Soybeans don’t always get a lot of recognition; they are masters of blending in with most any product they are added to, often improving sustainability and environmental stewardship without sacrificing performance. Recently, the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and soybean checkoff program partnered with Reichhold – a leading global supplier of… Read More
The U.S. roofing industry produces more than 12.5 billion square feet of shingles each year. At the same time, the industry generates around 11 million tons of waste from tearing off shingle roofs that have passed their useful life. While many roofing companies are happy to simply continue replacing roofs,… Read More
Logos Technologies announced today a partnership with the Ohio Soybean Council to further develop the production process of NatSurFact, an environmentally friendly biosurfactant for personal care, household and industrial cleaning products as well as other applications. The joint project, which aims to convert hundreds of liters of soy oil into… Read More
Two technologies recently developed through Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and soybean checkoff collaborations have achieved ‘finalist’ designations for the R&D 100 Awards, with winners to be announced in November. Both technologies, Soy-PK Resin and Bio-YIELD bioreactor, leverage the natural properties of soybeans to increase the sustainability and improve health in… Read More
A new coating technology, Soy-PK Reactive Oligomer Cross-Linker, which could be used to replace Bisphenol A (BPA) in a wide variety of applications has been awarded second place in the Bio-Based Chemical Innovation of the Year category during the 2016 Bio-Based Innovation Awards. This award follows recognition of the product… Read More
What does the future of education look like? A glimpse at the learning going on at Global Impact STEM Academy (GISA) in Springfield, Ohio may be a good place to start. At GISA – founded in 2013 – students trade in textbooks for MacBooks and the last two years of… Read More
When you head to The Ohio State University (OSU) and are looking for 1 of 36,000 possible parking spots, you could be pulling in between two lines that have been painted with a soy-based paint. Through collaborative efforts of the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and the soybean checkoff, OSU CampusParc… Read More
Global warming and climate change have been hot topics for a number of years as many groups and government agencies look for answers to weather trends and push to lower emissions of greenhouse gases. California is one of the states at the forefront of these issues, with California’s AirResources Board… Read More
In the agricultural marketplace, farmers can find themselves in the position of being both a supplier and a consumer of their given commodity. Farmers encounter this situation a lot as soybeans are a versatile crop. The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and soybean checkoff has had great success in replacing petroleum-based… Read More