Market outlook and three application promotion advantages of water-based adhesives

Water-Based Adhesive Market Outlook

I. Overview of Water-Based Adhesives
Water-based adhesives are environmentally friendly adhesives prepared using natural or synthetic polymers as the adhesive and water as the solvent or dispersant, replacing toxic organic solvents that pollute the environment. Existing water-based adhesives are not 100% solvent-free and may contain a limited amount of volatile organic compounds as additives to their aqueous medium to control viscosity or flow.

II. Advantages of Water-Based Adhesives
Typically, natural and soluble synthetic polymers are used to manufacture water-based adhesives. Water-based polymers are soluble and have limited wettability, while some plant polymers are insoluble, thus providing extended wettability. The benefits of using water-based adhesives are their ability to increase solids content, high initial tack, low toxicity; low solvent content, high composite strength, no curing required, as it is an undeniable environmentally friendly product.

III. Applications of Water-Based Adhesives
Advances in water-based and bio-based water-based adhesive production have created significant opportunities for market growth, widely used in various industrial and commercial fields. The main factors driving the water-based adhesive market are the growing demand in its application areas. Water-based adhesives are mainly used in books, packaging, tapes, paper lamination, flooring and construction, footwear, automotive interiors and exteriors, etc. Its application markets mainly include Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.

IV. Market Development Trends of Water-Based Adhesives

        The Asia-Pacific region is the main market for water-based adhesives, due to the growth of the automotive, packaging and construction industries. Developing countries such as India, Brazil and China, driven by the automotive industry, have promoted the development of the water-based adhesive market. In addition to being the dominant market, the Asia-Pacific region is also the largest producer of water-based adhesives.
China is the country with the most production plants due to the availability of raw materials and low production costs. North America ranks second in the growth of the water-based adhesive market. The demand for water-based adhesives is mainly in the packaging and automotive industries. Europe ranks third in the market in terms of consumption, but second in the production of water-based adhesives. European environmental agencies support the application of water-based adhesives because they pose less of a threat to the environment.
At present, due to the strict requirements of the whole society for environmental protection and green development, and with the progress of technology and society, water-based adhesives, which have advantages in environmental protection, will eventually replace solvent-based adhesives on a large scale, which is an inevitable trend.

Advantages of Promoting the Application of Water-Based Adhesives

Transitioning from non-environmental to environmental protection, improving product quality and market competitiveness, with such vision and courage from enterprise leaders, enterprises will surely go further.

★ Using water-based products greatly reduces air pollution caused by the emission of organic solvents;

★ Reduces the damage to the ecological environment of plants and animals caused by the emission of organic solvents;

★ No pollution to the air and surrounding environment, avoiding government regulations and related organizational troubles.

★ In the past, oily products, especially triphenyl and high-boiling point solvents, caused great harm to the health of employees;

★ After switching to water-based products, the presence of organic solvents can be greatly reduced, and the health of employees can be greatly protected;

★ The use of water-based adhesives in factories can greatly improve the working environment of employees, deepen employees' loyalty to the company, and greatly improve employee stability.

★ The use of water-based adhesives in factories can enhance the reputation of the factory in the same industry, making it easier to receive orders;

★ The use of water-based adhesives in factories can greatly reduce the costs invested in fire prevention and explosion prevention;

★ At present, the use of water-based adhesives can make factories more compliant with policies and regulations in the future, which is conducive to the sustainable development of factories;

★ Factories can significantly reduce costs related to fire and explosion prevention and other fire safety aspects.