Bio-based naphtha key to industry’️s clean transformation

Bio-based naphtha key to industry’️s clean transformation

Bio-based naphtha is just one of several feedstocks that will enable a rapid transformation of the chemical industry from fossil carbon to renewable carbon. For the first time in industrial history, the chemical industry can be decoupled from oil and gas.

 

In addition to bio-based naphtha, naphtha and methanol from carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) and, above all, material flows from chemical recycling will play a central role.

 

A new report provides a brand-new comprehensive overview of alternative, non-fossil naphtha, including technology, producers, plants users, the first companies to produce their products from renewable naphtha, etc. The report said demand for renewable polymers is steadily increasing, driven by international brands.

 

Bio-based naphtha has been available on the market for a few years now. In Europe, about 150,000 tonnes are already used annually, mainly for polymer production.

 

As soon as the political-economic framework conditions are right, this number could quickly increase to several million tonnes, which have flowed into the HVO (hydrotreated or hydrogenated vegetable oils) biodiesel market so far.

 

These fuels differ only slightly from fossil-based naphtha in their chemical composition. The report presents 17 companies worldwide with capacities ranging from a few thousand tonnes per year to 3 million tonnes. There are currently plans