breathe California
President & CEO Margo Sidener
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Biobased Product Categories Designated by
USDA for Federal Procurement Preference
The U.S. Department of Agriculture designates categories of biobased products for a federal procurement
preference. In the process, minimum biobased content standards are established for each product
category. There are 64 BioPreferred® designated product categories required for preferred federal
purchasing. For more details go to: http://www.biopreferred.gov/ProductCategories.aspx
Item
Minimum Biobased Content
Adhesive and Mastic Removers .......................................58%
Animal Repellents ..............................................................79%
Bath Products ....................................................................61%
Bathroom and Spa Cleaners ............................................74%
Bedding, Bed Linens and Towels ......................................12%
Bioremediation Materials ...................................................86%
Carpets ...............................................................................7%
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaners
General Purpose Cleaners .....................................54%
Spot Removers..........................................................7%
Chain and Cable Lubricants .............................................77%
Composite Panels
Acoustical Panels ....................................................37%
Interior Panels..........................................................55%
Plastic Lumber ........................................................23%
Structural Interior Panels.........................................89%
Structural Wall Panels .............................................94%
Compost Activators and Accelerators...............................95%
Concrete and Asphalt Cleaners .........................................70%
Concrete and Asphalt Release Fluids ..............................87%
Corrosion Preventatives ....................................................53%
Cuts, Burns, and Abrasions Ointments .............................84%
De-Icers - General Purpose ..............................................93%
Diesel Fuel Additives .........................................................90%
Dishwashing Products .......................................................58%
Disposable Containers ......................................................72%
Disposable Cutlery ............................................................48%
Disposable Tableware ........................................................72%
Dust Suppressants.............................................................85%
Erosion Control Materials...................................................77%
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Foam Recycling Products...90%
Fertilizers ...........................................................................71%
Films
Non-Durable Films ..................................................85%
Semi-Durable Films ................................................45%
Firearm Lubricants ............................................................49%
Floor Cleaners and Protectors...........................................77%
Floor Strippers ...................................................................78%
Fluid-Filled Transformers
Synthetic Ester-Based.............................................66%
Vegetable Oil-Based................................................95%
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Item
Minimum Biobased Content
Food Cleaners....................................................................53%
Forming Lubricants ............................................................68%
Gear Lubricants ................................................................58%
General Purpose Household Cleaners ..............................39%
Glass Cleaners ..................................................................49%
Graffiti and Grease Removers............................................34%
Greases
Food Grade .............................................................72%
Multipurpose............................................................30%
Rail Track .................................................................71%
Truck ........................................................................75%
Not Elsewhere Specified .........................................42%
Hair Care Products
Conditioners ............................................................78%
Shampoos .............................................................66%
Hand Cleaners and Sanitizers
Hand Cleaners.........................................................64%
Hand Sanitizers ......................................................73%
Heat Transfer Fluids ...........................................................89%
Hydraulic Fluids - Mobile Equipment ...............................44%
Hydraulic Fluids - Stationary Equipment ..........................44%
Industrial Cleaners ............................................................41%
Ink Removers and Cleaners...............................................79%
Interior Paints and Coatings
Latex and Waterborne Alkyd ..................................20%
Oil-Based and Solventborne Alkyd .........................67%
Laundry Products
General Purpose......................................................34%
Pretreatment/Spot Removers .................................46%
Lip Care Products .............................................................82%
Metalworking Fluids
General Purpose .....................................................57%
High Performance ..................................................40%
Straight Oils ............................................................66%
Mulch and Compost Materials...........................................95%
Multipurpose Cleaners .......................................................56%
Multipurpose Lubricants ....................................................88%
Oven and Grill Cleaners .....................................................66%
Parts Wash Solutions ........................................................65%
Penetrating Lubricants ......................................................68%
Plastic Insulating Foam for Residential
Here’s what soy biobased
product users are
saying about health and
environmental benefits…
and Commercial Construction.........................................7%
Item
Minimum Biobased Content
Roof Coatings ....................................................................20%
Slide Way Lubricants .........................................................74%
Sorbents.............................................................................89%
Thermal Shipping Containers
Durable ....................................................................21%
Non-durable.............................................................82%
Topical Pain Relief Products ..............................................91%
Turbine Drip Oils ................................................................87%
Two-Cycle Engine Oils ......................................................34%
Water Tank Coatings .........................................................59%
Wood and Concrete Sealers
Membrane Concrete Sealers...................................11%
Penetrating Liquids .................................................79%
Proposed
Biobased Product Categories to be Designated
by USDA for Federal Procurement Preference
Item
Minimum Biobased Content
Air Fresheners and Deodorizers ........................................97%
Asphalt and Tar Removers.................................................80%
Asphalt Restorers...............................................................68%
Blast Media ........................................................................94%
Candles and Wax Melts .....................................................88%
Electronic Components Cleaners ......................................91%
Floor Coverings (non-carpet) .............................................91%
Foot Care Products............................................................83%
Furniture Cleaners and Protectors.....................................77%
Inks
Specialty Inks .........................................................66%
Sheetfed - Color ......................................................67%
Sheetfed - Black......................................................49%
Printer Toner - < 25 ppm.........................................34%
Printer Toner - ≥ 25 ppm .........................................20%
News........................................................................32%
Packaging and Insulating Materials ...................................82%
Pneumatic Equipment Lubricants......................................67%
Wood and Concrete Stains................................................39%
“What’s better for the
environment is also
better for people.
We want to do this
for the safety of our
employees and park
visitors, as well as our environment… We didn’t
feel good about using toxic chemicals on the same
tables where parents were feeding peanut butter
and jelly sandwiches to their kids.”
— Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore National Park
Chief of Facility Management Chris Case
“It’s comforting to
know we work in a
building that has
better, healthier
indoor air quality”
— Capt. Johnique
Bowers who works in
the communication
equipment room at
Fort Lee
“We were amazed at how well the soybean products worked without a chemical smell, and how
they didn’t harm the skin when they came into
contact with it.”
— Dorchester County, South Carolina
Director of Recycling/Education Carolyn Tomlinson
“Ford is focusing on
finding innovative
ways to make our
vehicles more
eco-friendly.
Soy-based rubber
provides superior
stretchability and
serves as a renewable resource that helps reduce
carbon dioxide emissions from raw materials”
— Ford Technical Leader in Elastomeric
Polymers Cynthia Flanigan
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Here’s what soy biobased product users are
saying about health and environmental benefits…
“These products were as good, or
better, than the products we had
been using. The asphalt cleaner
worked a lot better for tar and
road patch removal. Our old product had to sit for awhile to work,
and gave off bad fumes.”
— Dorchester County, South
Carolina Director of Fleet
Maintenance Ernie Knight
“It’s nice to work with formaldehydefree material when fabricating our
various products. When all hardwood
plywood was made with formaldehyde adhesive, the formaldehyde
fumes would collect to such an
extent that the normal exhaust fans
couldn’t handle them. We literally
had to open all the doors in the
building to air it out…even in the
winter. The fumes were so strong it
actually made your eyes water.”
“At Grand Canyon National Park,
we are charged with the important task of protecting historic
buildings, archeological sites,
endangered species, and the
most famous views in the world.
Eliminating harmful toxic chemicals and replacing them with
biobased products that are
derived from the natural world,
directly upholds our mission and
benefits human health as well.”
— Hopewell Craft Company
Vice President Jerry Ellis who
made cabinets for Fort Lee Army’s
262nd Quartermaster Battalion
— Grand Canyon Environmental
Protection Specialist
Deirdre Hanners
Health Organizations Encourage the Use of Biobased Products
“The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest Health House™ Program
supports the Federal biobased label and the use of biobased products that
promote improved indoor air quality by reducing harmful emissions compared
to traditional products. These choices may include, but are not limited to,
cleaning supplies, personal care items, and construction materials.”
— President & CEO, American Lung Association
of the Upper Midwest Harold Wimmer http://www.healthhouse.org/
“Biobased products have the potential to help asthma sufferers, by eliminating
many petroleum-based asthma triggers.”
— President, Breathe DC United Medical Center Foundation
Rolando Andrewn http://breathedc.org/
TIPS
– Commercial and industrial users can
ask for a Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS) (also known as PSDS, Product
Safety Data Sheet) to help evaluate
products.
– The Environmental Protection Agency’s
Children Health website provides information on pollutants of special concern
for children. http://yosemite.epa.gov/
ochp/ochpweb.nsf/frmChemicals
The 69 farmer-directors of USB oversee the investments of the soy
checkoff to maximize profit opportunities for all U.S. soybean farmers. These volunteers invest and leverage checkoff funds to increase
the value of U.S. soy meal and oil, to ensure U.S. soybean farmers
and their customers have the freedom and infrastructure to operate,
and to meet the needs of U.S. soy’s customers. As stipulated in the
federal Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information
Act, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service has oversight responsibilities for USB and the soy checkoff.
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