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Automotive Adhesives
Automotive adhesive is a kind of adhesives for automotive body, powertrain, repair, assembly, etc., may be used interchangeably with glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, and can be connected together with one or two or more homogeneous or heterogeneous parts (or material) with sufficient strength after curing organic or inorganic, natural or synthetic, a class of substances can be divided according to different raw materials, Epoxy, Acrylic, Polyurethane, Polyamide, etc.
Product & engineering
Understand the product.
Automotive adhesive is a kind of adhesives for automotive body, powertrain, repair, assembly, etc., may be used interchangeably with glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, and can be connected together with one or two or more homogeneous or heterogeneous parts (or material) with sufficient strength after curing organic or inorganic, natural or synthetic, a class of substances can be divided according to different raw materials, Epoxy, Acrylic, Polyurethane, Polyamide, etc.
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Industry Growth & Trends
Global Automotive Adhesives Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
Automotive adhesive is a kind of adhesives for automotive body, powertrain, repair, assembly, etc., may be used interchangeably with glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, and can be connected together with one or two or more homogeneous or heterogeneous parts (or material) with sufficient strength after curing organic or inorganic, natural or synthetic, a class of substances can be divided according to different raw materials, Epoxy, Acrylic, Polyurethane, Polyamide, etc.
The major players in global Automotive Adhesives market include Henkel, Sika, Dow Chemical, etc. The top 3 players occupy about 40% shares of the global market. APAC and Europe are main markets, they occupy about 70% of the global market. Urethane is the main type, with a share about 50%. Body-in-White is the main application, which holds a share about 40%.
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This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Automotive Adhesives market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Automotive Adhesives market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (K MT) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Automotive Adhesives market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to Automotive Adhesives.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Automotive Adhesives market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.
Automotive Adhesives Market by Company
Henkel
Sika
Dow Chemical
3M
Huntsman
Wacker-Chemie
Arkema Group
BASF
Lord
PPG Industries
H.B. Fuller
ITW
Hubei Huitian
Ashland
ThreeBond
Automotive Adhesives Segment by Type
Urethane
Epoxy
Acrylic
Others
Automotive Adhesives Segment by Application
Body-in-White
Interior & Exterior
Fixed Glass
Others
Automotive Adhesives 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.
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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 Automotive Adhesives 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 Automotive Adhesives and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
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4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
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6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Automotive Adhesives.
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Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: 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 3: Detailed analysis of Automotive Adhesives manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Automotive Adhesives in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Urethane
- Epoxy
- Acrylic
- Others
Applications
- Body-in-White
- Interior & Exterior
- Fixed Glass
- Others
Companies covered
- Henkel
- Sika
- Dow Chemical
- 3M
- Huntsman
- Wacker-Chemie
- Arkema Group
- BASF
- Lord
- PPG Industries
- H.B. Fuller
- ITW
- Hubei Huitian
- Ashland
- ThreeBond
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Automotive Adhesives Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Automotive Adhesives Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Automotive Adhesives Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Urethane
- 1.3.2 Epoxy
- 1.3.3 Acrylic
- 1.3.4 Others
- 1.4 Global Automotive Adhesives Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Automotive Adhesives Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Automotive Adhesives Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Automotive Adhesives Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Automotive Adhesives Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Automotive Adhesives Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Automotive Adhesives Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Automotive Adhesives Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Automotive Adhesives Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Automotive Adhesives Industry Trends
- 2.2 Automotive Adhesives Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Automotive Adhesives Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Automotive Adhesives Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Automotive Adhesives Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Automotive Adhesives Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Automotive Adhesives Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Automotive Adhesives Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Automotive Adhesives Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Automotive Adhesives Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Automotive Adhesives Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Automotive Adhesives Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Automotive Adhesives Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Automotive Adhesives Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Automotive Adhesives Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Automotive Adhesives Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Automotive Adhesives Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Automotive Adhesives Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Automotive Adhesives Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Automotive Adhesives Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Automotive Adhesives Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Automotive Adhesives Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Automotive Adhesives Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Automotive Adhesives Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Automotive Adhesives by Application
- 5.1 Automotive Adhesives Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Body-in-White
- 5.1.2 Interior & Exterior
- 5.1.3 Fixed Glass
- 5.1.4 Others
- 5.2 Global Automotive Adhesives Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Automotive Adhesives Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Automotive Adhesives Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Automotive Adhesives Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Automotive Adhesives Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Automotive Adhesives Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Automotive Adhesives Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Automotive Adhesives Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Automotive Adhesives Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Henkel
- 6.1.1 Henkel Company Information
- 6.1.2 Henkel Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Henkel Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Henkel Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Henkel Recent Developments
- 6.2 Sika
- 6.2.1 Sika Company Information
- 6.2.2 Sika Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Sika Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Sika Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Sika Recent Developments
- 6.3 Dow Chemical
- 6.3.1 Dow Chemical Company Information
- 6.3.2 Dow Chemical Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Dow Chemical Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Dow Chemical Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Dow Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.4 3M
- 6.4.1 3M Company Information
- 6.4.2 3M Business Overview
- 6.4.3 3M Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 3M Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 3M Recent Developments
- 6.5 Huntsman
- 6.5.1 Huntsman Company Information
- 6.5.2 Huntsman Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Huntsman Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Huntsman Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Huntsman Recent Developments
- 6.6 Wacker-Chemie
- 6.6.1 Wacker-Chemie Company Information
- 6.6.2 Wacker-Chemie Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Wacker-Chemie Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Wacker-Chemie Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Wacker-Chemie Recent Developments
- 6.7 Arkema Group
- 6.7.1 Arkema Group Company Information
- 6.7.2 Arkema Group Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Arkema Group Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Arkema Group Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Arkema Group Recent Developments
- 6.8 BASF
- 6.8.1 BASF Company Information
- 6.8.2 BASF Business Overview
- 6.8.3 BASF Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 BASF Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 BASF Recent Developments
- 6.9 Lord
- 6.9.1 Lord Company Information
- 6.9.2 Lord Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Lord Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Lord Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Lord Recent Developments
- 6.10 PPG Industries
- 6.10.1 PPG Industries Company Information
- 6.10.2 PPG Industries Business Overview
- 6.10.3 PPG Industries Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 PPG Industries Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 PPG Industries Recent Developments
- 6.11 H.B. Fuller
- 6.11.1 H.B. Fuller Company Information
- 6.11.2 H.B. Fuller Business Overview
- 6.11.3 H.B. Fuller Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 H.B. Fuller Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 H.B. Fuller Recent Developments
- 6.12 ITW
- 6.12.1 ITW Company Information
- 6.12.2 ITW Business Overview
- 6.12.3 ITW Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 ITW Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 ITW Recent Developments
- 6.13 Hubei Huitian
- 6.13.1 Hubei Huitian Company Information
- 6.13.2 Hubei Huitian Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Hubei Huitian Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Hubei Huitian Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Hubei Huitian Recent Developments
- 6.14 Ashland
- 6.14.1 Ashland Company Information
- 6.14.2 Ashland Business Overview
- 6.14.3 Ashland Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 Ashland Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 Ashland Recent Developments
- 6.15 ThreeBond
- 6.15.1 ThreeBond Company Information
- 6.15.2 ThreeBond Business Overview
- 6.15.3 ThreeBond Automotive Adhesives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 ThreeBond Automotive Adhesives Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 ThreeBond Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Automotive Adhesives Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Automotive Adhesives Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Automotive Adhesives Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Automotive Adhesives Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Automotive Adhesives Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Automotive Adhesives Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Automotive Adhesives Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Automotive Adhesives Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Automotive Adhesives Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Automotive Adhesives Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Automotive Adhesives Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Automotive Adhesives Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Automotive Adhesives Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Automotive Adhesives Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Automotive Adhesives Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Automotive Adhesives Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Automotive Adhesives Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Automotive Adhesives Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Automotive Adhesives Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Automotive Adhesives Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Automotive Adhesives Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Automotive Adhesives Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Automotive Adhesives Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Automotive Adhesives Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Automotive Adhesives Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Automotive Adhesives Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Automotive Adhesives Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Automotive Adhesives Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Automotive Adhesives Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Automotive Adhesives Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Automotive Adhesives Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Automotive Adhesives Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Automotive Adhesives Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Automotive Adhesives Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Automotive Adhesives Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Automotive Adhesives Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Automotive Adhesives Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Automotive Adhesives Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Automotive Adhesives Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Automotive Adhesives Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Automotive Adhesives Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Automotive Adhesives Key Raw Materials
- 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
- 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 12.1.5 Automotive Adhesives Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Automotive Adhesives Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Automotive Adhesives Distributors
- 12.2.3 Automotive Adhesives Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
- 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 14.2 Research Methodology
- 14.3 Research Process
- 14.4 Authors List of This Report
- 14.5 Data Source
- 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 14.5.2 Primary Sources
- 14.6 Disclaimer
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