The Global Market for Bio-based Coatings 2023-2033
The most widely used commercial coatings are based on petroleum derivatives (resins, solvents). Due to consumer and environmental concerns, coupled with regulation, manufacturers and formulators are developing bio-based alternatives to synthetic products, identifying safer materials with a low environmental impact for protective coatings.
Over the past decade, the coatings industry has increasingly introduced eco-friendly technologies, such as processes involving UV-cure, treatments with less or no solvents, waterborne products, hyperbranched, and high solid coatings to achieve high-performance coatings. This is now being supplemented by the production of coatings centred on bio-based materials in order to obtain a treatment that is sustainable from both the point of view of the production process and the raw materials used. Many producers have introduced bio-based alternatives in product formulations, replacing fossil-based compounds that possess similar properties, and also potentially have wider applications.
Growing pressure to comply with stringent health and safety legislation and demonstrate a reduced environmental impact is also compelling manufacturers to progressively introduce bio-derived alternatives to traditional chemicals. All ten of the top ten coatings companies by global sales now offer eco-friendly products with low-VOC emissions, and the reduction or replacement of traditional solvents, resins and pigments is now a high priority.
Report contents include:
Over the past decade, the coatings industry has increasingly introduced eco-friendly technologies, such as processes involving UV-cure, treatments with less or no solvents, waterborne products, hyperbranched, and high solid coatings to achieve high-performance coatings. This is now being supplemented by the production of coatings centred on bio-based materials in order to obtain a treatment that is sustainable from both the point of view of the production process and the raw materials used. Many producers have introduced bio-based alternatives in product formulations, replacing fossil-based compounds that possess similar properties, and also potentially have wider applications.
Growing pressure to comply with stringent health and safety legislation and demonstrate a reduced environmental impact is also compelling manufacturers to progressively introduce bio-derived alternatives to traditional chemicals. All ten of the top ten coatings companies by global sales now offer eco-friendly products with low-VOC emissions, and the reduction or replacement of traditional solvents, resins and pigments is now a high priority.
Report contents include:
- Market drivers and trends in bio-based coatings.
- Analysis of types of fully or partly bio-based paints and coatings. Types covered include biobased versions of Alkyd resins, Polyurethanes, Epoxy resins, Acrylic resins and Poly (lactic acid) (PLA) coatings, Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) coatings, Cellulose-based coatings, Lignin coatings, Rosins, Bio-based carbon black, edible coatings, algal coatings, protein coatings and nanocoatings.
- Government policy & regulations.
- Global revenues, by coating type and market, historical and forecast to 2033.
- Competitive landscape for bio-based coatings.
- 158 company profiles. Companies profiled include Danimer Scientific, Earthodic, Ecoat, Kelpi, Melodea, NXTLEVVEL Biochem, Orineo, Relement, Slibio Coating, Stora Enso, Sufresca and Traceless.
1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2.1 The global paints and coatings market
2.2 Bio-based coatings
2.2.1 Drop-in replacements
2.2.2 Bio-based resins
2.2.3 Reducing carbon footprint in industrial and protective coatings
2.3 Market drivers
2.4 Challenges using bio-based coatings
3 TYPES OF BIO-BASED COATINGS AND MATERIALS
3.1 Eco-friendly coatings technologies
3.1.1 UV-cure
3.1.2 Waterborne coatings
3.1.3 Treatments with less or no solvents
3.1.4 Hyperbranched polymers for coatings
3.1.5 Powder coatings
3.1.6 High solid (HS) coatings
3.1.7 Use of bio-based materials in coatings
3.1.7.1 Biopolymers
3.1.7.2 Coatings based on agricultural waste
3.1.7.3 Vegetable oils and fatty acids
3.1.7.4 Proteins
3.1.7.5 Cellulose
3.1.7.6 Plant-Based wax coatings
3.2 Barrier coatings
3.2.1 Polysaccharides
3.2.1.1 Chitin
3.2.1.2 Chitosan
3.2.1.3 Starch
3.2.2 Poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
3.2.3 Poly(butylene Succinate
3.2.4 Functional Lipid and Proteins Based Coatings
3.3 Alkyd coatings
3.3.1 Alkyd resin properties
3.3.2 Bio-based alkyd coatings
3.3.3 Products
3.4 Polyurethane coatings
3.4.1 Properties
3.4.2 Bio-based polyurethane coatings
3.4.2.1 Bio-based polyols
3.4.2.2 Non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU)
3.4.3 Products
3.5 Epoxy coatings
3.5.1 Properties
3.5.2 Bio-based epoxy coatings
3.5.3 Products
3.6 Acrylate resins
3.6.1 Properties
3.6.2 Bio-based acrylates
3.6.3 Products
3.7 Polylactic acid (Bio-PLA)
3.7.1 Properties
3.7.2 Bio-PLA coatings and films
3.8 Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)
3.8.1 Properties
3.8.2 PHA coatings
3.8.3 Commercially available PHAs
3.9 Cellulose
3.9.1 Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC)
3.9.1.1 Properties
3.9.1.2 Applications in coatings
3.9.2 Cellulose nanofibers
3.9.2.1 Properties
3.9.2.2 Applications in coatings
3.9.3 Cellulose nanocrystals
3.9.4 Bacterial Nanocellulose (BNC)
3.10 Rosins
3.11 Bio-based carbon black
3.11.1 Lignin-based
3.11.2 Algae-based
3.12 Lignin
3.12.1 Lignin structure
3.12.2 Types of lignin
3.12.2.1 Sulfur containing lignin
3.12.2.2 Sulfur-free lignin from biorefinery process
3.12.3 Properties
3.12.4 The lignocellulose biorefinery
3.12.5 Applications
3.12.6 Challenges for using lignin
3.12.7 Lignosulphonates
3.12.8 Kraft Lignin
3.12.9 Soda lignin
3.12.10 Biorefinery lignin
3.12.11 Organosolv lignins
3.12.12 Application in coatings
3.13 Edible films and coatings
3.14 Antimicrobial films and agents
3.14.1 Natural
3.14.2 Inorganic nanoparticles
3.14.3 Biopolymers
3.15 Nanocoatings
3.16 Protein-based biomaterials for coatings
3.16.1 Plant derived proteins
3.16.2 Animal origin proteins
3.17 Algal coatings
3.18 Polypeptides
4 GLOBAL REVENUES FOR BIO-BASED COATINGS
4.1 Global market revenues to 2033, total
4.2 Global market revenues to 2033, by market
5 COMPANY PROFILES 118 (158 COMPANY PROFILES)
6 REFERENCES
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2.1 The global paints and coatings market
2.2 Bio-based coatings
2.2.1 Drop-in replacements
2.2.2 Bio-based resins
2.2.3 Reducing carbon footprint in industrial and protective coatings
2.3 Market drivers
2.4 Challenges using bio-based coatings
3 TYPES OF BIO-BASED COATINGS AND MATERIALS
3.1 Eco-friendly coatings technologies
3.1.1 UV-cure
3.1.2 Waterborne coatings
3.1.3 Treatments with less or no solvents
3.1.4 Hyperbranched polymers for coatings
3.1.5 Powder coatings
3.1.6 High solid (HS) coatings
3.1.7 Use of bio-based materials in coatings
3.1.7.1 Biopolymers
3.1.7.2 Coatings based on agricultural waste
3.1.7.3 Vegetable oils and fatty acids
3.1.7.4 Proteins
3.1.7.5 Cellulose
3.1.7.6 Plant-Based wax coatings
3.2 Barrier coatings
3.2.1 Polysaccharides
3.2.1.1 Chitin
3.2.1.2 Chitosan
3.2.1.3 Starch
3.2.2 Poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
3.2.3 Poly(butylene Succinate
3.2.4 Functional Lipid and Proteins Based Coatings
3.3 Alkyd coatings
3.3.1 Alkyd resin properties
3.3.2 Bio-based alkyd coatings
3.3.3 Products
3.4 Polyurethane coatings
3.4.1 Properties
3.4.2 Bio-based polyurethane coatings
3.4.2.1 Bio-based polyols
3.4.2.2 Non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU)
3.4.3 Products
3.5 Epoxy coatings
3.5.1 Properties
3.5.2 Bio-based epoxy coatings
3.5.3 Products
3.6 Acrylate resins
3.6.1 Properties
3.6.2 Bio-based acrylates
3.6.3 Products
3.7 Polylactic acid (Bio-PLA)
3.7.1 Properties
3.7.2 Bio-PLA coatings and films
3.8 Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)
3.8.1 Properties
3.8.2 PHA coatings
3.8.3 Commercially available PHAs
3.9 Cellulose
3.9.1 Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC)
3.9.1.1 Properties
3.9.1.2 Applications in coatings
3.9.2 Cellulose nanofibers
3.9.2.1 Properties
3.9.2.2 Applications in coatings
3.9.3 Cellulose nanocrystals
3.9.4 Bacterial Nanocellulose (BNC)
3.10 Rosins
3.11 Bio-based carbon black
3.11.1 Lignin-based
3.11.2 Algae-based
3.12 Lignin
3.12.1 Lignin structure
3.12.2 Types of lignin
3.12.2.1 Sulfur containing lignin
3.12.2.2 Sulfur-free lignin from biorefinery process
3.12.3 Properties
3.12.4 The lignocellulose biorefinery
3.12.5 Applications
3.12.6 Challenges for using lignin
3.12.7 Lignosulphonates
3.12.8 Kraft Lignin
3.12.9 Soda lignin
3.12.10 Biorefinery lignin
3.12.11 Organosolv lignins
3.12.12 Application in coatings
3.13 Edible films and coatings
3.14 Antimicrobial films and agents
3.14.1 Natural
3.14.2 Inorganic nanoparticles
3.14.3 Biopolymers
3.15 Nanocoatings
3.16 Protein-based biomaterials for coatings
3.16.1 Plant derived proteins
3.16.2 Animal origin proteins
3.17 Algal coatings
3.18 Polypeptides
4 GLOBAL REVENUES FOR BIO-BASED COATINGS
4.1 Global market revenues to 2033, total
4.2 Global market revenues to 2033, by market
5 COMPANY PROFILES 118 (158 COMPANY PROFILES)
6 REFERENCES
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Market drivers and trends in bio-based and sustainable coatings.
Table 2. Example envinronmentally friendly coatings, advantages and disadvantages.
Table 3. Plant Waxes.
Table 4. Types of alkyd resins and properties.
Table 5. Market summary for bio-based alkyd coatings-raw materials, advantages, disadvantages, applications and producers.
Table 6. Bio-based alkyd coating products.
Table 7. Types of polyols.
Table 8. Polyol producers.
Table 9. Bio-based polyurethane coating products.
Table 10. Market summary for bio-based epoxy resins.
Table 11. Bio-based polyurethane coating products.
Table 12. Bio-based acrylate resin products.
Table 13. Polylactic acid (PLA) market analysis.
Table 14. PLA producers and production capacities.
Table 15. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) market analysis.
Table 16.Types of PHAs and properties.
Table 17. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) producers.
Table 18. Commercially available PHAs.
Table 19. Properties of micro/nanocellulose, by type.
Table 20: Types of nanocellulose.
Table 21: Microfibrillated Cellulose (MFC) production capacities in metric tons and production process, by producer, metric tons.
Table 22. Commercially available Microfibrillated Cellulose products.
Table 23. Market overview for cellulose nanofibers in paints and coatings.
Table 24. Market assessment for cellulose nanofibers in paints and coatings-application, key benefits and motivation for use, megatrends, market drivers, technology drawbacks, competing materials, material loading, main global paints and coatings OEMs.
Table 25. Companies developing CNF products in paints and coatings, applications targeted and stage of commercialization.
Table 26. CNC properties.
Table 27: Cellulose nanocrystal capacities (by type, wet or dry) and production process, by producer, metric tonnes.
Table 28. Applications of bacterial nanocellulose (BNC).
Table 29. Technical lignin types and applications.
Table 30. Classification of technical lignins.
Table 31. Lignin content of selected biomass.
Table 32. Properties of lignins and their applications.
Table 33. Example markets and applications for lignin.
Table 34. Application of lignin in binders, emulsifiers and dispersants.
Table 35. Biorefinery feedstocks.
Table 36. Comparison of pulping and biorefinery lignins.
Table 37. Edible films and coatings market summary.
Table 38. Types of protein based-biomaterials, applications and companies.
Table 39. Overview of algal coatings-description, properties, application and market size.
Table 40. Companies developing algal-based plastics.
Table 41. Global market revenues for bio-based coatings, 2018-2033 (billions USD).
Table 42. Market revenues for bio-based coatings, 2018-2033 (billions USD), conservative estimate.
Table 43. Market revenues for biobased paints and coatings, 2018-2033 (billions USD), high estimate.
Table 44. Lactips plastic pellets.
Table 45. Oji Holdings CNF products.
Table 1. Market drivers and trends in bio-based and sustainable coatings.
Table 2. Example envinronmentally friendly coatings, advantages and disadvantages.
Table 3. Plant Waxes.
Table 4. Types of alkyd resins and properties.
Table 5. Market summary for bio-based alkyd coatings-raw materials, advantages, disadvantages, applications and producers.
Table 6. Bio-based alkyd coating products.
Table 7. Types of polyols.
Table 8. Polyol producers.
Table 9. Bio-based polyurethane coating products.
Table 10. Market summary for bio-based epoxy resins.
Table 11. Bio-based polyurethane coating products.
Table 12. Bio-based acrylate resin products.
Table 13. Polylactic acid (PLA) market analysis.
Table 14. PLA producers and production capacities.
Table 15. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) market analysis.
Table 16.Types of PHAs and properties.
Table 17. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) producers.
Table 18. Commercially available PHAs.
Table 19. Properties of micro/nanocellulose, by type.
Table 20: Types of nanocellulose.
Table 21: Microfibrillated Cellulose (MFC) production capacities in metric tons and production process, by producer, metric tons.
Table 22. Commercially available Microfibrillated Cellulose products.
Table 23. Market overview for cellulose nanofibers in paints and coatings.
Table 24. Market assessment for cellulose nanofibers in paints and coatings-application, key benefits and motivation for use, megatrends, market drivers, technology drawbacks, competing materials, material loading, main global paints and coatings OEMs.
Table 25. Companies developing CNF products in paints and coatings, applications targeted and stage of commercialization.
Table 26. CNC properties.
Table 27: Cellulose nanocrystal capacities (by type, wet or dry) and production process, by producer, metric tonnes.
Table 28. Applications of bacterial nanocellulose (BNC).
Table 29. Technical lignin types and applications.
Table 30. Classification of technical lignins.
Table 31. Lignin content of selected biomass.
Table 32. Properties of lignins and their applications.
Table 33. Example markets and applications for lignin.
Table 34. Application of lignin in binders, emulsifiers and dispersants.
Table 35. Biorefinery feedstocks.
Table 36. Comparison of pulping and biorefinery lignins.
Table 37. Edible films and coatings market summary.
Table 38. Types of protein based-biomaterials, applications and companies.
Table 39. Overview of algal coatings-description, properties, application and market size.
Table 40. Companies developing algal-based plastics.
Table 41. Global market revenues for bio-based coatings, 2018-2033 (billions USD).
Table 42. Market revenues for bio-based coatings, 2018-2033 (billions USD), conservative estimate.
Table 43. Market revenues for biobased paints and coatings, 2018-2033 (billions USD), high estimate.
Table 44. Lactips plastic pellets.
Table 45. Oji Holdings CNF products.
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Paints and coatings industry by market segmentation 2019-2020.
Figure 2. Schematic of production of powder coatings.
Figure 3. Organization and morphology of cellulose synthesizing terminal complexes (TCs) in different organisms.
Figure 4. PHA family.
Figure 5: Schematic diagram of partial molecular structure of cellulose chain with numbering for carbon atoms and n= number of cellobiose repeating unit.
Figure 6: Scale of cellulose materials.
Figure 7. Nanocellulose preparation methods and resulting materials.
Figure 8: Relationship between different kinds of nanocelluloses.
Figure 9. SEM image of microfibrillated cellulose.
Figure 10. Applications of cellulose nanofibers in paints and coatings.
Figure 11: CNC slurry.
Figure 12. High purity lignin.
Figure 13. Lignocellulose architecture.
Figure 14. Extraction processes to separate lignin from lignocellulosic biomass and corresponding technical lignins.
Figure 15. The lignocellulose biorefinery.
Figure 16. Schematic of a biorefinery for production of carriers and chemicals.
Figure 17. Types of bio-based materials used for antimicrobial food packaging application.
Figure 18. BLOOM masterbatch from Algix.
Figure 19. Global market revenues for bio-based coatings, 2018-2033 (billions USD).
Figure 20. Market revenues for bio-based coatings, 2018-2033 (billions USD), conservative estimate.
Figure 21. Market revenues for biobased paints and coatings, 2018-2033 (billions USD), high
Figure 22. Dulux Better Living Air Clean Bio-based.
Figure 23. NCCTM Process.
Figure 24. CNC produced at Tech Futures’ pilot plant; cloudy suspension (1 wt.%), gel-like (10 wt.%), flake-like crystals, and very fine powder. Product advantages include:
Figure 25. Cellugy materials.
Figure 26. EcoLine® 3690 (left) vs Solvent-Based Competitor Coating (right).
Figure 27. Rheocrysta spray.
Figure 28. DKS CNF products.
Figure 29. Domsj? process.
Figure 30. CNF gel.
Figure 31. Block nanocellulose material.
Figure 32. CNF products developed by Hokuetsu.
Figure 33. BioFlex process.
Figure 34. Marusumi Paper cellulose nanofiber products.
Figure 35. Melodea CNC barrier coating packaging.
Figure 36. Fluorene cellulose ® powder.
Figure 37. XCNF.
Figure 38. Plantrose process.
Figure 39. Spider silk production.
Figure 40. CNF dispersion and powder from Starlite.
Figure 41. 2 wt.? CNF suspension.
Figure 42. BiNFi-s Dry Powder.
Figure 43. BiNFi-s Dry Powder and Propylene (PP) Complex Pellet.
Figure 44. Silk nanofiber (right) and cocoon of raw material.
Figure 45. traceless® hooks.
Figure 46. HefCel-coated wood (left) and untreated wood (right) after 30 seconds flame test.
Figure 47. Bio-based barrier bags prepared from Tempo-CNF coated bio-HDPE film.
Figure 48. Bioalkyd products.
Figure 1. Paints and coatings industry by market segmentation 2019-2020.
Figure 2. Schematic of production of powder coatings.
Figure 3. Organization and morphology of cellulose synthesizing terminal complexes (TCs) in different organisms.
Figure 4. PHA family.
Figure 5: Schematic diagram of partial molecular structure of cellulose chain with numbering for carbon atoms and n= number of cellobiose repeating unit.
Figure 6: Scale of cellulose materials.
Figure 7. Nanocellulose preparation methods and resulting materials.
Figure 8: Relationship between different kinds of nanocelluloses.
Figure 9. SEM image of microfibrillated cellulose.
Figure 10. Applications of cellulose nanofibers in paints and coatings.
Figure 11: CNC slurry.
Figure 12. High purity lignin.
Figure 13. Lignocellulose architecture.
Figure 14. Extraction processes to separate lignin from lignocellulosic biomass and corresponding technical lignins.
Figure 15. The lignocellulose biorefinery.
Figure 16. Schematic of a biorefinery for production of carriers and chemicals.
Figure 17. Types of bio-based materials used for antimicrobial food packaging application.
Figure 18. BLOOM masterbatch from Algix.
Figure 19. Global market revenues for bio-based coatings, 2018-2033 (billions USD).
Figure 20. Market revenues for bio-based coatings, 2018-2033 (billions USD), conservative estimate.
Figure 21. Market revenues for biobased paints and coatings, 2018-2033 (billions USD), high
Figure 22. Dulux Better Living Air Clean Bio-based.
Figure 23. NCCTM Process.
Figure 24. CNC produced at Tech Futures’ pilot plant; cloudy suspension (1 wt.%), gel-like (10 wt.%), flake-like crystals, and very fine powder. Product advantages include:
Figure 25. Cellugy materials.
Figure 26. EcoLine® 3690 (left) vs Solvent-Based Competitor Coating (right).
Figure 27. Rheocrysta spray.
Figure 28. DKS CNF products.
Figure 29. Domsj? process.
Figure 30. CNF gel.
Figure 31. Block nanocellulose material.
Figure 32. CNF products developed by Hokuetsu.
Figure 33. BioFlex process.
Figure 34. Marusumi Paper cellulose nanofiber products.
Figure 35. Melodea CNC barrier coating packaging.
Figure 36. Fluorene cellulose ® powder.
Figure 37. XCNF.
Figure 38. Plantrose process.
Figure 39. Spider silk production.
Figure 40. CNF dispersion and powder from Starlite.
Figure 41. 2 wt.? CNF suspension.
Figure 42. BiNFi-s Dry Powder.
Figure 43. BiNFi-s Dry Powder and Propylene (PP) Complex Pellet.
Figure 44. Silk nanofiber (right) and cocoon of raw material.
Figure 45. traceless® hooks.
Figure 46. HefCel-coated wood (left) and untreated wood (right) after 30 seconds flame test.
Figure 47. Bio-based barrier bags prepared from Tempo-CNF coated bio-HDPE film.
Figure 48. Bioalkyd products.
