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?North American Sealant Markets,? a study from Frost & Sullivan, an
international marketing research firm, reveals that this industry
generated revenues totaling $1.74 billion in 2002. Total market
revenues are expected to reach $2.08 billion in 2009.
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?Fluctuations in raw-material costs and petroleum prices make
maintaining current prices difficult for manufacturers, and further
reduction is not possible due to rising production costs.?
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?This market expects to receive a boost from the increasing number of
renovations and construction projects, rising end-user awareness
associated with the do-it-yourself (DIY) segment, and a focus on
increasing the manufacturing rate. Implementing innovative systems
that reduce costs, educating end users to help them identify
appropriate solutions, and recognizing possible acquisitions are the
keys to better market positioning.?
ASI: 06/01/2004
http://www.adhesivesmag.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/features/BNP__Features__Item/0,2101,125638,00.html
U.S. Pressure Sensitive Tape Shipments to Reach $5.7 Billion in 2006
?Shipments in the United States of pressure sensitive tapes are
projected to increase 2.8 percent annually through 2006 to 6.1 billion
square meters, which will require 1.2 billion pounds of raw materials.
In value terms, shipments will advance 4.1 percent yearly to $5.7
billion, coming off a weak 2001 base and spurred by economic recovery
and a rebound in key end markets such as motor vehicles.?
http://www.adhesivesmag.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/features/BNP__Features__Item/0,2101,102532,00.html
See table: U.S. Pressure sensitive tapes (million dollars)
http://www.adhesivesmag.com/ASI/FILES/IMAGES/84882.jpg
?According to a study by The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based
industrial market research firm, the sealant and caulk demand in the
United States is forecast to increase 3.5 percent per year to 2.6
billion pounds in 2006, with market value expected to rise 5.8 percent
per year to $6.2 billion over the same period. Value demand will
benefit from a continued shift in product mix to higher performance
sealants and caulks.?
ASI: 03/20/2003
http://www.adhesivesmag.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/features/BNP__Features__Item/0,2101,94695,00.html
Companies:
ADCO Global
Armstrong World Industries
Ashland Incorporated
Brewer Company
Crompton Corporation
Degussa (Chemrex)
Dow Chemical Company
Eastman Chemical Company
Henkel
Pecora Corporation
Rohm and Haas Company
Sika
Sovereign Specialty Chemicals (OSI Sealants)
3M Company
Total Fina Elf (Atofina) (Bostik Findley)
Wacker-Chemie (Wacker Silicones)
http://freedonia.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0285-240657_ITM
World Demand for Pressure Sensitive Tapes to Expand 5.5% Annually Through 2006
?The world market for pressure sensitive (self-adhesive) tapes is
projected to expand at an annual pace of 5.5 percent through the year
2006 to 25.4 billion square meters, valued at $20.8 billion.?
?Healthy gains are expected in developing areas such as Latin America,
Eastern Europe, China (especially) and the developing countries of
Southeast Asia. These regions feature rapidly expanding personal
incomes and largely untapped markets for many tape products. China
alone will account for nearly one-fourth of global tape demand and
will surpass the United States as the world?s largest market by 2006.?
http://www.adhesivesmag.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/features/BNP__Features__Item/0,2101,93680,00.html
The Global Adhesive and Sealant Market
January 2004
See Figures and pie charts here:
http://www.adhesivesmag.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/features/BNP__Features__Item/0,2101,135474,00.html
STATE OF THE ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS INDUSTRY
Issues
Increasing prices:
?It?s the new reality that a large number of adhesive companies are
being forced to raise prices to help offset run-ups in raw material
pricing.?
Declining profits:
?Companies are faced with rising raw material prices, higher utility
rates (natural gas pricing continues to climb as well), and increases
in overhead costs such as health insurance and
environmental/regulatory compliance.?
Globalization of customer base:
?Entire customer bases have migrated to Southeast Asia.?
Industry consolidation:
?? the industry is beginning to see increased M&A activity, which
appeared to have taken a hiatus over the past several years. Larger
players, many flush with cash, are acquiring smaller and mid-sized
formulators to bolster market share and complement their existing
technology portfolios.?
Opportunities
?? Opportunities to replace mechanical and other fasteners with
adhesives and sealants do exist. Never before has there been a broader
array of product formulations and new chemistries available to the
product designer.?
The global fastening market is valued at some $350 billion.
?Adhesives and tapes account for just 9% of the total demand. Of this,
adhesives account for $21 billion. Annual growth rates are forecasted
at 4-5% through 2006.?
?Global formulated adhesive and sealant product demand by region,
demand data from 2003 is valued at $26.9 billion on volumes of 20.6
billion pounds. North America alone accounts for about a third,
comparable to Western & Eastern Europe
See Pie Chart: http://www.adhesivesmag.com/ASI/FILES/IMAGES/118631.jpg
?In the United States alone, adhesive and sealant sales total $8.51
billion on volumes of 6.34 billion pounds. This is based on a
formulated ?wet? basis, and accounts for both merchant and captive
sales (thus, sales of PSAs for tapes are included). Annual growth
rates are forecast to be 2.2%, below the forecasted U.S. GDP growth of
3.4%.?
http://www.adhesivesmag.com/ASI/FILES/IMAGES/118632.jpg
2003 sales of the top 10 merchant U.S. suppliers
? Henkel, H.B. Fuller and National Starch lead the list.
Bostik Findley, 3M, Rohm and Haas, Sovereign (acquisition by Henkel is
pending), Forbo, Borden, and GE Silicones round out the list.?
See image: http://www.adhesivesmag.com/ASI/FILES/IMAGES/118633.jpg
A breakdown by end-use market and by technology for adhesives, along
with forecasted growth rates for each through 2005 can be found here.
http://www.adhesivesmag.com/ASI/FILES/IMAGES/118634.jpg
?Paper, board and related products comprise more than half of all
demand. This includes the fast-growing flexible packaging segment.
Assembly, which accounts for just under 9%, includes higher-margin
products typically sold into the electronics and medical products
segments.?
See image: http://www.adhesivesmag.com/ASI/FILES/IMAGES/118635.jpg
?Overall growth forecast is 2.2% per year through 2005. When looking
at the consumption data by technology, one can see that solvent-based
chemistry is expected to decline, with hot melt adhesives leading in
growth potential.?
See image: http://www.adhesivesmag.com/ASI/FILES/IMAGES/118636.jpg
United States Sealant Industry
2003 Share of Demand By Market Segments
See image: http://www.adhesivesmag.com/ASI/FILES/IMAGES/118637.jpg
Emerging technologies that present growth opportunities:
Radiation cured
New thermoset hot melts
Reactive urethane dispersions
Structural tapes
Multi-step cure
Inorganic polymer-based adhesives
Multi-purpose adhesives
http://www.adhesivesmag.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/features/BNP__Features__Item/0,2101,141413,00.html
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China's demand for sealants has grown at a fast pace in the past
decade. In the next five years, both production and demand will
continue to grow.
http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=2766
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Polyurethane sealants have also become a mainstay in the construction industry.
http://www.greenbuildingsolutions.org/s_greenbuilding/view.asp?TRACKID=&CID=524&DID=1708
ENERFOAM is a One-component polyurethane foam sealant
Market Served:
- Construction
- Manufactured Housing & Modular Construction
http://www.dow.com/buildingproducts/feature.htm
Bostik Findley
?BostikŪ GPS1 construction-grade sealant, suited for general-purpose
sealing of dissimilar substrates, may be used in interior or exterior
construction applications."
"Due to solids content, elastomeric urethane sealant produces seals
that will not shrink or become brittle with prolonged exposure to
weather extremes or UV rays?.
http://www.pu2pu.com/htdocs/news_newsletter_niveau3.asp?ref=453064795
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?The mature North American sealant market, which faces a number of
cost-related challenges, expects to see a rise in demand due to
innovations in specific sealant technologies, according to a recent
study.?
?Total market revenues are expected to reach $2.08 billion in 2009.?
http://www.pu2pu.com/htdocs/news_newsletter_niveau3.asp?ref=453064828
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