News & Press Archives

Sage Award Judges Announced

July 28, 2008 - HIGH POINT, N.C. – The American Home Furnishings Alliance announces the panel of judges for the 2008 Sage Award, which will recognize environmental excellence in the home furnishings and bedding industries... more

Cargill builds first full-scale BiOH™ polyols manufacturing plant

July 8, 2008 - MINNEAPOLIS – Cargill has broken ground on a $22-million BiOH™ brand polyols manufacturing plant in Chicago. The new production facility will be the first world-scale biobased polyols plant. Expected to be operational in November, the new plant will produce Cargill’s BiOH soybean-based polyols... more

AHFA Announces Environmental Award Program

April 25, 2008 - HIGH POINT, N.C. – The American Home Furnishings Alliance has created the Sage Award to recognize excellence in the home furnishings industry through sustainable business practices, social responsibility and profitable growth... more

Healthier Choice Offers Greener Carpet Cushioning Products Using BiOH™ Polyols from Cargill

Jan. 26, 2008 – MINNEAPOLIS - Healthier Choice, a premium carpet cushion manufacturer, will use BiOH™ polyols, a soy-based ingredient in greener foam production, to offer a more responsible, greener choice in cushioning for carpet and flooring... more

BiOH™ Polyols Are Making Consumers' Lives a Little Greener

Feb. 13, 2008 - Minneapolis - Who knew soybeans could be so comfortable? BiOH polyols from Cargill gives consumers the opportunity to rest comfortably while making more environmentally responsible choices and lessening their dependence on petroleum.... more

Cargill’s BiOH™ Polyols Business opens R & D Lab

MINNEAPOLIS – Cargill deepened its commitment to biobased polyols development this week by opening the BiOH™ Polyols Research & Development Center with a staff of scientists focused on developing new polyol products and commercial applications for biobased polyols... more

Cargill’s BiOH™ Polyols Business Expands to Third Continent with Latin American Manufacturing Site

Sept. 18, 2007 - MAIRINQUE, São Paulo state , Brazil — Cargill’s BiOH™ polyols business has added manufacturing capability in Brazil to serve its fast-growing Latin American customer base... more

Cargill’s BiOH™ polyols technology wins Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from U.S. EPA

June 26, 2007 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cargill’s BiOH™ brand polyols, the first commercially successful biobased industrial polyols used in flexible foams, has won the 2007 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award... more

SPE's Plastics Environmental Division Announces 2007 Environmental Award Winners

Mar 5, 2007 - Orlando, FL – The Plastics Environmental Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 Plastics Recycling and Sustainability Awards, to be awarded Wednesday, March 7th, during SPE's Global Plastics & Environmental Conference (GPEC®) being held March 6-7th at the Florida Hotel & Conference Center in Orlando.... more

Recticel is first European company to use Cargills BiOH™ Polyols in its foam product line

Feb 26, 2007 - MINNEAPOLIS Marking a significant milestone for Europe's largest flexible foam manufacturer, Recticel has formally introduced the Arcadia™ brand of flexible foams made with Cargill's soy-based BiOH™ polyols.... more

Cargill's BiOH™ Polyols Business Expands to Third Continent with Latin American Manufacturing Site

Sept. 18, 2007 - MAIRINQUE, São Paulo state , Brazil — Cargill's BiOH™ polyols business has added manufacturing capability in Brazil ... more

Cargill Introduces BiOH™ Brand Polyols

Dec 11, 2006 - MINNEAPOLIS – Cargill formalized its commercial commitment to biobased polyols by officially launching the company's flexible foam polyols under the BiOH™ brand name.... more

API Announces the Winners of the 2006 Polyurethane Innovation Award

Sep 27, 2006 – The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API) announced the winners of its Polyurethane Innovation Awards during the closing session of the Polyurethanes 2006 Technical Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah... more

Companies Embrace BiOH™ Polyols, Look At New Trends

Aug 7, 2006 - MINNEAPOLIS – Most upholstery foam relies on petroleum as its primary ingredient. Today, Cargill’s BiOH™ polyols offer a plant-based alternative comparable in performance to the petroleum-based products... more

Cargill Leads the Way in Commercial Sales of Biobased Polyols for Flexible Urethane Foams

Mar 6, 2006 - MINNEAPOLIS – Cargill is now selling commercial volumes of biobased polyols to large flexible polyurethane foam manufacturers in the automotive, furniture and bedding industries, becoming the leading biobased polyol maker for the flexible foam market... more