Bio-acrylic acid
Renewable routes to acrylic acid, the C3 monomer behind superabsorbent polymers, paints, coatings and adhesives, across two distinct value chains: bioethanol-derived bio-based acrylate esters already commercial at Arkema (Carling, France, bio-based ethyl acrylate at 40% bio carbon content since October 2024) and BASF (Ludwigshafen, portfolio switched to bio-based ethyl acrylate in August 2024), and direct fermentative acrylic-acid routes via 3-hydroxypropionic acid (Cargill's Issatchenkia orientalis SD108 platform) or direct yeast fermentation (Genomatica's Saccharomyces cerevisiae host at ~30 mg/L laboratory titre) still at pilot or research scale — no Chinese commercial originator confirmed as of 2026.
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