Bio-Butadiene Price Trend Analysis 2026: Latest News, Supply Demand Analysis, Market Insights, Historical Prices & Price Drivers

Pragati Agarwal profile photo
Written ByPragati Agarwal

Bio-Butadiene Latest Development

Corn futures hit multiyear highs

Corn futures rose to their highest level in over three years, driven by tighter U.S. supply expectations following a USDA WASDE report that cut yield forecasts more than anticipated, along with continued disruptions to Ukrainian grain exports constraining global supply. Extreme July heat and excessive rainfall across the U.S. Corn Belt further pressured crop outlooks, while European drought reduced regional production and boosted import demand, reinforcing the upward price momentum.

Corn Futures Hit Multi-Year High

December corn futures rose to a 2.5-year high for the contract, posting strong weekly gains. A weaker U.S. dollar and large daily export sales provided additional upward momentum alongside the crop tour results.

Bio-Butadiene Price Trend H1 2026

Bio-butadiene, the renewable counterpart to conventional butadiene, held a niche but strategically important position through the first half of 2026. Produced from raw sugar and glucose syrup via fermentation rather than from fossil-based naphtha cracking, it serves as a bio-based monomer for synthetic rubbers such as styrene-butadiene rubber and for a range of plastics and copolymers. Its appeal rests on a lower carbon footprint, which has kept demand tethered to sustainability-led segments such as green tires.

Across H1 2026, prices held a firm-to-steady tone, taking their direction, as ever, from the feedstock sugar complex. Sugarcane and raw sugar sentiment stayed broadly supportive, with periodic weather concerns in key Asian growing belts lending firmness to upstream costs and, in turn, to bio-butadiene quotations. Asian prices stayed relatively balanced as ample regional cane output cushioned sharp upward pressure, while European material carried a comparative premium amid tighter feedstock logistics and a strong regulatory pull toward bio-based inputs; North American prices moved in sympathy with feedstock economics and downstream offtake. The continued availability of recycled and conventional butadiene tempered the pull on bio-grade material, leaving the market range-bound as feedstock dynamics remained the decisive swing factor.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, bio-butadiene prices are expected to retain their feedstock-led character in the near term, with the sugar and sugarcane complex the primary determinant of direction. Barring weather disruption to cane cultivation or a sharp acceleration in green-mobility demand, the market is likely to remain broadly steady to firm.

Related Report

Need Latest Bio-Butadiene Prices?

Get real-time price assessments, periodic trends, forecasts and price driver insights across key global markets.

Our Clients

ITC
Nestlé
GMR
Shell New
Veolia
UPM-Kymmene-Oyj-Technology
Syngenta
Sulzer
SPIC
SK-ENMOVE
SES-Water
Roche-Products-Limited
RioTinto
Perfetti-Van
Marinochem
Mada-Gypsum
Kingfisher
Kennametal
Johns-Hopkins
Honda
Hitachi-Energy
Hindustan-Unilever
ANSA-MCAL
ASHIRVAD PIPES
Bannerman-Energy
BASF-SE
Dhunseri-Ventures
DUKSAN
Glenmark
Groupe-Atlantic
Hanil-Industrial-Chemical

We have been working with Procurement Resource for over two years now. These guys can provide data for any market in any country. I have given them numerous challenging assignments to work upon and have been quite impressed with their approach and results.

Large Indian Conglomerate and a known FMCG Brand Procurement Manager

When we started our Betaine manufacturing operations in Brazil, we were struggling to identify suppliers and benchmark our procurement costs vs other players already in the market. Procurement Resource helped us understand the market in Latin America, the key suppliers, how others were getting products, and even helped us in negotiating prices.

Global FMCG GiantDirector (Manufacturing)

I would like to recognize quality of work done by your team on VIP (Value Improvement Program) for Purplle Private brand Packaging portfolio. Your team helped us in identifying right suppliers, collected Vendor related data, floating inquiry, price comparison+benchmarking. This has helped us achieve a significant cost saving.

Co-Founder & CEORupesh Aggarwal

Procurement Resource Database

Laptop screen

Turn price intelligence into action with the Procurement Resource Database. Log in or subscribe to unlock live price trends, historical charts, supplier databases, cost curves, and analyst-backed insights across chemicals, agriculture, energy, packaging, and more. Use these tools to benchmark your contracts, plan budgets with confidence, and stay ahead of market moves on every product you buy.

LoginSubscribe

0

+

Products

0

+

Regions

0

+

Subscriptions

Bio- Butadiene price trends exhibited borderline stagnancy as they followed the feedstock sugar and corn market sentiments closely. Bio- Butadiene is important to revolutionize the plastic and polymer industry by making them a little more environmentally viable. Hence, the demands are gradually rising as the sector grows. However, during the said period of H2’23 the demands were found to be marginally muted as the industrial activities suffered because of various geopolitical reasons.

The feedstock availability was largely sufficient, while some of the downstream demands were filled via the recycled butadiene products. This hampered the overall market demand for bio-butadiene, and hence, the price curve dipped during the end quarter of 2023.

About Bio-Butadiene

A synthetic, colourless gas known as bio-butadiene is essentially insoluble in water but is soluble in ethanol, ether, acetone, and benzene. It is primarily employed as a monomer in the creation of numerous varieties of polymers and copolymers as well as as a chemical intermediary in the manufacture of industrial chemicals. However, bio-butadiene is made from renewable sources, replacing the fossil-based raw materials.

Bio-Butadiene Product Detail

Chemical Formula

C4H6

Molecular Weight
54.0916 g/mol
Industrial Uses

Renewable energy source, Plastic industry, Rubber industry, Pharmaceutical Industry

Supplier Database

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, TPC Group, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Exxon Mobil Corporation, China National Petroleum Corporation

Regional Coverage

Asia Pacific

China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Iran, Thailand, South Korea, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Nepal, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, UAE, Israel, Hongkong, Singapore, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Australia, and New Zealand

Europe

Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy,Spain, Russia, Turkey, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Belgium, Austria, Ireland Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Romania, Finland, Czech Republic, Portugal and Greece

North America

United States and Canada

Latin America

Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Columbia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru

Africa

South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco

CurrencyUS$ (Data can also be provided in local currency)

Supplier Database AvailabilityYes

Customization ScopeThe report can be customized as per the requirements of the customer

Post-Sale Analyst Support360-degree analyst support after report delivery

Note: Our supplier search experts can assist your procurement teams in compiling and validating a list of suppliers indicating they have products, services, and capabilities that meet your company's needs.

Bio-Butadiene Production Processes

  • Production of Butadiene from Raw Sugar via Fermentation

In this process, raw sugar is hydrolysed in glucose and fructose which ferment aerobically to form bio-butadiene.

Frequently Asked Questions

The bio-butadiene outlook for 2026 points to a broadly steady-to-firm market, with prices remaining firmly tethered to the sugar and sugarcane complex as the primary swing factor. Weather disruption to cane cultivation in key Asian growing belts or a sharp acceleration in green-mobility demand could push prices firmer, while the continued availability of recycled and conventional butadiene will cap upside by tempering bio-grade pull. European material is likely to hold a premium over Asia, supported by tighter feedstock logistics and stronger regulatory demand for bio-based inputs.
Bio-butadiene prices are shaped primarily by sugar and sugarcane feedstock economics, which drive production costs via fermentation. Weather disruption to cane cultivation in key growing belts can tighten upstream costs and lift bio-butadiene quotations, while ample cane output cushions upward pressure. Europe's stronger regulatory pull toward bio-based inputs and tighter feedstock logistics tend to support a comparative premium over Asia. The continued availability of recycled and conventional butadiene caps bio-grade upside by tempering how much buyers are willing to pay over fossil-based material.
Key companies in the bio-butadiene market include China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, TPC Group, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and China National Petroleum Corporation. Production is concentrated in sugar-cane-growing regions, as the feedstock chain runs from sugarcane and raw sugar through fermentation to bio-butadiene monomer. Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America represent the key demand centers, driven by tire manufacturers, ABS resin producers, and nylon-intermediate processors. The overlap between feedstock geography and end-market concentration creates a supply-chain dependency that matters for procurement security.
Bio-butadiene is produced from renewable feedstocks: raw sugar (hydrolysed to glucose and fructose) and glucose, typically supplied as a 70 wt% glucose-water syrup derived from sugarcane or corn. These sugars undergo anaerobic or aerobic direct fermentation to yield polymer-grade bio-butadiene (>99.5% purity), chemically identical to its fossil-based equivalent. The finished product feeds into synthetic rubber for tires, ABS and engineering plastics, latex adhesives, and adiponitrile for nylon-6,6, serving automotive, construction, textile, and consumer-goods industries.
The automotive and tire industries are the primary demand drivers for bio-butadiene, with the global shift toward electric vehicles and green tires lifting consumption of bio-based synthetic rubber. Construction and consumer goods sectors add further pull through demand for adhesives, coatings, and plastics. This sustainability-led demand keeps bio-butadiene prices firm, though the availability of recycled and conventional butadiene tempers stronger upward price pressure.
Procurement Resource assesses bio-butadiene prices through a structured, data-driven methodology combining primary engagement with producers, suppliers and traders, secondary market data, monitoring of feedstock and input costs, trade-flow and inventory tracking, and exchange or spot benchmarks. This multi-source approach is validated into a transparent price assessment and outlook. The detailed methodology is available on the Procurement Resource website.

Our Price Analysis Methodology

100% Authentic Report Gauge
View Detail Methodology

About the Author

Pragati Agarwal profile photo

Pragati Agarwal

Senior Business Insights Analyst

Delivering price trend analysis and procurement market insights at Procurement Resource, with expertise in identifying commodity patterns, supporting purchasing strategies, and improving cost efficiency through actionable market intelligence.

Read Full Bio
Schedule Demo

Schedule A Demo

Experience how Procurement Resource transforms raw material price data into clear, decision ready intelligence. Optimise your performance with reliable, expert market data and analysis. Schedule your demo today to experience a live walk-through where our experts will showcase interactive price charts, forecasted prices, and insights driving the prices for your key commodities, tailored to your workflows. Contact us now!

Our Team will be happy to assist you

We are just a text away

+1

Still Need Help?

Europe & Africa

+44 7573 171117

Sales@procurementresource.com

USA & Canada

+1 307 363 1045

Sales@procurementresource.com

APAC

+91 8850629517

Sales@procurementresource.com

Unlock full access to Procurement Resource's price databases, interactive charts, and short-term forecasts for thousands of commodities. Elevate your sourcing decisions by comparing prices across regions, downloading historical data, and layering in analyst-backed insights, all with our flexible plans that scale as your portfolio grows.

Still have any Questions

Contact Us
Mastercard
Wire
VISA
Stripe

Price Trend Dashboard - What's Included

Price trends across a diverse portfolio of categories and products, spanning board to niche chemicals

Coverage extendable to grade-specific chemicals based on procurement requirements

Regular price tracking supported by robust historical datasets

News, policy updates, and key market drivers impacting price movements

Short-term and long-term price outlooks and forecasts

Supply–demand dynamics and capacity-driven market analysis

Subscribe Now

Why Procurement Database

Commodity Market Intelligence

Commodity Market Intelligence

Track prices, market movements, supply-demand dynamics, and industry developments across hundreds of commodities through a centralized intelligence platform built for informed procurement decisions.

Price Forecasts & Market Outlooks

Price Forecasts & Market Outlooks

Understand market fluctuations using analyst-backed forecasts, historical pricing patterns, and evolving industry trends to strengthen sourcing strategies and budget planning.

Cost & Procurement Optimization

Cost & Procurement Optimization

Leverage cost models, pricing benchmarks, and procurement insights to evaluate purchasing opportunities, improve negotiations, and enhance operational efficiency.

Global & Regional Market Insights

Global & Regional Market Insights

Access region-specific price trends, trade activities, capacity changes, and supply chain developments influencing commodity markets worldwide.

1/4