Welcome
Welcome to the United Soybean Board's web site on biobased products. This site is devoted to current and prospective government users of biobased products.
We hope this is helpful to you in your efforts to familiarize yourself with biobased products. Whether you are establishing an affirmative procurement program for purchasing biobased products, have questions about price, performance, or availability of biobased products, need to know whom to contact for further information, or simply want to learn more, this web site offers you quick and easy reference information on biobased products.
Recent Additions:
- President Obama signed an Executive Order on October 5, 2009, that references biobased products as it sets sustainability goals for Federal agencies.
- USDA Designates Nine Additional Biobased Items for Federal Procurement
- 2009 DOE Solar Decathlon - Pictures from the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon, including use of various soy-based building products.
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Virginia Tech team member Corey McCalla inspects cabinets made with plywood that uses soy as a bonding agent that does not emit harmful fumes from urea formaldehyde. |
USB Board Member Marty Ross opened the 2009 Workshop. |
- 2009 Biobased Stakeholders' Workshop presentations - Presentations from the Biobased Stakeholders' Workshop held in Washington, D.C., September 15-16, 2009.
- USDA Proposes Biobased Product Consumer Label Rule
- White House Closing the Circle Awards Go to Biobased Users - Soy-Based Products Again Help Agencies Achieve Environmental Goals. Learn about the winners or read the news release
- Biobased Product Life Cycle Cost Checklist and User Guide - This life cycle checklist has been developed for potential buyers to better understand and evaluate the life cycle costs of using biobased products compared to non-biobased products.
- Online Searchable Soy Products Guide - The United Soybean Board offers a searchable online products guide of soy biobased products.
- USDA Proposes Biobased Product Consumer Label Rule