1 3 Butadiene Market Outlook:
1 3 Butadiene Market size was over USD 42.08 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 78.99 billion by 2034, witnessing around 6.5% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2025-2034. In the year 2025, the industry size of 1, 3 butadiene is evaluated at USD 44.4 billion.
The global production of 1,3 butadiene has rapidly increased in recent years due to its wide applications across several sectors, including automobiles, building and construction, consumer products, and healthcare. It is widely used in the manufacture of synthetic rubbers or elastomers and is highly soluble in ethanol, ether, acetone, and benzene. According to the American Chemistry Council, in 2022, approximately 38% of 1-3 butadiene was used for tire production, 21% for nylon manufacturing, and the remaining 31% for other applications. In addition, the economic impact of this compound on consumer industries is substantial, supporting more than 5,80,000 jobs and contributing to USD 229.4 billion in sales in 2022.
Many industry giants are coming up with biobased products, as governments and local bodies are pushing companies towards cleaner technologies. For instance, Trinseo, a U.S.-based company, signed a contract with a Russian catalyst, ETB, in May 2021 to develop purified bio-based 1,3 butadiene. Under this contract, the companies plan to explore opportunities to scale up ETB’s novel single-stage process to produce biobased buta-1, 3-diene from ethanol. Moreover, the pilot plant includes a purification unit to help achieve a purity target of 99.7%.
