Soy-Biobased Asphalt in South Dakota

A United Soybean Board-supported biobased pavement sealer flowed onto the amphitheater parking lot at Badlands National Park on Tuesday, Sept. 20. USB’s ongoing outreach with the National Park Service introduced the benefits of soy for multiple road materials and more. NPS chose Badlands and purchased two soy-biobased road products for their first evaluation. The Badlands evaluation and resulting data are key for the NPS decisions on future uses across the nation. USB invested in the pavement sealer’s development at Iowa State University. Colorbiotics — headquartered in Ames, Iowa — now markets the product and cooperated with USB to support the NPS evaluation of Biomag Topical+™. NPS chose Aexcel’s soy-biobased BioStripe® that they applied at Badlands. USB funded research with Polynt-Reichhold that paved the way for many of Aexcel’s products.