There are numerous federal agencies and offices using biobased products and those numbers are increasing. We have profiled some of those users in the case studies linked below. More information about biobased products made from soy can be found on the Product Information page

More information about other biobased products made from soy can be found in the Soy Products Guide.

Profiles in Biobased Success are available by clicking below (PDFs):

• Michigan’s Hiawatha National Forest (5 MG)

Soy Biobased Demonstration Shows Performance and Reliability for Greener Equipment, Cleaning and More

• Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TSA Pilot Project Finds Biobased Cleaners Work Well

• Yellowstone National Park

Biobased Products Help Protect Yellowstone

• Ft. Leonard Wood

Biobased Hydraulic Fluids Prove Successful in Military Field Demonstration

• Whitman Mission Historic Site

Whitman Mission National Historic Site Goes Green

• National Parks Set Example

State and Local Facilities Go Green with Soy-Based Products

• U.S. Military Facilities Profile

Biobased Transformer Coolant Fluid Is Quickly Adopted at Military Facilities Around the World

• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Profile

The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Operates Three, 100 Percent Biobased Ships

• Fort Custer National Cemetery’s Profile

The Department of Veterans Affairs Ft. Custer National Cemetery’s Maintenance Crew Tests Biobased Products

• U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Lab Profile

Biobased Lubricants and Fuel Help Keep Large Bus Fleet Rolling at the Idaho National Laboratory

• USDA Headquarters Profile

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Operations is using biobased products wherever they can to operate and maintain

• Seymour Johnson AFB Profile

“We want to be good neighbors…” How biobased floor cleaners prove a success

• Southern Plains Area

Regional Biobased Preferential Purchasing Initiative Shows Benefits of Documented Elements to a Successful Program

• Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Protecting Workers and the Environment. Biobased Paint Stripper Helps Submarine Repair Facility

• Cherokee Nation

Too Good to be True? Cherokee Nation Cuts Fumes & Labor Costs With Soy-based Paint Stripper & Mastic Remover

• National Park Service – Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Chris Case uses a wide variety of biobased products and conducts numerous workshops to spread the word.

• U.S. Postal Service

Use of biobased mastic removal product

• U.S. Coast Guard in New Jersey

Use of biobased hydraulic fluid during the blizzard of ‘03

• U.S. Geological Survey

Why do the map printers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) prefer and use soy ink?