The Global Market for Lignin Biomaterials & Biochemicals 2024-2034

2.1         What is lignin?
2.1.1      Lignin structure
2.2         Types of lignin
2.2.1      Sulfur containing lignin
2.2.2      Sulfur-free lignin from biorefinery process
2.3         Properties
2.4         The lignocellulose biorefinery
2.5         Markets and applications
2.6         Challenges for using lignin

3.1         Feedstock Preprocessing
3.2         Conversion Processes
3.2.1      Thermochemical Conversion
3.2.2      Chemical Conversion
3.2.3      Biological Conversion
3.2.4      Electrochemical Conversion
3.3         Lignosulphonates
3.3.1      Description
3.3.2      SWOT analysis
3.4         Kraft Lignin
3.4.1      Description
3.4.2      LignoBoost process
3.4.3      LignoForce method
3.4.4      Sequential Liquid Lignin Recovery and Purification
3.4.5      A-Recovery+
3.4.6      SWOT analysis
3.5         Soda lignin
3.5.1      Description
3.5.2      SWOT analysis
3.6         Biorefinery lignin
3.6.1      Products Extraction & Purification
3.6.2      Lignocellulose Biorefinery Economics
3.6.3      Commercial and pre-commercial biorefinery lignin production facilities and  processes
3.6.4      SWOT analysis
3.6.5      Organosolv lignin
3.6.5.1   Description
3.6.5.2   SWOT analysis
3.6.6      Hydrolytic lignin
3.6.6.1   Description
3.6.6.2   SWOT analysis
3.6.7      Steam Exploded Lignin
3.6.7.1   Description
3.6.7.2   SWOT analysis

4.1         Market drivers and trends for lignin
4.2         Lignin industry developments 2020-2023
4.3         Production capacities
4.3.1      Technical lignin availability (dry ton/y)
4.3.2      Biomass conversion (Biorefinery)
4.4         Consumption of lignin
4.4.1      By type
4.4.2      By market
4.5         Prices
4.6         Heat and power energy
4.7         Bio-oils
4.8         Syngas
4.9         Aromatic compounds
4.9.1      Benzene, toluene and xylene
4.9.2      Phenol and phenolic resins
4.9.3      Vanillin
4.10       Polymers
4.11       Hydrogels
4.12       Adhesives
4.13       Carbon materials
4.13.1    Carbon black
4.13.2    Activated carbons
4.13.3    Carbon fiber
4.14       Construction materials
4.15       Rubber
4.16       Bitumen and Asphalt
4.17       Fuels
4.18       Energy storage
4.18.1    Supercapacitors
4.18.2    Anodes for lithium-ion batteries
4.18.3    Gel electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries
4.18.4    Binders for lithium-ion batteries
4.18.5    Cathodes for lithium-ion batteries
4.18.6    Sodium-ion batteries
4.19       Binders, emulsifiers and dispersants
4.20       Chelating agents
4.21       Coatings
4.22       Ceramics
4.23       Automotive
4.24       Fire retardants
4.25       Antioxidants
4.26       Lubricants
4.27       Dust control

5.1         Key players
5.2         Aemetis, Inc.
5.3         Andritz AG
5.4         Anellotech, Inc.
5.5         Attis Innovations, llc
5.6         Avantium NV
5.7         Blue Biofuels, Inc.
5.8         Bloom Biorenewables SA
5.9         Boreal Bioproducts
5.10       The Borregaard Group
5.11       Burgo Group S.p.A.
5.12       Carbon Crusher
5.13       Cellicon B.V.
5.14       CH-Bioforce Oy
5.15       Chempolis Oy
5.16       CIMV
5.17       Clariant AG
5.18       Domsjö Fabriker AB
5.19       Domtar Paper Company LLC
5.20       Enerkem, Inc.
5.21       Enviral
5.22       Fibenol
5.23       FP Innovations
5.24       Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes CBP
5.25       Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF
5.26       Futurity Bio-Ventures Ltd.
5.27       G+E GETEC Holding GmbH
5.28       Global Bioenergies SA
5.29       Graanul Invest
5.30       Granbio Technologies
5.31       Hexion Inc
5.32       Ingevity
5.33       Iogen Corporation
5.34       Kanematsu
5.35       Kanteleen Voima
5.36       Klabin S.A.
5.37       Koehler Group
5.38       Leaf Resources Ltd.
5.39       Ligna Energy AB
5.40       Lignin Industries
5.41       Lignoflow Technologies AB
5.42       LignOrganic (PTY) Ltd.
5.43       Lignolix, Inc.
5.44       Lignomateria
5.45       Lignovations GmbH
5.46       LignoPure GmbH
5.47       Liquid Lignin Company LLC
5.48       Lixea
5.49       LXP Group GmbH
5.50       Mehler Engineered Products GmbH
5.51       Metgen Oy
5.52       Mobius
5.53       NewEnergyBlue LLC
5.54       Nippon Paper Industries, Co. Ltd.
5.55       Novozymes A/S
5.56       Obayashi Corporation
5.57       ORLEN Poludnie
5.58       Praj Industries Ltd.
5.59       Prefere Resins Holding GmbH
5.60       Prisma Renewable Composites
5.61       Pure Lignin Environmental Technology Ltd.
5.62       Rayonier Advanced Materials
5.63       Red Leaf Pulp Ltd.
5.64       Ren Fuel K2B AB
5.65       Renmatix
5.66       Resolute Forest Products, Inc.
5.67       RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
5.68       Sainc Energy Limited
5.69       SAPPI Biotech
5.70       Sekab E-Technology AB
5.71       Soma Bioworks/White Lemur Co.
5.72       Sonichem
5.73       Spero Renewables
5.74       St1 Oy
5.75       Stora Enso Oyj
5.76       Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.
5.77       SunCoal Industries GmbH
5.78       Suzano SA
5.79       Sweetwater Energy
5.80       TECNARO GmbH
5.81       UPM Biochemicals
5.82       Valmet Oyj
5.83       Versalis SpA
5.84       Vertoro
5.85       West Fraser Timber Co Ltd.
5.86       Woodoo SAS
5.87       Xingzhenghe Chemical Co., Ltd.
5.88       Yokogawa Electric Corporation

Table 1. Technical lignin types and applications.
Table 2. Classification of technical lignins.
Table 3. Lignin content of selected biomass.
Table 4. Properties of lignins and their applications.
Table 5. Markets and applications for lignin.
Table 6. Market challenges for lignin.
Table 7. Processes for lignin production.
Table 8. Biorefinery feedstocks.
Table 9. Comparison of pulping and biorefinery lignins.
Table 10. Commercial and pre-commercial biorefinery lignin production facilities and  processes
Table 11. Market drivers and trends for lignin.
Table 12. Lignin industry developments 2020-2023.
Table 13. Production capacities of technical lignin producers.
Table 14. Production capacities of biorefinery lignin producers.
Table 15. Estimated consumption of lignin, by type, 2019-2034 (000 MT).
Table 16. Estimated consumption of lignin, by market, 2019-2034 (000 MT).
Table 17. Lignin aromatic compound products.
Table 18. Prices of benzene, toluene, xylene and their derivatives.
Table 19. Lignin products in polymeric materials.
Table 20. Application of lignin in plastics and composites.
Table 21. Applications of lignin in construction materials.
Table 22. Lignin applications in rubber and elastomers.
Table 23. Lignin products in fuels.
Table 24. Lignin-derived anodes in lithium batteries.
Table 25. Application of lignin in binders, emulsifiers and dispersants.

Figure 1. Wood processing within the Kraft process.
Figure 2. High purity lignin.
Figure 3. Lignocellulose architecture.
Figure 4. Extraction processes to separate lignin from lignocellulosic biomass and corresponding technical lignins.
Figure 5. The lignocellulose biorefinery.
Figure 6. Lignocellulosic biomasss conversion and products.
Figure 7. Lignosulfonates SWOT analysis.
Figure 8. LignoBoost process.
Figure 9. LignoForce system for lignin recovery from black liquor.
Figure 10. Sequential liquid-lignin recovery and purification (SLPR) system.
Figure 11. A-Recovery+ chemical recovery concept.
Figure 12. Kraft lignin SWOT analysis.
Figure 13. Soda lignin SWOT analysis.
Figure 14.  Schematic of a biorefinery for production of carriers and chemicals.
Figure 15. Biorefinery lignin SWOT analysis.
Figure 16. Organosolv lignin.
Figure 17. Organosolv lignin SWOT analysis.
Figure 18. Hydrolytic lignin powder.
Figure 19. Hydrolytic lignin SWOT analysis.
Figure 20. Steam Exploded Lignin SWOT analysis.
Figure 21. Estimated consumption of lignin, by type, 2019-2034 (000 MT).
Figure 22. Estimated consumption of lignin, by market, 2019-2034 (000 MT).
Figure 23. Schematic of WISA plywood home.
Figure 24. Lignin based activated carbon.
Figure 25. Lignin/celluose precursor.
Figure 26. Functional rubber filler made from lignin.
Figure 27. Road repair utilizing lignin.
Figure 28. Prototype of lignin based supercapacitor.
Figure 29. Stora Enso lignin battery materials.
Figure 30. ANDRITZ Lignin Recovery process.
Figure 31. DAWN Technology Process.
Figure 32. BALI™ technology.
Figure 33. Pressurized Hot Water Extraction.
Figure 34. sunliquid® production process.
Figure 35. Domsjö process.
Figure 36.  TMP-Bio Process.
Figure 37. Flow chart of the lignocellulose biorefinery pilot plant in Leuna.
Figure 38. AVAPTM process.
Figure 39. GreenPower+™ process.
Figure 40. Lignin gel.
Figure 41. BioFlex process.
Figure 42. LX Process.
Figure 43. METNIN™ Lignin refining technology.
Figure 44. Enfinity cellulosic ethanol technology process.
Figure 45: Plantrose process.
Figure 46. Hansa lignin.
Figure 47. Stora Enso lignin battery materials.
Figure 48. Solid Novolac Type lignin modified phenolic resins.
Figure 49. UPM biorefinery process.
Figure 50. The Proesa® Process.
Figure 51. Goldilocks process and applications.