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Consolidated revenue for Nan Pao grew 15.6% in 2021, reaching nearly NT$18 billion (approximately $607.4 million). Adhesives accounted for 72% of that revenue, or about NT$12.9 billion (~ $437.3 million).

RPM’s total sales grew 10.9% in its 2021 fiscal year (ended May 31, 2021), reaching $6.1 billion. The company’s four business units include: Construction Products Group, Consumer Group, Performance Coatings Group, and Specialty Products Group. Adhesives and sealants are produced primarily in the Construction Products and Consumer groups. (The company declined to provide specific adhesives/sealants-related sales and other details.)

Sika organizes its product offerings into Construction Solutions and Industry Solutions, with specified Target Markets including: Concrete, Waterproofing, Roofing, Building Finishing, Flooring Engineered Refurbishment, and Industry. For the seven construction-focused segments, Sika produces products ranging from sealants, adhesives, and tapes to spray foams and coatings, among many others. The Industry market focuses on a range of solutions (including structural adhesives and sealants) for automotive and commercial vehicle assembly.

Among many others, myriad adhesives, sealants, and related products (e.g., tapes, films, wound care/closure products) are produced in each of 3M’s four business segments: Safety & Industrial (representing 36% of 3M’s total 2021 net sales of $35.4 billion), Transportation & Electronics (28%), Health Care (26%), and Consumer (17%).

Toagosei Group’s Adhesive Material segment comprises five main companies: Aron Packaging Co., Ltd.; Toagosei America Inc.; Elmer’s & Toagosei Co.; Toagosei (Zhuhai) Ltd.; and Toagosei Hong Kong Ltd. The segment produces instant adhesives (including the Aron Alpha and Krazy Glue brands), as well as functional adhesives (including reactive, hot-melt, and light-cure products) for applications in automotive, electronics, and other industries.

2022 ASI Top 20: Wacker Chemie AG

At Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ booth W10 at Paris Packaging Week 2022, visitors will have the opportunity to view a comprehensive range of surface treatments, coatings, and sealants for the metal packaging industry. 

Barentz recently announced that it has appointed Andy Henderson its new talent acquisition specialist on the Corporate HR Team. 

One key theme at the 2022 World Adhesive and Sealant Conference was the industry’s ongoing commitment to innovation. It’s a topic that’s near and dear to my heart, and we’re exploring research and development activities in this issue with a discussion focusing on R&D-related challenges, opportunities, and digitalization strategies.