Sugarcane Bagasse Market Size, Share, Growth Analysis, By Application(Energy, Biochemicals, Materials, Food/Feed), By Sales Channel(Indirect Sales and Direct Sales), By End User(Commercial Use and Household), By Region - Industry Forecast 2024-2031

Global Sugarcane Bagasse Market size was valued at USD million in 2019 and is poised to grow from USD 945.3 million in 2023 to USD 1211 million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 4.5% in the forecast period (2024-2031).

The predicted rise in bagasse availability is driven by rising sugar demand, and sugarcane is the world's most significant source of sugar. However, sugar companies are among the most polluting in terms of solid waste, wastewater, and gaseous emissions of carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, and greenhouse gases during crop cultivation.

Industrial biotechnology advancements provide prospective options for the economic exploitation of agro-industrial leftovers. Sugarcane bagasse is a significant by-product of the sugarcane industry. It is composed of approximately 50% cellulose, 25% hemicellulose, and 25% lignin. Because of its abundance, it can serve as a perfect substrate for microbial activities that produce value-added products such as protein-enriched animal feed, enzymes, amino acids, organic acids, and chemicals of therapeutic interest, among other things. Because microorganisms decompose untreated bagasse relatively slowly, a pre-treatment step may be beneficial for enhanced substrate utilization.

Bagasse is made up of around 50% cellulose and 25% hemicellulose and lignin. Bagasse is composed of approximately 50% -cellulose, 30% pentosans, and 2.4% ash. Bagasse has various benefits for application in bioconversion processes involving microbial cultures due to its low ash level. In addition, when compared to other agricultural wastes, bagasse may be regarded a rich solar energy reservoir due to its high yields (approximately 80 tonnes per hectare vs 1, 2, and 20 tonnes per hectare for wheat, other grasses, and trees, respectively) and yearly regeneration capability.

US Sugarcane Bagasse Market is poised to grow at a sustainable CAGR for the next forecast year.