Crafco acquires PoreShield from Indiana Soybean Alliance

INDIANAPOLIS — An Arizona-based company named Crafco acquired PoreShield, a soy-based concrete protectant.

PoreShield was created through a research collaboration between the Indiana Soybean Alliance, Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Transportation, funded by soybean checkoff dollars.

On average, 200 bushels of soybeans are used for every two-lane mile of concrete highway joint treated with PoreShield.

“This is exciting news for soybean growers everywhere, but especially for those of us from Indiana who invested checkoff dollars into the research and development of this product,” said ISA Board Chair Mike Koehne, a farmer from Greensburg.

“Soybeans have always been a versatile crop that can provide many, inexpensive products that help the world, and PoreShield is another product realizing its potential. Not only that, it also creates new markets for soybeans.”

Under terms of the agreement, Indiana soybean farmers will continue to benefit from PoreShield. For a period of time, Crafco will pay a royalty fee to ISA based on sales revenue.

Learn more about PoreShield at poreshield.com.