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The Global Market for Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) 2023-2033

Published March 2023 | 123 pages, 38 tables, 42 figures | Download table of contents

Microfibrillated Cellulose (MFC) is a biobased material composed of cellulose fibrils that have been separated from a source, typically wood pulp.  MFC has a large surface area, thus allowing the formation of more hydrogen bonds within the web, giving natural strength to new materials. When added to the manufacturing process they produce a wide range of enhancements including:

  • increased tensile strength.
  • improved barrier properties.
  • smoother surfaces.
  • improved printability.
  • reduced porosity.
  • improved web density.
  • increased web consolidation.

 

Report contents include:

  • Technology analysis including properties, benefits, other cellulose based advanced biomaterials and pricing. 
  • Production capacities in metric tons. 
  • Global market demand 2018-2033, by market, in metric tons. Markets covered include paperboards & packaging, textiles, personal care and paints & coatings, plus analysis of new markets including batteries. 
  • Market supply chain. 
  • MFC products.
  • 58 company profiles. Companies profiled include Borregaard Chemcell, Daicel Corporation, Fiberlean Technologies, Klabin, Norkse Skog, Sappi Biotech, Stora Enso, Suzano, UPM, Valmet and Zelfo Technology. 

 

 

 

1              TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS 13

  • 1.1          Cellulose              13
  • 1.2          Feedstocks         15
    • 1.2.1      Wood    15
    • 1.2.2      Plant      16
    • 1.2.3      Tunicate               16
    • 1.2.4      Algae     17
    • 1.2.5      Bacteria                17
  • 1.3          Cellulose fibers 18
    • 1.3.1      Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) 18
    • 1.3.2      Commercial production of cellulose fibers from plants     19
      • 1.3.2.1   Seed fibers         19
        • 1.3.2.1.1               Cotton  19
          • 1.3.2.1.1.1           Production volumes 2018-2033   20
        • 1.3.2.1.2               Kapok   21
          • 1.3.2.1.2.1           Production volumes 2018-2033   21
        • 1.3.2.1.3               Luffa      22
      • 1.3.2.2   Bast fibers           23
        • 1.3.2.2.1               Jute       23
          • 1.3.2.2.1.1           Production volumes 2018-2033   24
        • 1.3.2.2.2               Hemp    25
          • 1.3.2.2.2.1           Production volumes 2018-2033   26
        • 1.3.2.2.3               Flax        26
          • 1.3.2.2.3.1           Production volumes 2018-2033   28
        • 1.3.2.2.4               Ramie   28
          • 1.3.2.2.4.1           Production volumes 2018-2033   29
        • 1.3.2.2.5               Kenaf    30
          • 1.3.2.2.5.1           Production volumes 2018-2033   31
      • 1.3.2.3   Leaf fibers           31
        • 1.3.2.3.1               Sisal       31
          • 1.3.2.3.1.1           Production volumes 2018-2033   32
        • 1.3.2.3.2               Abaca    33
          • 1.3.2.3.2.1           Production volumes 2018-2033   34
      • 1.3.2.4   Fruit fibers          34
        • 1.3.2.4.1               Coir        34
          • 1.3.2.4.1.1           Production volumes 2018-2033   35
        • 1.3.2.4.2               Banana 36
          • 1.3.2.4.2.1           Production volumes 2018-2033   36
        • 1.3.2.4.3               Pineapple            37
      • 1.3.2.5   Stalk fibers from agricultural residues     38
        • 1.3.2.5.1               Rice fiber             38
        • 1.3.2.5.2               Corn      39
      • 1.3.2.6   Cane, grasses and reed  40
        • 1.3.2.6.1               Switch grass       40
        • 1.3.2.6.2               Sugarcane (agricultural residues)              40
        • 1.3.2.6.3               Bamboo               41
          • 1.3.2.6.3.1           Production volumes 2018-2033   42
        • 1.3.2.6.4               Fresh grass (green biorefinery)  42
    • 1.3.3      Regenerated cellulose fibers       43
    • 1.3.4      Ionic liquids        44
  • 1.4          Cellulose nanofibers       44
    • 1.4.1      Properties           45
    • 1.4.2      Applications       47
  • 1.5          Cellulose filaments          49
  • 1.6          Pricing   50

 

2              MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE (CELLULOSE MICROFIBERS) MARKET         52

  • 2.1          Production capacities     52
  • 2.2          Global market demand 2018-2033 (tons)              53
  • 2.3          Market supply chain        54
  • 2.4          Products              54
  • 2.5          Paperboard and packaging           56
    • 2.5.1      Market overview             56
    • 2.5.2      Global market in tons to 2033     56
  • 2.6          Textiles 58
    • 2.6.1      Market overview             58
    • 2.6.2      Global market in tons to 2033     58
  • 2.7          Personal care     60
    • 2.7.1      Market overview             60
    • 2.7.2      Global market in tons to 2033     61
  • 2.8          Paints and coatings         62
    • 2.8.1      Market overview             62
    • 2.8.2      Global market in tons to 2033     63
  • 2.9          Other markets   64

 

3              MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE COMPANY PROFILES        65 (58 company profiles)

 

4              RESEARCH SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY 119

  • 4.1          Report scope     119
  • 4.2          Research methodology 119

 

5              REFERENCES       121

 

List of Tables

  • Table 1. Length and diameter of nanocellulose and MFC.               13
  • Table 2. Major polymers found in the extracellular covering of different algae.     17
  • Table 3. Overview of cotton fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.   19
  • Table 4. Overview of kapok fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.    21
  • Table 5. Overview of luffa fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.       22
  • Table 6. Overview of jute fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.        23
  • Table 7. Overview of hemp fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.    25
  • Table 8. Overview of flax fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.         27
  • Table 9. Overview of ramie fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.    28
  • Table 10. Overview of kenaf fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.  30
  • Table 11. Overview of sisal fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.     31
  • Table 12. Overview of abaca fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.  33
  • Table 13. Overview of coir fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.      34
  • Table 14. Overview of banana fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.               36
  • Table 15. Overview of pineapple fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.         37
  • Table 16. Overview of rice fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.      38
  • Table 17. Overview of corn fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.    39
  • Table 18. Overview of switch grass fibers-description, properties and applications.             40
  • Table 19. Overview of sugarcane fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and application and market size.           40
  • Table 20. Overview of bamboo fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.             41
  • Table 21. Recycled cellulose fibers companies.    43
  • Table 22. Properties and applications of cellulose nanofibers       45
  • Table 23. Properties of cellulose micro and nanofibers, by type.  46
  • Table 24. Properties of cellulose nanofibers relative to metallic and polymeric materials. 46
  • Table 25. Chemical composition of different lignocellulosic feedstocks used for nanocellulose production (% dry basis).                47
  • Table 26. Applications of cellulose nanofibers (CNF).        48
  • Table 27: Product/price/application matrix of MCF and CNF.        50
  • Table 28. Microfibrillated Cellulose (MFC) production capacities in metric tons and production process, by producer, metric tons.        52
  • Table 29. Commercially available Microfibrillated Cellulose products.       54
  • Table 30. Market overview for cellulose microfibers (microfibrillated cellulose) in paperboard and packaging-market age, key benefits, applications and producers.    56
  • Table 31. Global demand for cellulose microfibers (Microfibrillated Cellulose) in paper and packaging, 2018-2033 (tons).  56
  • Table 32. Market overview for cellulose microfibers (microfibrillated cellulose) in textiles-market age, key benefits, applications and producers.        58
  • Table 33. Global demand for cellulose microfibers (microfibrillated cellulose) in textiles, 2018-2033 (tons).             58
  • Table 34. Market overview for cellulose microfibers (microfibrillated cellulose) in personal care-market age, key benefits, applications and producers.      60
  • Table 35. Global demand for Microfibrillated Cellulose in personal care, 2018-2033 (tons).             61
  • Table 36. Market overview for cellulose microfibers (microfibrillated cellulose) in paints and coatings-market age, key benefits, applications and producers.      62
  • Table 37. Global demand for cellulose microfibers (microfibrillated cellulose) in paints and coatings, 2018-2033 (tons).                63
  • Table 38. Other markets for Microfibrillated Cellulose.    64

 

List of Figures

  • Figure 1. Schematic diagram of partial molecular structure of cellulose chain with numbering for carbon atoms and n= number of cellobiose repeating unit.       13
  • Figure 2. Scale of cellulose materials.       14
  • Figure 3. Organization and morphology of cellulose synthesizing terminal complexes (TCs) in different organisms.                15
  • Figure 4. Biosynthesis of (a) wood cellulose (b) tunicate cellulose and (c) BC.         16
  • Figure 5. Cellulose microfibrils and nanofibrils.    18
  • Figure 6. SEM image of microfibrillated cellulose.              19
  • Figure 7. Cotton production volume 2018-2033 (Million MT).       20
  • Figure 8. Kapok production volume 2018-2033 (MT).       22
  • Figure 9.  Luffa cylindrica fiber.  22
  • Figure 10. Jute production volume 2018-2033 (Million MT).          24
  • Figure 11. Hemp fiber production volume 2018-2033 (MT).           26
  • Figure 12. Flax fiber production volume 2018-2033 (MT).               28
  • Figure 13. Ramie fiber production volume 2018-2033 (MT).          30
  • Figure 14. Kenaf fiber production volume 2018-2033 (MT).           31
  • Figure 15. Sisal fiber production volume 2018-2033 (MT).              33
  • Figure 16. Abaca fiber production volume 2018-2033 (MT).          34
  • Figure 17. Coir fiber production volume 2018-2033 (million MT). 35
  • Figure 18. Banana fiber production volume 2018-2033 (MT).        36
  • Figure 19. Pineapple fiber.           37
  • Figure 20. A bag made with pineapple biomaterial from the H&M Conscious Collection 2019.         38
  • Figure 21. Bamboo fiber production volume 2018-2033 (MILLION MT).    42
  • Figure 22. CNF gel.           48
  • Figure 23. Global market demand for Microfibrillated Cellulose (MFC). 2018-2033 (tons). 53
  • Figure 24. Supply chain for the Microfibrillated Cellulose market.               54
  • Figure 25. Global demand for Microfibrillated Cellulose in paper and packaging, 2018-2033 (tons).             57
  • Figure 26. Global demand for Microfibrillated Cellulose in textiles, 2018-2033 (tons).        59
  • Figure 27. Global demand for cellulose nanofibers in personal care, 2018-2033 (tons).      61
  • Figure 28. Global demand for cellulose microfibers (microfibrillated cellulose) in paints and coatings, 2018-2033 (tons).                64
  • Figure 29. Pressurized Hot Water Extraction.       72
  • Figure 30. Celish.              76
  • Figure 31. BELLOCEA™   77
  • Figure 32. Photograph (a) and micrograph (b) of mineral/ MFC composite showing the high viscosity and fibrillar structure.            81
  • Figure 33. Water-repellent cellulose.      82
  • Figure 34. HeiQ AeoniQ .               84
  • Figure 35. BioFlex process.           93
  • Figure 36. A vacuum cleaner part made of cellulose fiber (left) and the assembled vacuum cleaner.            100
  • Figure 37: Innventia AB movable nanocellulose demo plant.         102
  • Figure 38. 3D printed cellulose shoe.       105
  • Figure 39. Lyocell process.           106
  • Figure 40. Thales packaging incorporating Fibrease.          109
  • Figure 41. HefCel-coated wood (left) and untreated wood (right) after 30 seconds flame test.       114
  • Figure 42. Worn Again products.               116

 

 

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