2-Butanol Market Analysis

  • Report ID: 5897
  • Published Date: Nov 28, 2025
  • Report Format: PDF, PPT

2-Butanol Market Segmentation:

Butanol Type Segment Analysis

The n-butanol segment will grow the most by the forecast period and will hold almost 45% of the 2-butanol market because of the increasing use of n-butanol in different industries worldwide. At that point, along came Green Biologics Inc., an entirely claimed auxiliary of a Joined together Kingdom mechanical biotechnology and renewable chemicals company, Green Biologics Ltd. The company's commerce show is to claim and work or end up a lion's share shareholder in ethanol plants for typical butanol (n-butanol) and acetone generation, says Joel Stone, president of Green Biologics. The arrangement is to include bolt-on generation capacity at ethanol plants or retrofit them, like at the recently renamed Central Minnesota Renewables in Small Falls, where Persson presently serves as intervals common director of the plant and bad habit president for Green Biologics. Worldwide N-butanol advertising is expected to extend at a noteworthy rate through 2031. N-butanol is a liquor fabricated by handling petrochemicals or maturation of sugars obtained from corn and is additionally known as 1 butanol or butyl liquor.

Feedstock Segment Analysis

The bio-based segment will have superior growth during the forecast period and will hold around 74% of the revenue share of the 2-butanol market owing to the increasing adoption of bio-based butanol across the world. Driven by the increment in industrialization and populace, the worldwide request for vitality and fabric items is relentlessly developing. Since the global essential sources of chemicals and vitality are fossil powers, this development raises noteworthy issues at natural, social levels, and financial levels. To meet the expanding request of vitality sources, biomass assets are amazingly promising. For the feasible generation of renewable vitality, the generation of biobutanol through ABE aging was examined by upstream and downstream handling procedures. ABE maturation was accomplished utilizing Clostridium species whose qualities offer assistance with the transformation of biomass into butanol. Advanced, hereditary building strategies are utilized to modify these life forms to extend the surrender of butanol. Biobutanol is found to be a productive fuel compared to other known biofuels both by physical and chemical properties.

Our in-depth analysis of the global 2-butanol market includes the following segments:

          Type

  • 98% Purity
  • 99% Purity

          Butanol Type

  • N-butanol
  • Iso-butanol
  •  Tert-butanol

          Feedstock

  • Conventional
  • Biobased

          Application

  • Coating Resins
  • Butyl Carboxylates (Glycol Ethers, Butyl Acetate, Butyl Acrylate
  • Direct Solvent Use
  • Plasticizers
  • Fuels & Lubricants

          End-Use Industry

  • Paints & Coatings
  • Chemical & Petrochemical
  • Textile
  • Agriculture
  • Building & Construction (Commercial, Residential, Industrial, Infrastructure)
  • Food & Beverages
  • Transportation [Aerospace, Automotive (Passenger Vehicle, Light Commercial Vehicle, Heavy Commercial Vehicle) Marine, Locomotive]
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Personal Care (Hair Care, Body Care, and Others)
  • Cleaning Industry (Home, Industrial)
  • Plastics & Rubber Industry

          Product Type

  • {(R)-(-)-2-Butanol
  • (S)-(+)-2-Butanol

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

In the year 2026, the industry size of 2-butanol is estimated at USD 11.47 billion.

The global 2-butanol market size was over USD 10.97 billion in 2025 and is anticipated to witness a CAGR of around 5.1%, crossing USD 18.04 billion revenue by 2035.

By 2035, north america is projected to capture 38% of the 2-butanol market, expanding markedly owing to the increasing growth of the construction industry.

Key players in the market include Eastman Chemical Company, Dow Corporate, SABIC, Galaxy Chemicals, KH Chemicals, Solventis, KH Neochem Co., Ltd., OQ Chemicals GmbH, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), ExxonMobil Chemical, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, Toyota Tsusho, Daikin, Illinois Tool Works.
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