Helping a European petrochemical major transition to bio-based chemicals

Generating a business case for sustainable chemicals

The client, A large European Petrochemical Company [confidential] asked Xynteo, alongside the Mission Possible Partnership, to design a supply and demand strategy to help them develop bio-based and circular base chemicals.​

In particular, our client asked Xynteo to advise on the market demand strategy to understand market dynamics

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Peers, customers and consumers engaged to support supply chain mapping and demand assessments

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Product segments prioritised where there was the potential to gain a 100-200% product premium in base chemicals

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Interventions prioritised and designed to support a business case for 2 million tonnes offtake of sustainable base chemicals by 2030​

The initiative

The key objectives for the engagement:

  • Map supply chains for base chemicals across Europe from production through to end of life​
  • Survey customers and conduct interviews with experts, peers, and customers to model market demand, premiums and bottlenecks​
  • Modelled willingness to pay across product segments to prioritise high potential focus areas​

Xynteo engaged senior leaders and partners to advise on supply chains and market opportunities to maximise high premium demand.

Xynteo’s role

Research and analysis:

  • Developed a business case to support investment in 1G/2G bio-based and circular chemicals
  • Advised on the market demand strategy to understand market dynamics and customer value propositions
  • Identified potential demand that would support required price premiums

Strategic innovation:

  • Designed four interventions to widen and grow demand, pivot customer value propositions, and support high premium offtake​.
  • Deployed a ‘willingness to pay assessment’ to priority segments across five industries
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Kelsie Zerf

Kelsie Zerf

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