Farm Security and Rural Investment Act

Natural oil polyols (NOPs) are bio-polyols which are derived from vegetable oils using different techniques. The primary use of these NOPs is in the production of polyurethanes. Most of the NOPs qualify as bio-based products, as defined by United States Secretary of Agriculture in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 2002. 

The US Secretary of Agriculture in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 defined a bio-based product as a commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products or renewable domestic agricultural materials (including plant, animal, and marine materials) or forestry materials or an intermediate feedstock. Some examples of agricultural resources that make up many bio-based products include soybeans, com, flax, jute, and numerous other types of crops that are harvested. In other simple terms, bio-based products refer to products wholly or partly derived from biomass, such as plants, trees, or animals. 

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