Soy 20/20 is helping distribute limited quantities of anew soybean oil for industrial product trials.
The oil oil comes from a new soybean variety, OAC 13-55C-HL.
It's a high linoleic soybean oil believed to have potential in applications like paints, coatings and epoxies.
According to Soy 20/20's Rob Roe, soybean usage in paints and coatings is on the rise.
He believes this new oil has the potential to be a better feedstock for those uses as well as in the development of new materials.
Soy 20/20 CEO Jeff Schmalz suggests the industrial bioproducts market represents significant opportunities for Canada's soybean industry.
Soybean oils have the potential to provide a more sustainable feedstock for a number of products derived from petroleum.
Soy 20/20 believes the oils will also add diversity to the agricultural sector.
The University of Guelph owns the oil and the soybean variety - Soy 20/20 is helping distribute small samples of it to companies interested in possible product development applications.
