{"id":173012,"date":"2026-02-09T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T06:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=173012"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:34:29","slug":"lakril-technologies-achieves-major-milestone-startup-of-first-continuous-pilot-plant-for-bio-based-acrylic-acid-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/lakril-technologies-achieves-major-milestone-startup-of-first-continuous-pilot-plant-for-bio-based-acrylic-acid-production\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u00e5kril Technologies Achieves Major Milestone: Startup of First Continuous Pilot Plant for Bio-Based Acrylic Acid Production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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L\u00e5kril Technologies announces a key advancement in scaling its catalytic process for 100% bio-based acrylic acid (bio-AA). The company’s fourth plant – and first fully continuous pilot plant – was commissioned in December 2025. This plant is designed to produce samples for customers, advancing toward commercial scale sustainable, drop-in replacements for petrochemical chemicals.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u00e5kril\u2019s proprietary catalyst and process technology converts low-cost lactic acid (from renewable sugars like corn, cane, beet, etc.) into a molecule-for-molecule drop-in acrylic acid with >90% selectivity. This enables true price parity with petroleum-based methods while achieving 80%+ CO2<\/sub> reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acrylic acid is essential for paints, coatings, adhesives, superabsorbent polymers, and more\u2014markets exceeding $12 billion globally. L\u00e5kril’s bio-AA offers a true drop-in solution that maintains performance, helping manufacturers meet demand for net-zero materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The technology has rapidly evolved since L\u00e5kril was founded, building strong barriers to entry. This fourth pilot plant progresses the process from batch\/lab-scale to a fully integrated continuous system producing on-spec bio-AA at kilogram scale. Digital twins of the process are in place, with detailed engineering rapidly progressing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Our catalytic dehydration overcomes key challenges in the lactic-to-acrylic pathway with superior yields and economics,” said Chris Nicholas, CTO of L\u00e5kril Technologies<\/strong>. “This first continuous pilot – our fourth facility – delivers integrated production for customer samples and de-risks commercial scaling.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Supported by L\u00e5kril\u2019s team with \u2248200 industry-related patents, the approach transforms agricultural resources, like corn, into high-value chemicals. L\u00e5kril is accelerating commercialization, capacity expansion, and technology licensing. This milestone underscores L\u00e5kril’s commitment to sustainable, cost-competitive bio- based acrylics that drive the green materials market and a lower-carbon future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About L\u00e5kril Technologies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

L\u00e5kril Technologies develops advanced catalysts and process technology to enable the drop-in replacement of petroleum with bio-based agricultural feedstocks for chemical production. Founded to advance the energy transition and strengthen feedstock security, the company delivers scalable, eco-friendly solutions that support industries worldwide. Learn more at\u00a0lakril.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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L\u00e5kril Technologies announces a key advancement in scaling its catalytic process for 100% bio-based acrylic acid (bio-AA). The company’s fourth plant – and first fully continuous pilot plant – was commissioned in December 2025. This plant is designed to produce samples for customers, advancing toward commercial scale sustainable, drop-in replacements for petrochemical chemicals. L\u00e5kril\u2019s proprietary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":173014,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"L\u00e5kril\u2019s proprietary catalyst and process technology converts low-cost lactic acid (from renewable sugars like corn, cane, beet, etc.) into a molecule-for-molecule drop-in acrylic acid with >90% selectivity","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[6843,6026,10416,12348,22310],"supplier":[27493],"class_list":["post-173012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-biochemicals","tag-biopolymers","tag-circulareconomy","tag-coatings","tag-netzero","supplier-lakril-technologies-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173012"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=173012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}