Author: Jaikishan Verma, Senior Research Analyst
06 May 2025
Rising Number of Partnerships to Promote Market Growth: The increasing trend in multi-stakeholder strategic partnerships has been instrumental in the growth of the global bio-based naphtha market. Collaborations of biofuel producers with petrochemical companies, technology providers, and government agencies will assist in scaling production, reducing costs, and accelerating commercialization. These partnerships provide opportunities for joint research, technology transfer, and co-investment in production infrastructure and pilot plants. Additionally, these public-private partnerships assist with possible regulatory challenges and supply chain barriers. With a steady and ever-increasing strengthening in the aspects of sustainability, if the partnerships might thrive in advancing bio-naphtha into a broader market share and assimilating it into conventional petrochemical and fuel applications, it will be highly beneficial.
Technological Advancement in Bio-Naphtha Production: The bio-based naphtha market is witnessing strong growth due to advances in technology. Catalytic pyrolysis, hydro processing, and biomass conversion technologies allow for better yields, lower production costs, and more flexibility with feedstock. In this context, agricultural residues, waste oils, and algae can be efficiently processed to give high-quality bio-naphtha. This is further facilitated by integration into existing refinery infrastructure. Automation and digital monitoring systems are being used to optimize operations, selecting controls for quality. As businesses strive hard at decarbonization, investment in research and development keeps making bio-naphtha a sustainable alternative to conventional fossil-based feedstocks that is evidently economically viable.
According to a new report by UnivDatos, The Bio-based Naphtha Market is expected to reach USD million in 2033 by growing at a CAGR of 17.59% during the forecast period (2025-2033F). The global bio-based naphtha market is anticipated to witness rapid growth in the coming years. As consumers and governments across the globe are becoming more conscious of the usage of environment-friendly products, the usage of bio-based naphtha for the production of bio-fuel, petrochemicals, etc. Its application is mainly in generating biofuels, petrochemicals, and other green products. The change in preference by the industry from fossil fuels to bio-based naphtha is driven by the shift toward renewable sources of energy and green technologies. Furthermore, the rising investments in renewable energy building projects and growing environmental regulations would further fuel demand for bio-based naphtha as the next critical ingredient in the global transition to a more sustainable and low-carbon economy.
In line with the rising demand for sustainable technology and adoption of bio-based naphtha following are some of the key updates:
In 2023, Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, proposed to assess the bio-naphtha project in Northwest Europe. The planned production capacity assessment is anticipated to be 1000-2000 mt of bio-naphtha.
In 2024, Suntory announced the introduction of commercialized PET bottles with the usage of bio-naphtha.
In 2022, Honeywell International announced to launch of a new solution for producing renewable naphtha with its Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology. The technology can yield a high amount of renewable naphtha using sustainable feedstock such as cooking oil and animal fats.
Based on the Application, the market is segmented into gasoline, petrochemicals, fertilizer, construction, bio benzene, bio phenol, and others. The petrochemical sector has maintained a significant market share and dominates as a high demand for sustainable raw materials exists in the production of plastics, synthetic rubber, and chemical derivatives. Bio-based naphtha may be viewed as a substitute for fossil naphtha and, therefore, represents an attractive option for petrochemical manufacturers wishing to minimize their carbon footprint while not requiring radical modifications to their existing infrastructure. Increasingly, the adoption of circular economy models encourages a fast-tracked shift toward bio-based plastic in petrochemical applications due to ever-increasing environmental regulations in Europe and North America. The companies are being directed toward sustainable sourcing and refining technology investments to increase production, satisfy regulatory requirements, and consumer demand. Similarly, the automotive and packaging industries, which consume large amounts of petrochemical inputs, support green supply chains, further fueling the segment's growth.
According to the report, the Rising Number of Partnerships across the globe has been identified to be a key driver for market growth. Some of how this impact has been felt include:
One of the key drivers that is promoting the market growth of the global bio-based naphtha market is the rising number of strategic partnerships and collaborations among the key industry players. Within this, the oil-producing and petrochemical-producing companies are joining hands with the bio-naphtha companies to launch new products, as well as using these products in their existing product portfolio to expand their market reach. These collaborations are also assisting the companies to fully optimize their product in terms of offering eco-friendly solutions. For instance,
In 2025, Japanese company Mitsubishi and Finnish refiner Neste announced their partnership to boost their sales in Japan. The collaboration is in line to promote the shift from conventional petroleum naphtha to Neste’s Bio-based naphtha. These companies are also planning to offer Japanese companies of petrochemicals and plastics to introduce bio-naphtha in their supply chain.
In 2024, BASF and INOCAS (Innovative Oil and Carbon Solutions) signed an agreement for Macaúba kernel oil (MKO) and Macaúba pulp oil (MPO) to further enhance the portfolio in Bio-based naphtha manufacturing.
Considering all the shifts and growing collaboration among the industry stakeholders, the production of bio-based naphtha is further anticipated to rise, further promoting its availability as an alternative to conventional naphtha products.
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