Market Research Reports

The global adhesive films market is consolidated. The players in the market are competing against each other on the basis of services offered to end user industries. Product pricing is another factor on which the players are competing with each other. Thus, there exists strong competition among the players in the global adhesive films market. Key players operating in this market include: 3M Company, Henkel AG & Company KGaA, H.B. Fuller Company, Avery Dennison Corporation, BASF SE, Ashland, Inc., and Eastman Chemical Company. According to the report, the adhesive films market will be worth US$14.45 bn by 2020. On the basis of technology, the market for light cured segment will experience a swift growth in the coming years, fueled by the enhanced characteristics of the product including fast curing and negligible or zero volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. By product, the acrylic segment is expected to account for the largest share in the market in the coming years. t...

Film adhesives are pre-catalyzed adhesives that include a wide array of compounds such as epoxy, phenolic, and bismaleimide that are supplied in the form of film or sheet. After being subjected to a curative process, film adhesives form a permanent structural bond on the attaching surface and have the ability to withstand environmental aggressors, the most prominent of which is high temperatures. At the forefront of driving growth in the global market for film adhesives is the demand for medical films and tapes for wounds. Another factor stoking demand substantially is the growing use of small-sized, lightweight electronic devices that require low-cost flexible packaging materials. Adhesive films and tapes also find application in manufacture of lightweight automobiles with enhanced efficiency.  Countering the growth in the global market for adhesive films on the other hand is the volatility in the prices of petroleum. This puts product manufacturers under pressure to cut b...