Most popularly known as glues, adhesives are utilized to create and keep a strong bond between two surfaces. They are made by mixing or combining the base materials with additives like pigments, fillers, and stabilizers. These additives are formulated differently to attain the desired properties of end-users at a reasonable cost. While they perform the same duties, these products are classified according to the two primary markets - commercial or consumer and industrial. The market of industrial adhesive is accounted for about 80% of the whole Canadian market. Manufacturers provide a wide range of adhesives consumed by the major end-use industries, such as automotive, packaging, furniture, and construction.
Industrial adhesive that is categorized as low-to-medium performance is usually made from natural substances like natural rubber, synthetic polymers, starch, and protein. Conversely, high-performance adhesives are made using polymers like epoxy, polyurethane, silicone, and cyanoacrylate. This high-performing adhesive has possessed enhanced qualities such as stronger bond strength, better durability, and elongation capacity, and more.
The overall industry of industrial adhesive is very fragmented, not just in the country but around the globe. There are a wide variety of products, different participants, and a wide range of the market. Over the past decade, the megatrend in the industry is the movement toward concentration through acquisitions and mergers. It is highly considered to result in better access to new technology and product innovation, enhancing instant access to emerging markets. At the back of these technological improvements in the health and environmental issues of formulating industrial adhesive.
In many cases, the demand to reduce the emission of volatile organic compounds prompted reformulation of adhesive products and thus the shift towards water-based formulations. Though a water-based industrial adhesive becomes more popular, there are still some applications that need the qualities of solvent-based adhesives. A good alternative to this is to use less harmful solvents which may also change with the implementation of higher standards.
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