Hot Melt Adhesives

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

• Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
• Disclaimers
• Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
• Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
• Product Definitions and Scope of Study
• Hot Melt Adhesives
• End-Use Applications
• Packaging
• Non-Rigid Bonding
• Woodworking
• Other Applications

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Industry Overview

• Introduction
• Market Overview
• Current and Future Analysis
• Global Adhesives Market
• Table 1: Global Adhesives Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption by Geographic Region - North America, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. Trends and Issues

• Surging Usage of Hot Melt Adhesives
• Temperature Application: Most Significant Aspect in Hot Melt Adhesives
• PURHMs Evolve as a Solution to Textile Laminators
• Hot Melt Adhesives Addressing Myriad Requirements

3. Product Overview

• Definition and Differentiation
• Thermoplastics
• Hot Melt Adhesives Classified by Base Raw-Material
• Acrylic Adhesives
• Acrylic Emulsion Adhesives
• Acrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
• Ethylene Acrylic Acid Adhesives
• Polyamide based Adhesives
• Saturated Polyester based Adhesives
• Polyolefin based Adhesives
• Ethylene Vinyl Acetate
• Polypropylene
• Polyethylene
• Polyurethane based Adhesives
• Thermoplastic Rubber based Adhesives (Styrene Block Copolymers)
• Other Major Hot Melt Types Classified by Base Raw Material
• Bitumen based Adhesives
• Epoxy Adhesives
• Polyisobutylene based Adhesives
• Polyvinyl Acetal based Adhesives
• Polyvinyl Acetate based Adhesives
• Polyvinyl Chloride based Adhesives
• Basic Ingredients
• Polymers
• Plasticizers
• Tackifying Resins
• Antioxidants
• Waxes
• Physical and Chemical Characteristics of HMA
• Viscosity
• Oxidative Tendency
• 180 Peel Adhesion and Peel Adhesion Failure Temperature
• Shear Adhesion Failure Temperature
• Loop Tack Level
• Softening Point (flow temperature)
• Tensile Force
• Elongation-at-Break
• Yield Point
• Young' s Modulus
• Flexibility
• Toughness
• Thermal Stability
• VOC Emissions
• Forms of Hot Melt Adhesives
• Dispensing Systems and Applicator Systems
• Industries and End-Use Applications
• Packaging
• Tapes and Labels
• Lamination
• Non-Rigid Bonding
• Bookbinding
• Footwear
• Non-woven/Hygiene
• Woodworking
• Other Applications
• Automotive
• Product Assembly
• Textiles
• Graphic Arts
• Competitive Advantages
• Limitations

4. Product Launches/Developments

• Wisdom Launches PolyTak
• Ashland Develops Anti-Blushing Adhesives
• Idemitsu to Launch New Functional Chemicals
• Power Adhesives Launches Adhesive Solution Tecbond 265
• Dexco Launches SIS Block Copolymers
• Arkema Unveils 100% Bio-based Adhesive
• National Adhesives Announces Launch of ULTRA-MELT 85
• National Adhesives Unveils New EASY-PAC? X Adhesive
• National Adhesives Launches New PSA
• Huntsman Launches New Range of Polyurethanes National Adhesives Launches New PSA
• Huntsman Launches New Range of Polyurethanes Adhesives
• Kraton Polymers Introduces New Label Grade Kraton SIBS Polymer
• guegunsdirect.com Launches New Range of Tecbond Hot Melt Adhesives
• Degussa Introduces New Copolyamide Hot-Melt Adhesive Line
• Bostik Launches HM4289 and HM4289LV Hot Melt Adhesives
• National Adhesives Launches ETI-MELT(tm) 396 Adhesive
• Sanyo Launches YI-MELT
• Beardow Adams Launches EcoBlock
• Dow Corning Launches HM-2510 Assembly Sealant
• US Based Inventors Develop Reactive Hot Melt Adhesive
• Hot Melt Technologies Launches the Benchmark(r) 205-LV2
• Inventors From Japan Develop Method to Produce Hot-Melt Adhesive Solid
• Eastman Introduces New Formulation to Substitute Isoprene

5. Recent Industry Activity

• Ashland Acquires Air Products & Chemicals
• Dow Chemical Agrees to Acquire Rohm & Haas
• Henkel Acquires National Starch
• Fuller Completes Acquisition of Egymelt
• R&H Acquires Finndisp
• Beardow Adams Takes over Unicol Adhesivos
• 3M Acquires SAPO S.A.S and EMFI S.A.
• ADCO Acquires The Dolphin Company
• Caswell Adhesives Enters into Agency Agreement with Morchem
• National Adhesives Joins Henkel to Offer Extended Label Solutions
• Huntsman and PUR-Systems Commence Operations of New Joint Venture
• Bostik Acquires Adhesive Business of DuPont
• Huntsman Takes Over Arabian Polyol Company
• Franklin Acquires Assets of Acrynax
• Beardow Adams Acquires Fentac
• ITW Completes Acquisition of M&C Specialties
• Savare Enters into Joint Venture with Evans
• Dynea Signs Joint Venture Contract with Durante & Vivan
• NMG and Huntsman Establish Joint Venture Company
• Rohm and Haas Receives ICC-ES Confirmation for Mor-Melt? R-5022
• BASF Receives FCN 740 Coverage for acResin? Products
• China Clean Energy Upgrades Specialty Chemicals Facility
• Bostik Takes Over PEGASO
• Forbo Acquires Victa
• Wisdom Adhesives Instates Hot Melt Adhesives and Coating Production Line

6. Focus on Select Players

• 3M Corporation (US)
• Adhesive Technologies, Inc. (US)
• Alfa International Corporation (US)
• American Chemical, Inc. (US)
• Ashland, Inc. (US)
• Ashland Specialty Chemicals (US)
• Avery Dennison Corporation (US)
• Beardow & Adams (Adhesives) Limited (UK)
• Bemis Associates, Inc. (US)
• Bostik, Inc. (US)
• Capital Adhesives (US)
• Costchem srl (Italy)
• Cytec Industries Inc. (US)
• Daubert Chemical Company, Inc. (US)
• Dow Automotive (US)
• Dow Corning Corporation. (US)
• Dynea Oy (Finland)
• Evans Adhesive Corporation, Ltd. (US)
• Forbo (Switzerland)
• H.B. Fuller Company (US)
• Henkel Adhesive Technologies (US)
• Hexcel Corporation (US)
• Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (US)
• Hot Melt Technologies, Inc. (US)
• Huntsman Corporation (US)
• Jowat Corporation (US)
• Loctite Corporation (US)
• LORD Corporation (US)
• Rohm and Haas Company (US)
• Tex Year Industries, Inc. (Taiwan)
• Toyobo Co., Ltd. (Japan)
• Wisdom Adhesives (US)
• Worthen Industries, Inc. (US)

7. Global Market Perspective

• Table 2: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives by Geographic Region - North America, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 3: World 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for North America, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Hot Melt Adhesives Market by End-Use Application
• Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives in Packaging Applications by Geographic Region - North America, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 5: World 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives in Packaging Applications by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for North America, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 6: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives in Non-Rigid Bonding Applications by Geographic Region - North America, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 7: World 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives in Non-Rigid Bonding Applications by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for North America, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 8: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives in Woodworking Applications by Geographic Region - North America, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 9: World 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives in Woodworking Applications by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for North America, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives in Other Applications by Geographic Region - North America, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 11: World 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives in Other Applications by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for North America, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1. North America

• A. Market Analysis
  • Current and Future Analysis
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Table 12: North American Hot Melt Adhesives Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for Leading North American Players - H.B. Fuller, National Starch and Chemical Company, Henkel, Bostik and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Product Launches
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • Select US Players
  • 3M Corporation
  • Adhesive Technologies, Inc.
  • Alfa International Corporation
  • American Chemical, Inc.
  • Ashland, Inc.
  • Ashland Specialty Chemicals
  • Avery Dennison Corporation
  • Bemis Associates, Inc.
  • Bostik, Inc.
  • Capital Adhesives
  • Cytec Industries, Inc.
  • Daubert Chemical Company, Inc.
  • Dow Automotive
  • Dow Corning Corporation
  • Evans Adhesive Corporation, Ltd.
  • H.B. Fuller Company
  • Henkel Adhesive Technologies
  • Hexcel Corporation
  • Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc
  • Hot Melt Technologies, Inc.
  • Huntsman Corporation
  • Jowat Corporation
  • Loctite Corporation
  • LORD Corporation
  • Rohm and Haas Company
  • Wisdom Adhesives
  • Worthen Industries, Inc.
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 13: North American Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 14: North America 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. Japan

• A. Market Analysis
  • Current and Future Analysis
  • Hot Melt Adhesives - Production Statistics
  • Table 15: Japanese Hot Melt Adhesives Market (2006 & 2007): Production Volume of Hot Melt Adhesives by Product Type - Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA), Synthetic Rubber and Other Hot Melt Adhesives (Unit: Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Product Launches
  • Toyobo Co., Ltd. - A Major Japanese Company
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 16: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 17: Japanese 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. Europe

• A. Market Analysis
  • Current and Future Analysis
  • Product Launches
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • Select European Players
  • Beardow & Adams (Adhesives) Limited (UK)
  • Costchem srl (Italy)
  • Dynea Oy (Finland)
  • Forbo (Switzerland)
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 18: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 19: European 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 20: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 21: European 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3a. France

• Market Analysis
• Current and Future Analysis
• Table 22: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 23: French 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3b. Germany

• Market Analysis
• Current and Future Analysis
• Table 24: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 25: German 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3c. Italy

• Market Analysis
• Current and Future Analysis
• Table 26: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 27: Italian 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3d. The United Kingdom

• Market Analysis
• Current and Future Analysis
• Table 28: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 29: UK 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3e. Rest of Europe

• Market Analysis
• Current & Future Analysis
• Table 30: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 31: Rest of Europe 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4. Asia-Pacific

• A. Market Analysis
  • Current and Future Analysis
  • Growth Prospects for Hot Melt Adhesives Market in China
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • Tex Year Industries, Inc. - A Major Taiwanese Player
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 32: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 33: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5. Rest of World

• A. Market Analysis
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 34: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 35: Rest of World 10-Year Perspective for Hot Melt Adhesives by End-Use Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Packaging, Non-Rigid Bonding, Woodworking and Other Application Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

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