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Structural Adhesives for Automotive
Structural adhesives for automotive applications are formulated bonding systems used in load-bearing vehicle joints.

Product & engineering
Understand the product.
Epoxy, polyurethane and other chemistries differ in toughness, cure and substrate compatibility. Joint geometry controls how loads distribute through the bondline.
Bonding can accompany mechanical fastening or welding. Surface condition, assembly timing and paint-process exposure influence the delivered joint.
What turns activity into demand
A strong adhesive on a test coupon does not establish a durable vehicle joint. Separate adhesive mass from bonded vehicles, joining equipment and complete assembly services.
The commercial boundary
Separate adhesive mass from bonded vehicles, joining equipment and complete assembly services.
Technical reading
Selected research
Industry Research
Structural Adhesives for Automotive Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
The global Structural Adhesives for Automotive market was valued at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach US$ million by 2032, implying a CAGR of % over 2026–2032.
The North America market for Structural Adhesives for Automotive is forecast to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, corresponding to a CAGR of % over 2026–2032.
The Europe market for Structural Adhesives for Automotive is projected to rise from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, registering a CAGR of % over 2026–2032.
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The Asia Pacific market for Structural Adhesives for Automotive is expected to grow from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, at a CAGR of % over 2026–2032.
Leading global manufacturers of Structural Adhesives for Automotive include , among others. In 2025, the top three vendors together accounted for approximately % of global revenue.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Structural Adhesives for Automotive market in revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (t), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of types and applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, type, application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/t) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for manufacturers, new entrants, channel partners, and investors; the report also reviews technology shifts and notable product introductions relevant to Structural Adhesives for Automotive.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
Structural Adhesives for Automotive Market by Company
3M
Dow
Kangda New Materials
Shanghai Huitian New Material
Henkel
Chengdu Guibao Science&Technology
Beijing Comens New Materials
DuPont
BASF
Wacker Chemie
The Chemours Company
Sika
PPG Industries
LORD Corporation
Illinois Tool Works (ITW)
Huntsman
H.B. Fuller
Ashland
Structural Adhesives for Automotive Segment by Type
Acrylic Structural Adhesives
Silicone Structural Adhesives
Epoxy Structural Adhesives
Polyurethane Structural Adhesives
Others
Structural Adhesives for Automotive Segment by Application
Commercial Vehicle
Passenger Car
Structural Adhesives for Automotive Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Structural Adhesives for Automotive market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Structural Adhesives for Automotive and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Structural Adhesives for Automotive.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Structural Adhesives for Automotive manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of Structural Adhesives for Automotive by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Structural Adhesives for Automotive in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Acrylic Structural Adhesives
- Silicone Structural Adhesives
- Epoxy Structural Adhesives
- Polyurethane Structural Adhesives
- Others
Applications
- Commercial Vehicle
- Passenger Car
Companies covered
- 3M
- Dow
- Kangda New Materials
- Shanghai Huitian New Material
- Henkel
- Chengdu Guibao Science&Technology
- Beijing Comens New Materials
- DuPont
- BASF
- Wacker Chemie
- The Chemours Company
- Sika
- PPG Industries
- LORD Corporation
- Illinois Tool Works (ITW)
- Huntsman
- H.B. Fuller
- Ashland
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Structural Adhesives for Automotive by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 Acrylic Structural Adhesives
- 2.2.3 Silicone Structural Adhesives
- 2.2.4 Epoxy Structural Adhesives
- 2.2.5 Polyurethane Structural Adhesives
- 2.2.6 Others
- 2.3 Structural Adhesives for Automotive by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Commercial Vehicle
- 2.3.3 Passenger Car
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 3M
- 4.1.1 3M Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.1.2 3M Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.1.3 3M Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 3M Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 3M Recent Developments
- 4.2 Dow
- 4.2.1 Dow Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.2.2 Dow Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Dow Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Dow Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Dow Recent Developments
- 4.3 Kangda New Materials
- 4.3.1 Kangda New Materials Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.3.2 Kangda New Materials Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Kangda New Materials Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Kangda New Materials Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Kangda New Materials Recent Developments
- 4.4 Shanghai Huitian New Material
- 4.4.1 Shanghai Huitian New Material Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.4.2 Shanghai Huitian New Material Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Shanghai Huitian New Material Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Shanghai Huitian New Material Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Shanghai Huitian New Material Recent Developments
- 4.5 Henkel
- 4.5.1 Henkel Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.5.2 Henkel Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Henkel Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Henkel Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Henkel Recent Developments
- 4.6 Chengdu Guibao Science&Technology
- 4.6.1 Chengdu Guibao Science&Technology Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.6.2 Chengdu Guibao Science&Technology Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Chengdu Guibao Science&Technology Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Chengdu Guibao Science&Technology Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Chengdu Guibao Science&Technology Recent Developments
- 4.7 Beijing Comens New Materials
- 4.7.1 Beijing Comens New Materials Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.7.2 Beijing Comens New Materials Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Beijing Comens New Materials Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Beijing Comens New Materials Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Beijing Comens New Materials Recent Developments
- 4.8 DuPont
- 4.8.1 DuPont Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.8.2 DuPont Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.8.3 DuPont Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 DuPont Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 DuPont Recent Developments
- 4.9 BASF
- 4.9.1 BASF Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.9.2 BASF Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.9.3 BASF Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 BASF Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 BASF Recent Developments
- 4.10 Wacker Chemie
- 4.10.1 Wacker Chemie Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.10.2 Wacker Chemie Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Wacker Chemie Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Wacker Chemie Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Wacker Chemie Recent Developments
- 4.11 The Chemours Company
- 4.11.1 The Chemours Company Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.11.2 The Chemours Company Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.11.3 The Chemours Company Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 The Chemours Company Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 The Chemours Company Recent Developments
- 4.12 Sika
- 4.12.1 Sika Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.12.2 Sika Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.12.3 Sika Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 Sika Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 Sika Recent Developments
- 4.13 PPG Industries
- 4.13.1 PPG Industries Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.13.2 PPG Industries Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.13.3 PPG Industries Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 PPG Industries Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 PPG Industries Recent Developments
- 4.14 LORD Corporation
- 4.14.1 LORD Corporation Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.14.2 LORD Corporation Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.14.3 LORD Corporation Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 LORD Corporation Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 LORD Corporation Recent Developments
- 4.15 Illinois Tool Works (ITW)
- 4.15.1 Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.15.2 Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.15.3 Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Recent Developments
- 4.16 Huntsman
- 4.16.1 Huntsman Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.16.2 Huntsman Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.16.3 Huntsman Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.16.4 Huntsman Product Portfolio
- 4.16.5 Huntsman Recent Developments
- 4.17 H.B. Fuller
- 4.17.1 H.B. Fuller Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.17.2 H.B. Fuller Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.17.3 H.B. Fuller Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.17.4 H.B. Fuller Product Portfolio
- 4.17.5 H.B. Fuller Recent Developments
- 4.18 Ashland
- 4.18.1 Ashland Structural Adhesives for Automotive Company Information
- 4.18.2 Ashland Structural Adhesives for Automotive Business Overview
- 4.18.3 Ashland Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.18.4 Ashland Product Portfolio
- 4.18.5 Ashland Recent Developments
5 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production by Region
- 5.1 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Structural Adhesives for Automotive Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Structural Adhesives for Automotive Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.3.3 United States
- 6.3.4 Canada
- 6.3.5 Mexico
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Structural Adhesives for Automotive Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Structural Adhesives for Automotive Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.4.3 Germany
- 6.4.4 France
- 6.4.5 U.K.
- 6.4.6 Italy
- 6.4.7 Russia
- 6.4.8 Spain
- 6.4.9 Netherlands
- 6.4.10 Switzerland
- 6.4.11 Sweden
- 6.4.12 Poland
- 6.5 Asia Pacific
- 6.5.1 Asia Pacific Structural Adhesives for Automotive Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Structural Adhesives for Automotive Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.5.3 China
- 6.5.4 Japan
- 6.5.5 South Korea
- 6.5.6 India
- 6.5.7 Australia
- 6.5.8 Taiwan
- 6.5.9 Southeast Asia
- 6.6 South America, Middle East & Africa
- 6.6.1 South America, Middle East & Africa Structural Adhesives for Automotive Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Structural Adhesives for Automotive Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.6.3 Brazil
- 6.6.4 Argentina
- 6.6.5 Chile
- 6.6.6 Turkey
- 6.6.7 GCC Countries
7 Segment by Type
- 7.1 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production by Type (2021-2032) & (t)
- 7.1.2 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production by Application (2021-2032) & (t)
- 8.1.2 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 Structural Adhesives for Automotive Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Structural Adhesives for Automotive Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Structural Adhesives for Automotive Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Structural Adhesives for Automotive Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Structural Adhesives for Automotive Distributors
- 9.2.3 Structural Adhesives for Automotive Customers
10 Global Structural Adhesives for Automotive Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 Structural Adhesives for Automotive Industry Trends
- 10.2 Structural Adhesives for Automotive Industry Drivers
- 10.3 Structural Adhesives for Automotive Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 Structural Adhesives for Automotive Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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