Cortec becomes BioPreferred Program Champion

Cortec Corp. has been named a BioPreferred Program Champion in recognition of its involvement in the USDA BioPreferred Program, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

In a letter awarding the badge to Cortec, Andrew Jermolowicz, director of the business development division of the USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service, wrote, “This badge signifies your long-term commitment to using renewable materials, reducing our reliance on petroleum, supporting the bioeconomy, and bettering the planet.”

Cortec was one of the first 500 companies to earn a USDA Certified Biobased Product label after the voluntary labeling initiative of the USDA BioPreferred Program started in 2011.