Funding New Uses for Soy
From soy-based carpet backing to walls and ceilings filled with soy-based insulation, new uses for soy materialize all around us. The soybean checkoff helps fund the development of new soy-based products to help increase the demand for U.S. soy. Checkoff funded research focuses primarily on building soy new uses in adhesives, coatings, printing inks, lubricants, plastics, fibers and solvents.

Thanks to checkoff investments, researchers and manufacturers are working day after day to find new ways to incorporate soy-based ingredients into the products we use regularly. Currently John Deere and Case New Holland use soy plastic to manufacture sheet molded paneling for their tractors. Major auto manufacturers, like Ford, use soybeans in seating and headrests made of soy foam. As these new sources of demand continue to grow, so does the demand for your soybeans.

For a more technical view of soy products, visit our new uses web site. And if you’re looking for ways to bring more soy into your daily life, browse our newest soy products guide.