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Glue Industry Statistics

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Glue Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The glue industry at a glance

The global adhesives industry generated about $52.8 billion in 2025, with Asia-Pacific the leading production region and growth expected to accelerate modestly through 2030.

$52.8B[62]
Global adhesives production, 2025
2.8%[62]
Global growth forecast, 2025–2030
36.41%[66]
Asia-Pacific market share, 2025
€10.667B[15]
Henkel Adhesive Technologies sales, 2025
Market size
S&P Global estimated global adhesives production at $52.8 billion in 2025, excluding sealants. A broader ChemQuest estimate placed the combined adhesives and sealants market at $70.3 billion in 2025, based on its 2026 forecast of $72.4 billion after 3.0% growth.[62][4]
Forecast & CAGR
S&P Global forecasts global adhesives growth of approximately 2.8% annually from 2025 to 2030. Grand View Research projects the broader adhesives and sealants market to expand at a 6.0% CAGR from 2026 to 2033, reaching $123.2 billion.[62][65]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific accounted for 36.41% of the global adhesives market in 2025, according to Mordor Intelligence. S&P Global identifies Asia-Pacific as the leading production region, followed by the Americas and EMEA.[66][62]
Segmentation
Paper and packaging was the largest application segment in 2025, representing 29.4% of the broader adhesives and sealants market by revenue. Common technology categories include water-based, solvent-based, hot-melt and reactive adhesives; water-based systems held 42.32% of the adhesives market in 2025.[65][66]
Key players & concentration
The top 10 global adhesives producers accounted for 57.7% of global sales in 2025, according to ChemQuest. Henkel reported €10.667 billion in 2025 sales from its Adhesive Technologies business, making it one of the sector’s largest disclosed participants.[4][15]
Pricing
Henkel reported positive pricing in Adhesive Technologies in 2025, while its overall business reported that direct-material prices were expected to rise by low-single-digit percentages versus the 2025 average. ChemQuest also identifies raw-material costs, energy and supply-chain conditions as important influences on adhesive-company cost structures.[15][4]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Growth is being supported by packaging, construction, transportation, electronics and product assembly demand, while manufacturers are developing lower-emission and bio-based formulations. ChemQuest forecasts 2026 value growth of 3.0% but volume growth of only 1.0%, reflecting inflation, geopolitical supply-chain risks and uneven end-market demand.[62][4]
Consumer behavior & competition
Adhesives compete across industrial and consumer channels, including packaging, building and construction, woodworking, transportation and consumer/DIY products. In U.S. retail construction-adhesive cartridges, 2024 revenue shares were 46.8% for Henkel, 37.3% for A-Paint and 14.3% for Gorilla Glue, according to FTC litigation findings.[62][35]
M&A
Consolidation remains a major industry feature: ChemQuest estimates that the top 10 producers held 57.7% of global sales in 2025. In the United States, a federal court permanently blocked Henkel’s proposed $725 million acquisition of Liquid Nails in August 2026 after the FTC argued that the deal would remove a major construction-adhesive competitor.[4][35]
Regulation
The European Chemicals Agency updated the EU PFAS restriction proposal in August 2025 after reviewing more than 5,600 scientific and technical comments. The proposal covers PFAS uses relevant to coatings, paints and adhesives, increasing pressure for reformulation and documented alternatives.[67]
Latest news
The most significant 2026 competitive-development was the court decision blocking Henkel’s $725 million Liquid Nails acquisition on August 14, 2026. Industry M&A activity otherwise continued, including Applied Adhesives’ acquisitions in the Netherlands and the United States as it expanded its distribution platform.[35]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Glue Industry

The leading companies in the glue industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

Pidilite Industries leads Gitnux's 2026 glue ranking with an Overall score of 9.3, with revenue growth 8.1% and operating margin 26%. Avery Dennison is the highest-ranked pressure-sensitive materials maker at 9.2, with revenue growth 1.1% and operating margin 11.8%.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in construction & industrial adhesives

    Pidilite Industries

    IN

    Ranked #1 · 9.3 · Construction & industrial adhesives

    Why we picked it: It covers consumer, construction and industrial adhesives, including Fevicol and M-Seal.

    See in ranking ↓Visit pidilite.com ↗

  2. Leader in pressure-sensitive tapes

    Avery Dennison

    US

    Ranked #2 · 9.2 · Pressure-sensitive tapes

    Why we picked it: It supplies pressure-sensitive materials, specialty tapes and bonding solutions globally.

    See in ranking ↓Visit averydennison.com ↗

  3. Leader in industrial tapes & label materials

    LINTEC

    JP

    Ranked #3 · 9.1 · Industrial tapes & label materials

    Why we picked it: It makes adhesive papers, films, industrial tapes and semiconductor adhesives across markets.

    See in ranking ↓Visit lintec-global.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the glue industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Pidilite Industries

Construction & industrial adhesives · IN

9.3
2

Avery Dennison

Pressure-sensitive tapes · US

9.2
3

LINTEC

Industrial tapes & label materials · JP

9.1
4

Illinois Tool Works

Construction & industrial adhesives · US

9.1
5

DELO Industrial Adhesives

Semiconductor & electronics adhesives · DE

9.0
6

Sika

Construction, automotive and industrial adhesives and sealants · CH

8.8
7

3M

Industrial adhesives, tapes and consumer bonding products · US

8.8
8

Henkel

Industrial and consumer adhesives worldwide · DE

8.7
9

DuPont

Industrial and packaging adhesive materials · US

8.4
10

General Sealants

Specialty sealant tapes and industrial sealants · US

8.1

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 10). Top 10 companies in the glue industry. In Glue Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/glue-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Comparison

Revenue of the largest glue companies

3M leads with $24.6B in annual revenue (group level, converted to USD).

3M$24.6B
Henkel$22.1B
Pidilite Industries$17.5B
Illinois Tool Works$16.0B
Sika$12.7B
Avery Dennison$8.9B
source-verifiedadhesivesmag.com · henkel.com2026

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

We see heavy process-control and inspection investment, including “more than $100 million” and “1 million engineering hours” for Coherix adaptive-process-control and adhesive inspection.

AI in the glue industry

  • More than $100 million and 1 million engineering hours have been invested in Coherix adaptive-process-control and adhesive-inspection technologies.[1]
  • 1 first in-house Agentic AI Hackathon was held by tesa in November 2025.[2]
  • 3,300 tesa employees received the company-wide Microsoft Copilot rollout in 2025.[2]
  • 1 AI-based quality-control system from Coherix was demonstrated for automated adhesive dispensing in automotive and electronics applications in the United States in 2026.[3]
  • 25% or more in material and labor costs can be reduced by Coherix’s adhesive-dispensing process-control technology, according to the company.[3]
  • 1 patent application was submitted by tesa for a product-development process combining finite-element simulations with machine learning.[2]

Automation in the glue industry

  • 1 automated dispensing, mixing and application system was used to produce new adhesive formulations in the Füll Lab Automation project.[4]
  • Thousands of adhesive-dispensing cells worldwide use Coherix 3D-vision technology, according to the company.[3]
  • 2- and 3-axis robots are offered by Kirkco for automated adhesive, sealant, grease, moulding, bonding, potting and gasket applications.[5]
  • 6-axis robot cells are offered by Kirkco for complex automated adhesive and sealant applications.[5]
  • 100% continuous monitoring of critical adhesive-bead dimensions is provided by Coherix 3D-vision systems in dispensing cells.[3]
  • 1 automated polyurethane adhesive-bonding architecture was engineered by Kirkco for aluminum and glass assemblies.[5]

Digital Transformation in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across European chemical subindustries, 65% of companies viewed digitalization as an opportunity that would significantly impact their activities in 2024.[6]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 46% ranked automation among their leading technology focus areas in 2025.[7]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 57% identified moving to SAP S/4HANA as a top focus area in 2025.[7]
  • Among EII businesses, 68% reported adopting AI in 2024, with an estimated 10% productivity increase.[6]

Technology Adoption in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for production planning and scheduling in 2025.[8]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 45% had implemented AI for supply-chain optimization in 2025.[8]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for quality inspection or defect detection in 2025.[8]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 53% had implemented AI for real-time process control and optimization in 2025.[8]

Cloud Computing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 52% reported increased productivity from cloud computing in 2024, while 46% reported no change.[6]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, 15% planned to migrate to cloud computing in coming years in 2023.[9]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, more than 35% had at least partially migrated to cloud computing in 2023.[9]
  • Among EII businesses, 2% reported decreased productivity from cloud computing in 2024.[6]

Big Data in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported no productivity change from big data in 2024.[6]
  • Among EII businesses, 6% reported decreased productivity from big data in 2024.[6]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 49% cited gaining actionable insights from data and analytics as a current challenge in 2025.[7]
  • Among EII businesses, 48% reported increased productivity from big data in 2024.[6]

Blockchain in the glue industry

  • 1 blockchain-enabled adhesive-seal product, CryptoSeal, was launched by Chronicled and Cellotape Smart Products for packaging and supply-chain authentication.[10]
  • 1 unique blockchain token is allocated to every batch of Kuraray SentryGlas ionoplast interlayers under the Authenticated by CertiPly system.[11]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

We track analytics maturity through adoption metrics, including 89% of manufacturers reporting improved decision-making in 2026 and 42% verifying manufacturing-data accuracy and quality.

Business intelligence in the glue industry

  • 74 adhesive and sealant industry participants supplied data for the ASC Industry Pulse Q1 2026 report in the United States and other markets.[12]
  • 100,000+ customers across 800+ industry segments are served by Henkel Adhesive Technologies, whose market-intelligence system supports business-unit access to industry insights globally.[13]

Data analytics in the glue industry

  • 250 different types of coders were operating across 3M’s manufacturing network, including adhesive-coating operations, in 2025.[14]
  • 124 specialized adhesive-production facilities worldwide were included in Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ digitalization project in 2023.[15]
  • 40 consolidated subsidiaries formed LINTEC’s global adhesive-products business structure in fiscal 2025.[16]
  • 12 percentage points was the improvement in overall equipment effectiveness achieved by 3M through analytics-supported adhesive-coating process changes in 2025.[14]

Data Quality in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 89% of manufacturers said data use improved their decision-making processes in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[17]
  • 67% of supply-management organizations said their data quality was better or significantly better than two years earlier in 2024.[18]
  • 44% of companies in the manufacturing survey reported AI-project failures caused by poor data quality in 2025, across surveyed manufacturers.[19]
  • 80% of manufacturers reported a measured value for their operational data in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[17]
  • 42% of manufacturers had a process to verify manufacturing-data accuracy and quality in 2026, while 51% did not.[17]
  • 49% of supply-management organizations rated their data quality as good or excellent in 2024, based on an Institute for Supply Management survey.[18]

Data Governance in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024, based on a survey of more than 121 respondents.[18]
  • 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[18]
  • 67% of GCC chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[20]
  • 46% of GCC chemical companies had established common data standards with collaboration partners in 2022.[20]
  • 52% of global chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[20]
  • 28% of manufacturers had a data-governance leader in 2026, across the Manufacturing Leadership Council survey.[17]

KPIs in the glue industry

  • 89% of ASC Industry Pulse respondents expected revenue growth during the following 12 months in the adhesive and sealant industry.[12]
  • 64% was LINTEC’s overseas sales ratio in fiscal 2025.[16]
  • 1.5% was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ organic sales growth in 2025 worldwide.[15]
  • 1.3% was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ 2025 organic sales growth in Craftsmen, Construction & Professional worldwide.[15]
  • 16.7% was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ adjusted return on sales in 2025 worldwide.[15]
  • €1,779 million was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ adjusted operating income in 2025 worldwide.[15]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

We see planning framed around low-single-digit organic outlooks, including Henkel’s 2026 organic-growth outlook of 1.0% to 3.0% for Adhesive Technologies.

Growth in the glue industry

  • 3% to 4% is Henkel’s expected average annual sales growth for Adhesive Technologies cash-generating units during its four-year planning period.[15]
  • 3.1% was Henkel Mobility & Electronics’ organic sales growth in the first quarter of 2025 worldwide.[15]
  • 1.0% to 3.0% was Henkel’s 2026 organic-growth outlook for Adhesive Technologies worldwide.[15]
  • €10.970 billion was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ sales in 2024, up 1.7% nominally and 2.4% organically year on year worldwide.[15]
  • 20% of Henkel’s automotive Adhesive Technologies sales in 2024 related to electric-vehicle solutions worldwide.[15]
  • €8.124 billion was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ sales in the first nine months of 2025 worldwide.[15]

Differentiation in the glue industry

  • 7,000-plus employees supported Bostik’s differentiated adhesive solutions across more than 50 countries in 2025.[21]
  • 35% of vinyl acetate monomer used in Henkel-Celanese captured-CO2 adhesive production is formed from methanol.[15]
  • 15.8% was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ reported EBIT margin in 2025, reflecting its higher-value adhesive portfolio.[15]
  • 90% or more of ATP Adhesive Systems’ portfolio used water-based technologies with a low carbon footprint in 2025.[15]
  • More than 6,500 technical experts supported Henkel’s differentiated adhesive solutions in 2024 worldwide.[15]
  • €2.7 billion was Bostik’s 2025 sales from adhesive solutions spanning industrial, construction and consumer markets.[21]

Mergers and acquisitions in the glue industry

  • €270 million was ATP Adhesive Systems’ expected 2025 sales when Henkel agreed to acquire the company in January 2026.[15]
  • US$30 million in annual EBITDA synergies were expected within five years from Arkema’s acquisition of Dow’s flexible-packaging adhesives business.[21]
  • US$12 million was the annual sales of Edge Adhesives Texas when Bostik announced its planned acquisition in 2021.[21]
  • Approximately 50 employees worked at Edge Adhesives Texas when Bostik announced its 2021 acquisition plan.[21]
  • More than 90% of ATP Adhesive Systems’ portfolio used water-based technologies at the time of Henkel’s 2026 acquisition agreement.[15]
  • US$250 million was the acquired Dow flexible-packaging laminating adhesives business’s annual sales before Arkema’s 2024 acquisition.[21]

Strategic partnerships in the glue industry

  • 3 companies—Henkel, Celanese and Mitsui—were involved in the captured-carbon value chain supporting Henkel’s 2024 adhesive collaboration.[15]
  • 4 adhesive technologies—SikaPower-492, SikaPower-474, SikaPower-555 and hot-melt systems—were cited in Sika’s Gestamp partnership for vehicle applications.[22]
  • 20% to 40% product-carbon-footprint reduction was expected from Henkel and Dow’s expanded adhesives partnership in 2025.[15]
  • 3 companies—Bostik, Dow and Nordson—collaborated on Kizen LIME packaging adhesives in 2024.[21]
  • 23% of Gestamp’s sales were tied to electric-vehicle components in 2024 during its strategic bonding partnership with Sika.[22]
  • 2 companies—Henkel and Nanoprecise—formed a strategic partnership for predictive-maintenance solutions in 2023.[15]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

We see workforce scale and contract stability signals alongside remote/hybrid patterns, including 31,878 employees in U.S. adhesive manufacturing in 2024.

Hiring in the glue industry

  • 650 employees under age 30 were recruited under permanent contracts by Arkema in 2023.[21]
  • 31,878 people were employed in U.S. adhesive manufacturing in 2024.[23]
  • 1,390 men were recruited under permanent contracts by Arkema in 2023 across its global chemicals and adhesives operations.[21]
  • 414 employees aged 40–49 were recruited under permanent contracts by Arkema in 2023.[21]
  • 4,501 employees worked at Soudal, an adhesives and sealants manufacturer, in 2024, up from 4,115 in 2023.[24]

Employee retention in the glue industry

  • 81.5% of Jowat employees had permanent employment contracts in 2024.[25]
  • 4.1% was Arkema’s absenteeism rate in 2023.[21]
  • 5.6% was Arkema’s employee turnover rate in 2021, measured as resignations among employees on permanent contracts.[21]
  • 4.9% was Arkema’s employee turnover rate in 2023, measured as resignations among employees on permanent contracts.[21]
  • 3.7% was Arkema’s absenteeism rate in 2024, including sickness, accidents, maternity leave, strikes and unpaid leave.[21]

Remote Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 25% preferred mostly remote work in 2025.[26]
  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 5.7% of positions were fully remote in 2024.[27]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 25% worked exclusively remotely in August 2026.[28]
  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 8% preferred fully remote work in 2025.[26]

Hybrid Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 44.5% of positions were fully hybrid in 2024.[27]
  • Across U.S. hybrid employees, 48% said their team had not discussed a formal or informal collaboration plan in 2026.[28]
  • U.S. hybrid employees spent an average of 46% of their workweek on-site in 2026.[28]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 61% preferred a hybrid work arrangement in November 2025.[28]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 54% worked in a hybrid arrangement in August 2026.[28]

Upskilling in the glue industry

  • Nearly 400 mentorship pairings were created at H.B. Fuller through a new digital platform in 2024.[29]
  • 87 collective agreements were signed worldwide by Arkema in 2024, covering topics including training and forward-looking jobs-and-skills management.[21]
  • 12 languages were used for Arkema’s group-level onboarding e-learning module in 2023.[21]
  • 70,000-plus employee comments were submitted to H.B. Fuller’s Employee Voice survey in 2024, with 90% employee participation.[29]
  • 5 career tracks are offered in Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ North American rotational program.[15]

Employee Engagement in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among global managers, 22% were engaged at work in 2025, compared with 19% of non-managers.[28]
  • Across employees in the United States and Canada, 31% were engaged at work in 2025.[28]
  • Across best-practice organizations recognized by Gallup, 70% of employees were engaged in 2025.[28]
  • Across employees worldwide, 20% were engaged at work in 2025.[28]
  • Across employees in the United States, 32% were engaged at work in 2025.[28]

DEI in the glue industry

  • 22.0% of Jowat employees at manufacturing locations were women in 2024.[25]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

We see customer and partner scale tied to data and lab connectivity, including Henkel connecting 38 innovation locations across 22 countries in 2025.

Customer experience in the glue industry

  • Henkel’s Inspiration Center Düsseldorf regularly hosts strategic partners from its customer base of more than 100,000 organizations to support joint adhesive-solution development.[15]
  • More than 6,500 technical experts support approximately 100,000 Adhesive Technologies customers and partners across more than 800 manufacturing and processing segments worldwide in 2025.[15]
  • Gorilla achieved a Net Trust Quotient score of 115.3 in the 2025 U.S. caulk and sealant brand study, based on 4,052 consumer responses.[4]
  • More than 44 million adhesive and sealant cartridges were produced annually at Henkel’s Mentor, Ohio facility for North American professional and retail customers in 2025.[15]
  • Henkel connected 38 innovation locations in 22 countries through its digital end-to-end laboratory data platform in 2025, supporting faster customer-oriented formulation development.[15]

Customer retention in the glue industry

  • Henkel held customer events in Türkiye and India during 2025 to strengthen regional engagement and customer dialogue.[15]
  • Henkel reported close, long-term relationships with approximately 100,000 Adhesive Technologies customers and partners across more than 800 industrial segments worldwide in 2025.[15]
  • H.B. Fuller stated that no single customer represented more than 10% of consolidated net revenue in fiscal 2023, indicating a diversified customer base in the adhesives business.[30]
  • Henkel identified technical customer service and user training as key relationship-support activities for customers using technically complex adhesive solutions worldwide in 2025.[15]
  • Henkel used digital remote analysis and troubleshooting by customer-service experts as part of its customer-retention approach in 2025.[15]

Customer acquisition in the glue industry

  • Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies business offered approximately 20,000 customized products and solutions to customers worldwide in 2024.[15]
  • Seal Bond generated $2.6 million in closed-won deals after implementing HubSpot, inbound marketing and AI-supported customer engagement for its adhesive business.[31]
  • Seal Bond increased website sessions by 148% after replacing manual sales processes with a digital growth system for its adhesive-solutions business.[31]
  • Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies business had more than 100,000 customers worldwide in 2024, providing a large addressable base for customer development and cross-selling.[15]
  • Seal Bond generated more than 13,000 paid-search clicks through its digital acquisition program for high-performance adhesive solutions.[31]

Customer loyalty in the glue industry

  • Product availability was rated very important by 66% of respondents in the 2013 contractor survey used for Bostik’s CLEARselect award.[32]
  • Technical support was rated very important by 51% of respondents in the 2013 contractor survey used for Bostik’s CLEARselect award.[32]
  • Customer service was rated very important by 53% of respondents in the 2013 contractor survey used for Bostik’s CLEARselect award.[32]
  • Bostik’s 2013 CLEARselect recognition measured brand preference among targeted tile-and-stone installation contractors through mail and online survey responses.[32]
  • Product performance was rated very important by 85% of respondents in the 2013 contractor survey used for Bostik’s CLEARselect award.[32]

Lead generation in the glue industry

  • Adhesives & Sealants Industry reported 7,707 digital newsletter recipients in its August–October 2025 audience profile.[33]
  • In the 2019 Adhesives & Sealants Industry reader study, 48% of qualified subscribers requested additional information directly from an advertiser.[4]
  • In the 2019 Adhesives & Sealants Industry reader study, 93% of qualified subscribers said they took action after receiving marketing communications.[4]
  • Adhesives & Sealants Industry’s sponsored webinars generated more than 250 average registrant leads per webinar for participating adhesive-industry marketers.[4]
  • In the 2019 Adhesives & Sealants Industry reader study, 63% of qualified subscribers visited an advertiser’s website after seeing its advertisement.[4]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

We see demand and supply constraints reflected in survey-based challenge shares, with 52% citing demand uncertainty as a top-three challenge in Q1 2026.

Marketing in the glue industry

  • 50 interviews with adhesive and sealant suppliers, manufacturers, end users and value-chain stakeholders underpin the ASC North American market report.[34]
  • 7 times as much as Henkel’s advertising budget was spent by Gorilla Glue in 2023, according to trial evidence in the United States.[35]
  • 42% of adhesive and sealant survey respondents cited supply-chain disruption as a top-three business challenge in Q1 2026.[12]
  • 1%–5% was the typical year-over-year revenue increase reported by adhesive and sealant businesses in Q1 2026.[12]
  • 52% of adhesive and sealant survey respondents cited demand uncertainty as a top-three business challenge in Q1 2026.[12]

Digital marketing in the glue industry

  • 9,066 users comprised the Adhesives & Sealants Industry newsletter audience in October 2025.[33]
  • 2,407 average issue pageviews were recorded for the Adhesives & Sealants Industry eMagazine during August–October 2025.[33]
  • 50,953 total audience reach was recorded for the Adhesives & Sealants Industry digital media audience in October 2025.[33]
  • 251 website users were not identified in the Adhesives & Sealants Industry first-party database in October 2025.[33]
  • 13,891 unique active users were recorded for the Adhesives & Sealants Industry digital audience in October 2025.[33]

Branding in the glue industry

  • Almost 100% brand awareness was reported for Bison in the adhesive and sealant segment, according to the company.[36]
  • 14.3% of United States construction-adhesive cartridge retail revenue was attributed to Gorilla Glue in 2024 retailer data.[35]
  • 64% was the estimated combined Henkel–A-Paint share of the United States construction-adhesive cartridge market by dollar sales in all channels in 2024.[35]
  • 37.3% of United States construction-adhesive cartridge retail revenue was attributed to A-Paint in 2024 retailer data.[35]
  • 5.9% of United States construction-adhesive cartridge retail volume was attributed to Gorilla Glue in 2024 retailer data.[35]

Influencer Marketing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 56% of marketers identified social-media posts as the most effective influencer-program content type in a September 2024 U.S. survey.[37]
  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers reported outstanding results from influencer programs in the 2025 B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[38]
  • Across B2B companies, 29% of marketers planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year in a March 2025 Ipsos survey.[39]
  • In U.S. manufacturing, 19% of marketers used influencer marketing among paid channels in the prior 12 months, according to a 2025 industry benchmark.[40]
  • Across B2B companies, 55% of marketers used creators in 2025, based on a March 2025 Ipsos survey of 1,500 marketing professionals.[39]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

We see production footprint expansion tracked through facility and output numbers, including Henkel’s 21-kettle Greenville plant producing 36 million kilograms in 2024.

Process optimization in the glue industry

  • 80 pieces of equipment were housed in Henkel’s two primary production areas at its Cleveland, Ohio, adhesive plant in 2024.[41]
  • 150 products were manufactured at Henkel’s LaGrange, Georgia, adhesive and sealant facility in 2024.[42]
  • 7 manufacturing lines produced more than 8 million pounds of material annually at Henkel’s Seabrook, New Hampshire, facility in 2020.[41]
  • 120 million euros was the planned investment in Henkel’s new Asia-Pacific Adhesive Technologies production site in 2024.[43]
  • 124 adhesive-technology production sites operated Henkel’s global network in 2024, up from 122 in 2023, as the company optimized its production footprint.[43]

Operational efficiency in the glue industry

  • 70 production, quality, maintenance, engineering, supply-chain and warehouse employees operated Henkel’s LaGrange, Georgia, adhesive facility in 2024.[42]
  • 2 shifts per day over 4 days per week was Henkel LaGrange’s operating schedule in 2024.[42]
  • 1,431 million yen was Harima Chemicals Group’s capital expenditure in fiscal 2023 as it pursued production and operational improvements.[44]
  • 46.4 billion yen was Harima Chemicals Group’s production output in fiscal 2023, covering adhesive-resin operations and related businesses.[44]
  • 80,800 metric tons was Jowat’s average annual adhesive production volume in 2023 and 2024.[25]

Quality management in the glue industry

  • 21 kettles operated across four manufacturing cells at Henkel’s Greenville adhesive plant in 2024.[41]
  • 32% of ETQ survey respondents said their quality-management system helped a fair amount during product-recall recovery.[45]
  • 68% of organizations in ETQ’s manufacturing survey had a quality-management system when they experienced a product recall during the previous five years.[45]
  • 1 year without a lost-time injury was reported by Arkema’s Middleton adhesive plant in 2024, alongside its AS9100-certified operations.[21]
  • 36 million kilograms of adhesive material were produced at Henkel Greenville’s 21-kettle plant in 2024.[41]

Supply chain in the glue industry

  • 120 million euros was the investment volume for Henkel’s new Asia-Pacific Adhesive Technologies production site in 2024.[43]
  • 280 employees were associated with Dow’s flexible-packaging laminating-adhesives business acquired by Arkema in 2025.[21]
  • 4 manufacturing sites, 2 innovation centers and 3 application centers made up Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ India footprint in 2026.[15]
  • 3 production sites in Italy, the United States and Mexico were included in the flexible-packaging adhesives business integrated by Arkema in 2025.[21]
  • 1,700 employees worked across Henkel’s India sites supporting adhesive technologies and related operations in 2026.[15]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 100% of customer respondents allocated only 0–25% of company capital expenditure to reshoring projects in 2025.[46]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents were actively pushing onshoring projects in 2025.[46]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers but reported no success in 2025.[46]
  • Across 22 EU countries and Norway, 34.1% of enterprises engaged in international sourcing cited labour-cost reduction as a motivation during 2021–2023.[47]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 43% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers and achieved some success in 2025.[46]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

We see cost exposure anchored in raw-material inputs, with approximately 50% of revenue treated as raw-material input cost in 2024–2025.

Pricing strategy in the glue industry

  • 1.5% was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ organic sales growth in 2025, with positive price development compared with the prior year.[15]
  • May 17, 2024 was the effective date announced by Bostik for North American price increases on selected pressure-sensitive adhesive products.[21]
  • 0.1% was the quarterly price effect on Arkema’s Adhesive Solutions sales in the fourth quarter of 2024.[21]
  • 17% was the approximate increase in North American adhesives pricing in 2022, according to ChemQuest’s industry analysis.[48]
  • 3% was the approximate cumulative increase in North American adhesives pricing from 2015 through 2021, according to ChemQuest.[48]

Cost reduction in the glue industry

  • 1,200 positions were reduced in Avery Dennison’s 2025 restructuring actions, supporting operational-footprint optimization that included adhesive activities.[30]
  • More than $60 million was Avery Dennison’s incremental restructuring savings in 2024, net of transition costs.[30]
  • 2.4% was Arkema Adhesive Solutions’ 2024 volume growth, contributing to operating leverage and efficiency.[21]
  • Approximately 50% of revenue was the industry-average raw-material input cost for adhesive and sealant formulators in 2024–2025.[4]
  • 90 positions were reduced in Avery Dennison’s 2025 restructuring actions in the Solutions Group, which includes adhesive-related activities.[30]

Profitability in the glue industry

  • 16.6% was H.B. Fuller’s fiscal-2024 adjusted EBITDA margin at company level.[30]
  • €323 million was Arkema Adhesive Solutions’ 2024 recurring operating income.[21]
  • 16.6% was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ adjusted EBIT margin in 2024.[15]
  • 15.1% was Arkema Adhesive Solutions’ record EBITDA margin in 2024.[21]
  • 15.8% was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ reported EBIT margin in 2025.[15]

Financial planning in the glue industry

  • $700 million to $800 million was the 2026 free-cash-flow target announced by a construction-chemicals business serving adhesive applications.[30]
  • Low single-digit percentage growth was Henkel’s expectation for 2026 direct-material prices versus the 2025 annual average.[15]
  • 3% to 6% was Henkel’s previously disclosed four-year planning-period annual sales-growth range for Adhesive Technologies.[43]
  • One-third of the $20 million to $25 million annualized savings target was expected to be realized in 2026.[30]
  • €10,667 million was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ 2025 sales used as the base for its 2026 planning outlook.[15]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

We see formulation and application performance quantified, including “up to 40°C” lower application temperatures enabled by Henkel’s Technomelt packaging adhesive in 2024.

Product development in the glue industry

  • Up to 40°C lower application temperatures were enabled by Henkel’s Technomelt packaging adhesive innovation in 2024.[15]
  • €360 million was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ research-and-development spending in 2025.[15]
  • 50% bio-based raw materials were used in Henkel’s newly developed Technomelt packaging adhesive in 2024.[15]
  • More than 200 workers supported Henkel’s Bridgewater, United States, Adhesive Technologies center for customer collaboration and innovation in 2024.[15]
  • More than 50 patent applications protected tesa’s Debonding on Demand innovations in 2024.[2]

Product lifecycle in the glue industry

  • 7.2 million metric tonnes of adhesives were consumed in packaging construction globally in 2025.[49]
  • 49% of Henkel’s Technomelt Supra 079 Eco Cool consisted of bio-based raw materials in 2024.[15]
  • 17.8% of packaging adhesive volume came from solvent-borne and reactive adhesives in 2025.[49]
  • At least 25% bio-derived content was offered by multiple major packaging hot-melt adhesive suppliers in 2025.[49]
  • 30% of Henkel’s Technomelt Supra 079 Eco Cool used ISCC-certified mass-balanced bio-based raw materials in 2024.[15]

After-sales in the glue industry

  • Around 700 employees were employed by ATP Adhesive Systems when Henkel agreed to acquire the company in 2026, expanding technical capabilities in specialty tapes.[15]
  • More than 90% of ATP Adhesive Systems’ portfolio used water-based technologies when Henkel announced its 2026 acquisition agreement.[15]
  • More than 200 employees worked at Henkel’s Bridgewater, United States, Adhesive Technologies site supporting customer collaboration, technical capabilities and application markets in 2024.[15]
  • Around €270 million in fiscal-2025 sales were expected from ATP Adhesive Systems at the time of Henkel’s 2026 acquisition agreement.[15]
  • Three customer-service capabilities identified by H.B. Fuller for adhesive customers were quality systems, supply-chain excellence and technical or application support in 2025.[50]

Value proposition in the glue industry

  • 42% of global adhesives demand came from Asia-Pacific in 2023.[51]
  • 27% of global adhesives demand came from North America in 2023.[51]
  • 20% of global adhesives demand came from Western Europe in 2023.[51]
  • €11 billion was approximately Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ sales in 2024.[15]
  • 49% bio-based raw-material content was the value proposition of Henkel’s Technomelt Supra 079 Eco Cool low-temperature packaging adhesive in 2024.[15]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

We see measurable carbon and circularity reporting, including 8,000 product-carbon-footprint reports exchanged with customers by February 2026.

Sustainability in the glue industry

  • 65% post-consumer recycled plastic was used in selected Fester A adhesive packaging in Mexico in 2025.[15]
  • 30% of the raw materials in Henkel’s Technomelt Supra 079 Eco Cool were ISCC-certified mass-balanced bio-based materials in 2024.[15]
  • 60% of H.B. Fuller’s new product development focused on improving customers’ end-product sustainability in 2024.[29]
  • 80% renewable ingredients are used in Bostik’s Kizen LIME hot-melt adhesive for paper and cardboard packaging.[21]
  • 46% bio-based raw materials were used in Bostik’s Seal’N’Bond Evolution sealant launched in 2024.[21]

ESG in the glue industry

  • 80% of Arkema’s purchase value came from appropriate suppliers in 2025, compared with 81% in 2024.[21]
  • 73% of Arkema sales were covered by life-cycle assessments in 2025, up from 68% in 2024 and 56% in 2023.[52]
  • 8,000 product-carbon-footprint reports had been exchanged with Henkel Adhesive Technologies customers by February 2026.[15]
  • 60% of Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ greenhouse-gas emissions were attributed to upstream purchased goods and services in 2024.[15]
  • 62% of Arkema suppliers whose assessments were updated recorded higher CSR scores in 2024.[21]

Ethics in the glue industry

  • 2,600 Arkema suppliers and subcontractors had been assessed during the three years ending in 2025.[21]
  • 3 Arkema procurement departments operated continuous supplier-assessment systems covering safety, environment, business ethics, quality and innovation in 2025.[21]
  • 4 quarterly reports were presented by Arkema’s Compliance Committee to the Group Executive Committee each year.[21]
  • 11 languages were used for H.B. Fuller’s Code of Business Conduct in 2024.[50]
  • 97% of H.B. Fuller employees completed global ethics and compliance training in 2024.[50]

CSR in the glue industry

  • 275 nongovernmental organizations were supported by H.B. Fuller community programs in 2025.[50]
  • 130,000 pounds of used and broken wooden pallets were donated by Henkel North America sites to an animal-rehabilitation nonprofit in 2025.[15]
  • 6,600 volunteer hours were contributed by H.B. Fuller employees across 21 countries in 2024.[29]
  • 1,435 H.B. Fuller employees volunteered through community programs in 2025.[50]
  • 70,000 employee comments were submitted to H.B. Fuller’s Employee Voice survey in 2024.[29]

Circular economy in the glue industry

  • 45% combined reductions in distribution, logistics and packaging carbon emissions were achieved by a Henkel circular-packaging initiative.[15]
  • 98% renewable carbon-based material was used in Henkel Technomelt Supra ECO, including bio-based and biomass-balanced feedstocks.[15]
  • 45% recycled content was Henkel’s 2028 target for plastic packaging in its Adhesives Construction consumer-products business.[15]
  • 50% post-consumer recycled plastic was used in selected Henkel CE40 and CE43 adhesive packaging in Eastern Europe in 2025.[15]
  • 5,000 tons of silicone carrier paper from self-adhesive labels had been recycled at Henkel EU sites since 2020.[15]

Carbon footprint in the glue industry

  • 0.60 kilograms of CO2-equivalent per kilogram was the average footprint for bio-based adhesives in a 2025 laminated-timber LCA.[53]
  • 2–5 kilograms of CO2-equivalent per kilogram of product was the 2020 cradle-to-gate footprint range for hot-melt thermoplastic industrial adhesives.[54]
  • 1–3 kilograms of CO2-equivalent per kilogram of product was the 2020 cradle-to-gate footprint range for water-based industrial adhesives.[54]
  • 4–10 kilograms of CO2-equivalent per kilogram of product was the 2020 cradle-to-gate footprint range for reactive industrial adhesives.[54]
  • 71 passenger-car years was the equivalent of the 328-ton annual footprint estimated for that standard polyolefin hot-melt adhesive.[15]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

We see global operating footprints documented through plants and centers, including Asia-Pacific’s 36.41% market share in 2025 and cross-country production networks.

Globalization in the glue industry

  • $52.8 billion was the estimated global production value of adhesives in 2025.[62]
  • 148 production plants were listed in Arkema’s global Bostik footprint.[63]
  • 44 H.B. Fuller manufacturing plants were located in 24 countries outside the United States in 2025.[30]
  • 53 countries contained Henkel production sites in 2024.[43]
  • 16 research and development centers were listed in Arkema’s Bostik global footprint.[63]

Cultural adaptation in the glue industry

  • 90 collaborations with universities and research institutions supported Henkel Adhesive Technologies worldwide in 2026.[15]
  • 225 employees supported 24/7 adhesive production at Henkel’s Salisbury, North Carolina facility in 2021.[15]
  • 38 innovation locations with laboratories supported Henkel Adhesive Technologies in 22 countries in 2026.[15]
  • More than 7,000 employees worked across approximately 70 Henkel sites in the United States and Canada in 2025.[15]
  • 5 manufacturing sites, 2 innovation centers, 1 customer experience center, 1 packaging academy and 1 footwear application center operated in Henkel India in 2024.[15]

Supplier management in the glue industry

  • Approximately 5,000 patents had been granted to Henkel Adhesive Technologies according to its research and development profile.[15]
  • 100% of Glue Group suppliers were subject to due-diligence requirements covering employment-law compliance and modern slavery risks, according to its policy statement.[64]
  • 3,000 specialized engineers and researchers supported Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ product-development network in 2026.[15]
  • 50% bio-based raw materials were used in one Henkel adhesive solution highlighted in its 2024 annual report.[15]
  • 89 million euros was Bostik’s recurring capital expenditure in 2024, supporting its adhesive production and technology base.[21]

Stakeholder management in the glue industry

  • 34 laboratories operated at Henkel’s Düsseldorf Inspiration Center in the latest company profile.[15]
  • €10.667 billion was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ sales in 2025.[15]
  • Approximately 48,000 mechanical tests had been carried out in Henkel’s Düsseldorf automated laboratory according to its center profile.[15]
  • 1.5% was the organic sales growth of Henkel Adhesive Technologies in 2025.[15]
  • 7 floors made up Henkel’s Düsseldorf Inspiration Center in the latest company profile.[15]

Distribution channels in the glue industry

  • 1.3% was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ organic sales growth in Craftsmen, Construction & Professional in 2025.[15]
  • $6.1 billion was Avery Dennison’s 2025 Materials Group sales, including bonding materials and pressure-sensitive products.[4]
  • 9.5% was H.B. Fuller’s 2024 revenue growth in Construction Adhesives.[30]
  • 0.6% was Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ organic sales decline in Packaging & Consumer Goods in 2025.[15]
  • 29.4% was the 2025 global revenue share of paper and packaging applications in the adhesives and sealants market.[65]

Key questions about the glue industry

What is the market size for adhesives in 2025?
Global adhesives production value was about $52.8 billion in 2025, excluding sealants, per S&P Global estimates.
How fast is the adhesives market expected to grow?
S&P Global forecasts adhesives growth of approximately 2.8% annually from 2025 to 2030. ChemQuest forecasts 3.0% growth for a combined adhesives and sealants market from 2025 to its 2026 baseline.
Which companies lead the glue industry?
Pidilite Industries leads Gitnux's 2026 glue ranking with an Overall score of 9.3, with revenue growth 8.1% and operating margin 26%. Avery Dennison is the highest-ranked pressure-sensitive materials maker at 9.2, with revenue growth 1.1% and operating margin 11.8%.
What technology shifts are shaping adhesive formulation and operations?
Water-based systems held 42.32% of the adhesives market in 2025, while manufacturers are also developing lower-emission and bio-based formulations. In 2026, Coherix demonstrated AI-based quality control for automated adhesive dispensing.
How concentrated is the global adhesives supply structure?
ChemQuest estimates the top 10 global adhesives producers accounted for 57.7% of global sales in 2025.
What cost and pricing factors matter most for adhesive producers?
About 50% of industry-average raw-material input cost drove adhesive and sealant formulators’ cost base in 2024–2025. Henkel reported direct-material prices expected to rise by low-single-digit percentages versus the 2025 annual average.
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