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Soya Uses in Varied forms
Soya ink is used by 75% of the daily newspapers in the United
States and by 25% of all the commercial printers. The Los
Angeles Times newspaper uses the oil from 1,000 bushels of
soyabeans daily to print their newspaper! Soya ink is more
environmentally friendly & reduces air pollution. Soya ink
also creates brighter and sharper colour reproduction & less
rubbing off of the actual ink occurs, too. Environmentally
friendly, soya inks when drying do not omit harmful fumes as do
petroleum-based inks.
A new product called Environ is made from 45% recycled
newspapers bound together with a binding agent made up of water,
45% soyabean flour and other proprietary additives. This
extremely versatile material is harder than oak wood but looks
like granite but is lighter. Available in a variety of colours,
Environ has an unlimited number of uses. Plaques, picture frames
and furniture such as tabletops and lamps to name a few!
An environmentally friendly cleaning agent made from soyabean
oil is gaining popularity in North America. Doing away with
hazardous chemicals often used for parts washers and other
cleaning purposes, soya clean is an affordable, biodegradable
and non-toxic alternative. The soyabean oil-based industrial
solvents can be used to remove tar, grease, oil, adhesives,
asphalt and oil-based paints from equipment and tools. The soya
solvents have also played a major part in cleaning up crude oil
spills half way around the world. How safe is it? The soya based
non-corrosive solvent is as safe as salad oil to ship, store and
use!
Workers in pre-case concrete industries are using a new product
called soya release to spray into their concrete molds.
Previously companies would rely on petroleum-based lubricants to
grease their molds when making concrete blocks and pipes among
other items. Soyabean oil based products are also used to spray
the inside of asphalt trucks to prevent sticking.
Earth-friendly, soya release is biodegradable, less flammable
and non-toxic unlike petroleum-based lubricants which are
harmful for the environment and plant workers. Soya release is
also less expensive to use.
(Sources: Post
& Mail-March 30,1998; and Ontario Soyabean Growers'
Marketing Board-1998)
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