Back in the western pipeline: renewable drop-in chemicals. Green Chemicals Blog August 4, 2026 Summer 2026 is not yet over but it has certainly produced a number of announced projects and funding involving renewable drop-in alternatives to established fossil-based chemicals. In Europe, BioBTX announced a positive final investment decision for its PETRA circular aromatics plant at Chemie Park Delfzijl in the Netherlands. The plant will apply BioBTX's Integrated Catalytic Cracking Process to mixed plastic waste, producing approximately 10,000 tons per year of renewable aromatic oil containing benzene, toluene and xylenes, together with approximately 8,000 tons per year of sustainable co-products. Process-module fabrication has started, construction at Delfzijl is scheduled to begin in early 2027, and plant start-up is targeted for mid-2028. BioBTX's technology can also process biomass, although the first commercial plant will focus on mixed plastic waste. Catalyxx announced the location for its first commercial-scale bio-based chemicals plant which will be in Sines, Portugal. The €120 million facility will convert bio-ethanol into butanol, hexanol and octanol for applications including coatings, resins, adhesives, lubricants, surfactants and personal care ingredients. Construction is scheduled to begin by the fourth quarter of 2026, supported by Worley and Quadrante. The Sines project has received Project of National Interest status from the Portuguese government and secured €20 million through the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU). Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits and Braskem are taking a different route in the USA by integrating bio-acetone production into existing corn-ethanol facilities. Their platform combines a proprietary Lallemand yeast and fermentation process with Braskem's bolt-on acetone recovery technology. According to the companies, the process produces acetone alongside ethanol without reducing ethanol performance. Following five years of development and validation, the technology is being offered to the US ethanol industry. Braskem will handle market development and sales and has indicated that demand will be available for the bio-acetone produced. Other projects are strengthening the technology pipeline but remain some distance from large-scale production. Covestro's Bio4PURConti Project is developing a continuous fermentation route for bio-based aniline using plant-derived industrial sugars, followed by catalytic conversion to aniline containing 100% plant-based carbon. The 42-month project has a budget of €8.4 million, including €7 million of EU funding, and will scale the process to a 1.5-cubic-meter semi-industrial demonstration system in Ghent and Leverkusen. Låkril Technologies and Arizona State University received $650,000 through the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture for a three-year project running from 2026 through 2029. The project will investigate fermentation of corn stover into chemical intermediates, followed by Låkril's catalytic conversion technology to produce bio-based acrylates. The award expands the feedstock and product scope of Låkril's technology, but it remains a research and process-validation project rather than a commercial acrylic acid investment. Green D Market Analytics can support companies tracking these commercial developments through our custom market reports and GreenDMA database portal. Coverage includes affected chemical value chains, supplier activities, renewable material developments, technology scale-up, pricing signals, capacity build-out and commercial readiness. Which policies are changing demand? Which materials and chemicals face risk? Which technologies and companies are scaling, and where are new supply-chain opportunities forming? Green D Market Analytics can help provide answers to these questions. The GreenDMA Portal also provides ongoing news and market updates for products and companies that need regular tracking rather than one-off search. Doris De Guzman, principal of GREEN D MARKET ANALYTICS, will present at the Renewable Materials Conference (#2026RMC) in Siegburg/Cologne, Germany, on September 22, 2026. Her presentation, "Renewable Chemicals Market Update: Geopolitics, Protectionism, and Supply-Chain Realignment," will examine how shifting trade policies, regional industrial strategies and supply-chain disruptions are reshaping investment, production and commercialization across the renewable chemicals sector. The presentation forms part of the conference's opening session on the defossilization of the chemical industry. For this month's update, here are our latest curated news and analysis, some of which are featured in the GreenDMA Portal: * AROMATICS: Relement obtains ECHA registration for its 3-methylphthalic anhydride (bioMPA). * BUTANOL: Celtic Renewables partners with Evonik for low-carbon sustainable cosmetics. * CARBOXYLIC ACIDS: Itaconix lands first supply deal for its plastic-free dishwasher tablets. * DIOLS: Covation Biomaterials showcases new bio-based innovations, Xatryx(R) bioPTMEG, and Sorona(R) elasterell-p fiber. * EPOXY RESINS: Epigral invests in epoxy resins capacity. * FURANICS: Avantium announced collaboration on small PEF bottles for functional beverage shots and PEF-Based Textile Prototypes. * PINE CHEMICALS: VAROPreem acquires Sunpine. HitecVision and current major shareholder Taaleri are investing EUR 105 million into the Fintoil Group structure. * PHA and PLA: Paques Biomaterials via the PROMOFER project installs pilot PHBV production in Delfzijl, Netherlands. TotalEnergies Corbion introduces PLA foam as alternative to polystyrene. * POLYOLEFINS: Mondelez, Amcor, LyondellBasell and Taghleef Industries have unveiled a Marabou chocolate wrapper made with pyrolysis oil-derived PP. * POLYOLS: Level Nine has been awarded funding for lignin-based polyols development. Green D Market Analytics' new 243-page report, "Detailed Assessment of the Renewable Surfactants Market" is now available for purchase. Green D Market Analytics can provide a specialized report highlighting the market for bio-based chemical intermediates and monomers. We provide our clients with confidential reports on the current industry landscape, including new and planned projects. Please contact us at [email protected] for more information about our customized client services, detailed market data, and special reports. 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Brazil's Braskem, LBDS launch bio-acetone platform. 31 Jul '26 Generated by ChatGPT Insights. * Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits (LBDS) and Braskem have launched a bio-acetone platform for US corn-ethanol facilities. * It adds a coproduct alongside ethanol using LBDS fermentation technology and Braskem recovery, with Braskem handling sales. * Coatings, acrylics, adhesives and personal care buyers get a renewable drop-in alternative to fossil acetone.

Braskem: Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits and Braskem announce bio-acetone as a coproduction opportunity in ethanol facilities. 29 Jul 2026 Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits' innovative yeast with Braskem's bolt-on separation technology and market development enable the production of a renewable, high-value coproduct that has consistent market demand. Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits (LBDS), a global leader in yeast, enzymes, microbials and nutrition, and Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and global leader in the production of biopolymers on an industrial scale, announced an innovative bio-acetone production platform for the corn-ethanol industry that enables producers to generate a new coproduct alongside ethanol. Combining LBDS' proprietary fermentation technology with Braskem's bio-acetone recovery process, the solution creates a new revenue stream for biorefineries while maintaining ethanol production performance and providing access to a guaranteed demand for all bio-acetone produced. "Pairing Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits' expertise in yeast and fermentation with Braskem's knowledge of biochemicals and biopolymers is a natural fit," says Craig Ammann, Vice President of Business Development for LBDS. "LBDS has served ethanol producers for decades and we continuously look for options to help boost their bottom lines and shield them from market volatility. This is a unique way to do that, based on strategic partnerships." After five years of collaborative development and validation, Braskem and LBDS are now making the technology available to the U.S. ethanol industry. The companies have engineered an innovative yeast strain to enable bio-acetone production during fermentation, without affecting performance. Braskem developed bolt-on technology to separate the resulting bio-acetone from ethanol and will be responsible for all bio-acetone sales and market development. Acetone is a mature market with global demand of over 8 million tons per year, serving segments that are seeking new solutions from renewable sources. "The team at LBDS brought their expertise in yeast and their extensive knowledge of the ethanol industry, complemented by our experience in chemicals and bioproducts, to make this collaboration a success," says Cirilo Vieira, Business Development Director - Renewables & Biochemicals at Braskem. "We are eager to offer this sustainable acetone alternative to our customers. It is a significant step for the petrochemical industry toward a sustainable future, in every sense." Bio-acetone is a drop-in replacement for fossil-based acetone and can be used in cosmetics, paints and coatings, acrylics, adhesives, and personal care applications. It is 100% renewable, benzene-free, phenol-free and verifiable through a C14 test. About LALLEMAND Lallemand Inc. is a privately held global company founded in Canada at the end of the 19th century, specializing in the development, production, and marketing of microorganisms. The company serves the baking, winemaking, distilling, ethanol, brewing, animal nutrition, dietary supplements, food, fermentation, pharmaceutical and agriculture industries. Lallemand currently has more than 6,300 employees located in over 50 countries on five continents. About Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits (LBDS), is a business unit of the Canadian yeast and bacteria producer Lallemand, Inc., based in Milwaukee, WI. LBDS is the global leader in biotechnology for alcohol production and is the leading supplier of ingredients and value creating services to the global fuel ethanol and distilled spirits markets.