<img src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/908fb457-7f8e-4a08-9081-5565e3dfb3d7?size=2" nborder="0" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5" title="22157.jpg" alt="Company Logo"/>Examines Lignin Production, Pricing, Applications, Technologies and Competitive Developments Across the Global Value ChainDublin, Aug. 24, 2026 <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com" target="_blank">(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)</a> -- The <a href="https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/6261631/the-global-lignin-market?utm_source=GNE&amp;utm_medium=PressRelease&amp;utm_code=d9kzcn&amp;utm_campaign=2334898+-+The+Global+Lignin+Market+2027-2037%3a+Poised+for+Growth+Through+2037+as+Demand+for+Renewable+Materials+Accelerates&amp;utm_exec=jocamsai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The Global Lignin Market 2027-2037">"The Global Lignin Market 2027-2037"</a> has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global lignin market is entering a significant period of commercial transition as decarbonisation, bio-based procurement and aromatic feedstock security become strategic priorities. Approximately 100 million tonnes of technical lignin are generated annually, including more than 70 million tonnes of kraft lignin. However, most production continues to be burned within pulp mills for process heat and power, while only 1–2% is directed toward higher-value materials and chemical applications. This imbalance represents a substantial market opportunity. Lignin is increasingly being commercialised as a renewable feedstock for resins, adhesives, thermoplastics, bioplastics, carbon materials, batteries and specialty chemicals. It is also gaining traction as a substitute for fossil-derived phenol in wood adhesives and phenolic resins, supporting corporate efforts to reduce product carbon footprints and dependence on petrochemical raw materials. Commercial activity is expanding across several high-growth applications. Lignin-based thermoplastics are being adopted in e-commerce packaging, while lignin-impregnated automotive filters have entered series production. Crude lignin oil has also been trialled as a marine fuel, and new sulphur-free lignin production capacity is under development in Europe and Africa. These milestones demonstrate the global lignin industry’s progression from research and pilot-scale development toward wider industrial deployment. Demand is increasingly focused on high-purity and low-sulphur lignin grades. Organosolv lignin, hydrolysis lignin, sulphur-free biorefinery lignin, and purified or fractionated kraft lignin can command premium pricing because they are better suited to advanced materials and chemical processes. These products account for a significant share of announced capacity and are expected to record some of the strongest growth through 2037. The outlook for the global lignin market remains robust but uneven. Volume growth will be supported by the expansion of biorefinery and sulphur-free lignin production, alongside increased kraft lignin extraction as additional LignoBoost and LignoForce installations become operational. Market development will depend on the speed of biorefinery commercialisation, production economics, consistent product quality and the ability of suppliers to meet application-specific performance requirements. North America and Europe currently lead the lignin market, supported by established pulp and paper industries, advanced biorefinery projects and strong demand for sustainable materials. Asia-Pacific is expected to expand rapidly as investment increases in bio-based polymers, energy storage, carbon materials and specialty chemicals. The Global Lignin Market 2027-2037 provides comprehensive market intelligence on the worldwide lignin industry and its transition from a pulp and bioenergy by-product into a commercial platform for renewable materials, chemicals and energy storage. The report quantifies the market by lignin type, application and region, supported by historical data and forecasts for consumption, production capacity and pricing. The study maps the complete lignin value chain, covering feedstocks, extraction and processing technologies, technical lignin grades and end-use markets. Particular attention is given to high-quality organosolv, hydrolysis, high-purity and low-sulphur lignins, including their properties, commercial applications and technology readiness. Emerging lignin applications receive dedicated analysis, including carbon fibre, hard-carbon battery anodes, supercapacitors, bio-based phenolic and epoxy resins, polyurethanes, bioplastics, thermoplastic blends, dispersants, binders, vanillin, aromatic chemicals and lignin nanoparticles. The report also assesses the competitive landscape through profiles of producers, technology developers and end users, together with recent partnerships, investments and capacity announcements. Designed for lignin producers, converters, investors, brand owners and policymakers, the report provides the market data and strategic insight required to evaluate opportunities, benchmark technologies, monitor competitors and identify potential commercial partners. Report contents include: <ul><li>Executive summary and key global lignin market findings</li><li>Historical market data and forecasts to 2037 by lignin type, application and region</li><li>Analysis of kraft, lignosulfonate, soda, organosolv, hydrolysis, steam-exploded and pyrolysis lignins</li><li>Technical lignin classification, performance characteristics and commercial positioning</li><li>Assessment of organosolv, hydrolysis, high-purity and low-sulphur lignin grades</li><li>Global production capacities, announced expansions and lignin pricing analysis</li><li>Resins, adhesives, carbon fibre, batteries, energy storage, bioplastics and thermoplastics</li><li>Dispersants, binders, vanillin, aromatic chemicals, activated carbon, nanoparticles and fuels</li><li>Lignin opportunities within the bioplastics and bio-based polymers value chain</li><li>Industry developments, partnerships and capacity announcements from 2025 to 2027</li><li>Competitive landscape and profiles of 92 companies across the lignin value chain</li><li>SWOT analysis by lignin grade</li><li>Market drivers, commercial challenges and the global outlook through 2037</li></ul> The report combines proprietary volume and pricing database with extensive primary industry consultation, delivering a current and forward-looking assessment of the global lignin market as it moves toward commercial scale. Key Topics Covered 1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2.1 A market at an inflection point 2.2 Market size and growth 2.3 The structural shift by lignin type 2.4 Quality is the gating variable 2.5 Applications 2.6 Regional distribution 2.7 Supply and capacity 2.8 Technology and commercial momentum 2.9 Outlook 3 INTRODUCTION 3.1 What is lignin? 3.1.1 Lignin structure 3.2 Types of lignin 3.2.1 Sulfur containing lignin 3.2.2 Sulfur-free lignin from biorefinery process 3.3 Properties 3.4 The lignocellulose biorefinery 3.5 Markets and applications 3.6 Market challenges 4 LIGNIN PRODUCTION PROCESSES 4.1 Feedstock Preprocessing 4.2 Conversion Processes 4.2.1 Thermochemical Conversion 4.2.1.1 Combustion 4.2.1.2 Torrefaction 4.2.1.3 Pyrolysis 4.2.1.4 Gasification 4.2.1.5 Hydrothermal liquefaction 4.2.2 Chemical Conversion 4.2.2.1 Solvent fractionation (organosolv and related) 4.2.2.2 Alkaline delignification 4.2.2.3 Acid hydrolysis 4.2.2.4 Oxidative depolymerisation 4.2.2.5 Reductive depolymerisation - hydrogenolysis and hydrodeoxygenation 4.2.2.6 Base-catalysed depolymerisation 4.2.2.7 Steam explosion and physicochemical pretreatments 4.2.3 Biological Conversion 4.2.3.1 Enzymatic hydrolysis 4.2.3.2 Fermentation 4.2.3.3 Anaerobic digestion 4.2.3.4 Microbial lignin valorisation ("biological funnelling") 4.2.3.5 Enzymatic lignin modification 4.2.3.6 Consolidated bioprocessing 4.2.4 Electrochemical Conversion 4.2.4.1 Electro-oxidation 4.2.4.2 Electrocatalytic hydrogenation 4.2.4.3 Paired electrolysis 4.2.4.4 High-voltage and plasma processing 4.2.4.5 Status and outlook 4.3 Lignosulphonates 4.3.1 Description 4.3.2 SWOT analysis 4.4 Kraft Lignin 4.4.1 Description 4.4.2 LignoBoost process 4.4.3 LignoForce method 4.4.4 Sequential Liquid Lignin Recovery and Purification 4.4.5 A-Recovery 4.4.6 SWOT analysis 4.5 Soda lignin 4.5.1 Description 4.5.2 SWOT analysis 4.6 Biorefinery lignin 4.6.1 High-purity and high-quality lignins 4.6.1.1 What defines a high-quality lignin. 4.6.2 Products Extraction &amp; Purification 4.6.2.1 Description 4.6.3 Lignocellulose Biorefinery Economics 4.6.4 Commercial and pre-commercial biorefinery lignin production facilities and processes 4.6.5 SWOT analysis 4.6.6 Organosolv lignin 4.6.6.1 Description 4.6.6.2 Properties 4.6.6.3 Applications 4.6.6.3.1 Price positioning 4.6.6.4 SWOT analysis 4.6.7 Ionic-liquid fractionation 4.6.7.1 Description 4.6.7.2 Process characteristics 4.6.7.3 Applications 4.6.7.4 SWOT analysis 4.6.8 Deep eutectic solvent (DES) fractionation 4.6.8.1 Description 4.6.8.2 Deep eutectic solvent (DES) fractionation Process characteristics 4.6.8.3 Applications and status 4.6.9 Reductive catalytic fractionation (lignin-first) 4.6.9.1 Description 4.6.9.2 Process characteristics 4.6.9.3 Applications 4.6.9.4 SWOT analysis 4.6.10 Supercritical and hydrothermal fractionation 4.6.10.1 Description 4.6.10.2 Process characteristics 4.6.10.3 Applications 4.6.11 Aldehyde-assisted (stabilised) fractionation 4.6.11.1 Description 4.6.11.2 Applications and status 4.6.12 Ultrasonic (sonochemical) fractionation 4.6.12.1 Description 4.6.12.2 Applications and status 4.6.13 Hydrolytic lignin 4.6.13.1 Description 4.6.13.2 Properties 4.6.13.3 SWOT analysis 4.6.14 Steam Exploded Lignin 4.6.14.1 Description 4.6.14.2 SWOT analysis 4.6.15 Low-sulphur lignin 4.6.15.1 Description 4.6.15.2 Properties 4.6.15.3 Applications 4.6.15.4 Prices 4.6.15.5 Volume and market outlook 4.6.15.6 SWOT analysis 4.7 Lignin nanoparticles 4.8 Lignin-based carbon materials 4.9 Depolymerized lignin products 4.10 Lignin-based bioplastics 5 MARKETS FOR LIGNIN 5.1 Market drivers and trends 5.2 Lignin industry developments 2020-2026 5.3 Production capacities 5.3.1 Technical lignin availability (dry ton/y) 5.3.2 Biomass conversion (Biorefinery) 5.4 Consumption of lignin 5.4.1 By Type 5.4.1.1 Tonnes 5.4.1.2 Revenues 5.4.2 By market 5.4.2.1 Tonnes 5.4.2.2 Revenues 5.4.3 By region 5.4.3.1 Tonnes 5.4.3.2 Revenues 5.5 Prices 5.5.1 Price outlook to 2037 5.6 END USE MARKETS 5.6.1 Overview 5.6.2 Energy and Fuels 5.6.2.1 Heat and power energy 5.6.2.2 Bio-oils 5.6.2.3 Syngas 5.6.2.4 Transport and marine fuels 5.6.2.4.1 Marine fuel 5.6.2.4.2 Drop-in road and aviation fuels 5.6.3 Aromatic and platform chemicals 5.6.3.1 Benzene, toluene and xylene 5.6.3.2 Phenol 5.6.3.3 Vanillin 5.6.3.4 Other aromatic aldehydes and acids 5.6.4 Resins, adhesives and binders 5.6.4.1 Phenolic resins and wood adhesives 5.6.4.2 Adhesives 5.6.4.3 Epoxy resins 5.6.4.4 Polyurethanes 5.6.4.5 Binders and emulsifiers 5.6.5 Polymers, plastics and composites 5.6.5.1 Thermoplastic blends and compounds 5.6.5.2 Bioplastics and packaging 5.6.5.3 Hydrogels 5.6.5.4 Rubber 5.6.5.5 Natural-fibre composites 5.6.5.6 Textile fibres and nonwovens 5.6.5.7 Additive manufacturing filament 5.6.6 Carbon materials 5.6.6.1 Carbon black 5.6.6.2 Activated carbons 5.6.6.3 Carbon fiber 5.6.6.4 Hard carbon and battery-grade carbons 5.6.7 Energy storage 5.6.7.1 Supercapacitors 5.6.7.2 Anodes for lithium-ion batteries 5.6.7.3 Gel electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries 5.6.7.4 Binders for lithium-ion batteries 5.6.7.5 Cathodes for lithium-ion batteries 5.6.7.6 Sodium-ion batteries 5.6.8 Construction and infrastructure 5.6.8.1 Construction materials 5.6.8.2 Bitumen and asphalt 5.6.8.3 Ceramics 5.6.8.4 Dust control and soil stabilisation 5.6.9 Performance chemicals and formulation additives 5.6.9.1 Dispersants 5.6.9.2 Chelating agents 5.6.9.3 Antioxidants 5.6.9.4 Fire retardants 5.6.9.5 Lubricants 5.6.9.6 Water treatment and adsorbents 5.6.10 Coatings, inks and paints 5.6.11 Agriculture and animal health 5.6.11.1 Slow-release fertilisers and agrochemical carriers 5.6.11.2 Animal-feed pellet binders 5.6.12 Personal care and life sciences 5.6.12.1 Cosmetics and personal care 5.6.12.2 Antimicrobials 5.6.12.3 Pharmaceuticals and drug delivery 6 COMPANY PROFILES (92 COMPANY PROFILES) A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to: <ul><li>Aemetis, Inc.</li><li>Allotrope Energy</li><li>Andritz AG</li><li>Anellotech, Inc.</li><li>Attis Innovations, llc</li><li>Avantium NV</li><li>Blue Biofuels, Inc.</li><li>Bloom Biorenewables SA</li><li>Boreal Bioproducts</li><li>The Borregaard Group</li><li>Burgo Group S.p.A.</li><li>Carbon Crusher</li><li>Cellicon B.V.</li><li>CH-Bioforce Oy</li><li>Chempolis Oy</li><li>Domsjö Fabriker AB</li><li>Domtar Paper Company LLC</li><li>Enerkem, Inc.</li><li>Enviral</li><li>Fibenol</li><li>FiberX</li><li>FP Innovations</li><li>G E GETEC Holding GmbH</li><li>Global Bioenergies SA</li><li>Graanul Invest</li><li>Granbio Technologies</li><li>Hexion Inc</li><li>Ingevity</li><li>Iogen Corporation</li><li>Kanematsu</li><li>Kanteleen Voima</li><li>Klabin S.A.</li><li>Koehler Group</li><li>Leaf Resources Ltd.</li><li>Ligna Energy AB</li><li>LignEasy Oy</li><li>Lignin Industries AB</li><li>Lignoflow Technologies AB</li><li>Lignolix, Inc.</li><li>Lignomateria</li><li>LignOrganic (PTY) Ltd</li><li>Lignovations 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