Soy technology is popping up everywhere you look, and the United Soybean Board and soybean checkoff are working with companies to commercialize soy-based products.

Soy-based concrete stains are one market where soybean oil is being used as a replacement for potentially harmful chemicals. One such concrete stain manufactured by SoyCrete uses soybean oil to make an acid-free, nontoxic concrete stain that works for all interior and exterior surfaces such as concrete, masonry, brick, stucco, fiber cement and natural stone surfaces.