Biobased manufacturers to display at United Soybean Board’s Biobased Stakeholders’ Dialogue in DC

July 10, 2016 |

In Washington, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and “an array of biobased stakeholders” will be on hand for display of biobased products at the United Soybean Board’s Biobased Stakeholder’s Dialogue, held at USDA headquarters.

The Dialogue features speakers from across the federal government who are sharing their success stories using products from USDA’s BioPreferred Program. According to the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the federal government’s footprint includes 360,000 buildings, 650,000 fleet vehicles, and $445 billion in spending annually on goods and services. Therefore, its actions to reduce pollution, support renewable energy, and operate more efficiently can make a significant impact on national emissions and more.

Companies exhibiting include Samsill Corporation, which will display its new Earth’s Choice Biobased ring binders. The company combined 100% post-consumer recycled chipboard – with plastic containing 25% of Green Polyethylene, a bioplastic made from sugarcane ethanol, a 100% renewable source which promotes the reduction of greenhouse gasses. The finished product is at least 69% bio-based and is a USDA Certified Bio-based Product.

Because of the potential for biobased products to create new markets for soybeans, U.S. soybean farmers have invested millions of dollars to research, test and promote biobased products. Much of this work was done through the United Soybean Board, which is composed of 70 U.S. soybean farmers appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to invest soybean checkoff funds. As stipulated in the Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Services has oversight responsibilities for the soybean checkoff.

Currently, USDA has 97 BioPreferred-designated product categories required for preferred federal purchasing.

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