ISA, PoreShield seek submissions for Infrastructure Preservation Program

INDIANAPOLIS — PoreShield and the Indiana Soybean Alliance are seeking submissions for the second annual Infrastructure Preservation Program.

PoreShield is a concrete durability enhancer that extends the service life of concrete, lasting five to nine times longer than competing products. In a single application, PoreShield delivers more than 10 years of proven protection against water, salt, and freeze and thaw damage.

Why do soybean farmers care about PoreShield? Because its key ingredient is soy methyl ester-polystyrene, which is derived from soybeans.

“Soybeans have always been a versatile crop that can provide many, innovative products that help our society, and PoreShield is another impressive product with tons of potential,” said ISA Board Chair Matthew Chapman, a farmer from Springport. “From roads and bridges to driveways and sidewalks, concrete is everywhere in our lives. Extending the life and usefulness of concrete by treating it with PoreShield saves money for consumers and creates new markets for soybean growers.”

Last year, 77 bridge decks totaling 330,000 square feet within Indiana were treated as part of the inaugural Infrastructure Preservation Program.

“The program was a great success, and we’re excited to bring it back this year to demonstrate the long-lasting protection PoreShield offers to all types of concrete infrastructure,” Chapman said.

In 2021, ISA and PoreShield is expanding the program to additional infrastructure projects that will benefit from the moisture and ion protection, as well as the safe and sustainable profile PoreShield offers.

In conjunction with United Soybean Board, this year’s program will open for use all across the United States. Candidate projects include, but are not limited to bridge decks, pavement, pavement joints, parking garages, airport runways, hangers and terminals, seawalls, flood walls, piers, dams, stadiums and other precast structures.

For more information about participating in the Infrastructure Preservation Program, contact Tess Fennelly at tfennelly@PoreShield.com. For more information about PoreShield, visit www.PoreShield.com.