This Market Report, based on the most recent data available, presents a unique opportunity to:

1. Capture the highlights of the Global Hot-Melt adhesives and sealants industry

2. Investigate regional annual growth rates and demand trends

3. Learn more about developments in key market segments including: woodworking, packaging, bookbinding, disposables, assembly, footwear, etc...

4. Understand trends in major raw materials for this technology

5. Identify the hot-melt adhesives suppliers worldwide

Technical and business managers involved in Hot-Melt Adhesives, as well as general managers.

Thanks to its very detailed market segmentation, this study is a high value source of market intelligence for:

- Raw materials Suppliers
- Adhesives & Sealants Formulators
- Investors & Consultants
- End-users
- Co-Suppliers (Equipment Manufacturers...)

From a global perspective, hot melt adhesives and sealants represent the third largest technology in demand size. They are experiencing the highest growth rate of all adhesive and sealant technologies.

North America, Western Europe and the Far East account for nearly 90% of the technology demand worldwide. Hot melt production is concentrated in the industrialized regions and sizeable amounts are exported to the technologically less advanced regional markets where the demand is developing.

The major established market areas are packaging and converting, pressure sensitive adhesives for tape and label applications, bookbinding, disposables and wood bonding. Newer market applications include the bonding of metal and plastic surfaces in assembly operations.

Vinyl acetate and styrene copolymers plus tackifiers, oil and waxes are the principal resin binders used for formulating hot melts. Trends include the replacement of vinyl acetate copolymers with styrene copolymers, greater use of reactive polyurethanes and the introduction of metallocene polyolefins.