Application and development trend of water-based adhesives

Water-based adhesives are environmentally friendly adhesives prepared from natural polymers or synthetic polymers as adhesives and water as solvent or dispersant to replace toxic organic solvents that pollute the environment. Water-based adhesives are mainly used in books, packaging, tapes, paper lamination, flooring and construction, shoemaking, automotive interior and exterior decoration, and other fields. Its main application markets include Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East and Africa.

Market Development Trend

Asia Pacific is a major market for water-based adhesives due to growth in the automotive, packaging and construction industries. Driven by the automotive industry, developing countries such as India, Brazil, and China have promoted the development of the water-based adhesive market. In addition to dominating the market, Asia Pacific is also the largest producer of water-based adhesives.

At present, due to the strict requirements of the whole society for environmental protection and green development, and with the advancement of technology and society, water-based adhesives with environmental advantages will eventually replace solvent-based adhesives on a large scale, which will be very different. is the general trend.

China is the country with the most production plants due to the abundant supply of raw materials and low production costs. North America ranks second in the growth of the water-based adhesives market. The demand for water-based adhesives is mainly concentrated in the packaging and automotive industries. Europe ranks third in consumption but second in production of water-based adhesives. European environmental agencies support the use of water-based adhesives as they are less harmful to the environment.

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