R.T. Vanderbilt friction reducer gets USDA Certified Biobased Product Label

R.T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc. has earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label for its MOLYVAN® 855 Friction Reducer. The label is anticipated to be on certified products and available for consumers in 2012. The USDA Certified Biobased Product Label verifies that the amount of renewable biobased ingredients meets or exceeds prescribed USDA standards. Biobased products are goods composed in whole or in significant part of agricultural, forestry or marine materials. Biobased claims are verified by independent labs and monitored by the USDA. The purpose of the USDA BioPreferred program, which was created by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and later expanded by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, is to increase the purchase and use of biobased products. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) manages the program. Products that meet the USDA BioPreferred program requirements carry a distinctive label for easier identification by the consumer. “We are pleased that R.T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc. has earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label,” said Ron Buckhalt, USDA BioPreferred Program Manager. “Biobased products provide opportunities to help add value to renewable commodities, create jobs in rural communities and generate investment income,” he said.