# ETB Global

holds a patented single-reactor process converting bioethanol directly into butadiene, positioned as a drop-in alternative to fossil-derived material, building on a 2021 collaboration with Trinseo exploring purified bio-based 1,3-butadiene for green-tyre synthetic rubber.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/etb-global/
Updated: 2026-07-21

- Country: Netherlands

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | 10 million euros required for demo factory, seeking investors and subsidies | https://groenechemie.nl/en/news/etb-global-makes-lego-bricks-latex-gloves-and-tires-green |
| Capacity | 100 kilograms of bio-butadiene per day for demonstration plant | https://groenechemie.nl/en/news/etb-global-makes-lego-bricks-latex-gloves-and-tires-green |
| Capacity | 10–20 kilotons per year planned for first commercial brownfield plant | https://chemanager-online.com/en/topics/etb-global-enabling-bio-plastic-and-bio-rubber-for-life-and-industry, https://isc3.org/page/etb-global |
| Headcount | core team of six professionals | https://isc3.org/page/etb-global, https://www.isc3.org/page/etb-global |
| Headquarters | Brightlands Chemelot Campus, Geleen, Netherlands | https://groenechemie.nl/en/news/etb-global-makes-lego-bricks-latex-gloves-and-tires-green, https://isc3.org/page/etb-global, https://platform.bioeconomyventures.eu/resume/etb-4mqpyeth-geleen-sittard-geleen-limburg-netherlands/, https://www.isc3.org/page/etb-global |

Independent sources: chemanager-online.com, groenechemie.nl, isc3.org, platform.bioeconomyventures.eu

## Technologies

- [Biosynthetic butadiene](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/biosynthetic-butadiene/)