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Beyond the Numbers: Trends Shaping the Top 20

The 2025 Top 20 reveals where growth is happening—and where challenges remain.
karen parker
Karen Parker
July 31, 2026

AI, construction, currency shifts, and strategic acquisitions shaped the performance of the world's largest adhesive and sealant manufacturers.


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Reshoring, Risk, and U.S. Manufacturing in an Uncertain World

karen parker
Karen Parker
July 17, 2026

As companies consider moving manufacturing back to the United States, the investment required for critical reshoring efforts is significant.


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AI and Digitization Driving the Triple Bottom Line

As sustainability becomes a strategic priority, manufacturers are leveraging AI technologies to optimize operations, reduce emissions, and build more resilient supply chains.
Lisa Anderson president of LMA Consulting Group
Lisa Anderson
July 15, 2026

Designing sustainability into products, optimizing energy, creating predictive quality systems, and optimizing the supply chain are examples of AI-enabled programs that drive the triple bottom line.


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Collaboration and Innovation Drive the Conversation at ASC's Convention and EXPO

karen parker
Karen Parker
May 21, 2026

The neon lights of Nashville’s Broadway may have been calling from just down the street, but the real electricity was inside the Grand Hyatt


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Supply Chain Strategies

Transportation Trends and Opportunities as Supply Chains Reshape

Geopolitical shifts, tariffs, and AI are driving fundamental changes in supply chains and transportation networks.
Lisa Anderson president of LMA Consulting Group
Lisa Anderson
April 24, 2026

Learn how shifting supply chains are impacting transportation, from regional trade routes to the role of AI in logistics optimization.


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Strategic Solutions

PFAS Update 2026: Continued Refinement of U.S. and Global Strategies — and Greater Focus on Adhesives and Sealants

State-level bans and federal mandates are creating a more complex compliance landscape for adhesive and sealant manufacturers.
George R. Pilcher
April 22, 2026

Discover how PFAS legislation in the U.S. and EU is affecting adhesives, sealants, and related products across multiple applications.


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The Latest Adhesive Research: From Smart Functionality to Bioinspired Design

karen parker
Karen Parker
April 14, 2026

Adhesives are designed to bond materials together, but ongoing innovation continues to expand their role well beyond that core function.


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Reshaping Supply Chains with Artificial Intelligence

The electronics industry is in a transformative state with companies and consumers beginning to take advantage of AI.
Lisa Anderson president of LMA Consulting Group
Lisa Anderson
February 18, 2026

Resilient, technology-enabled supply chains are becoming the competitive edge in the AI-powered electronics boom


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M&A: Shaping the Adhesives Landscape

The hopes for a 2025 M&A recovery were set back by economic uncertainty and valuation gaps, but improving conditions are reviving optimism for 2026.
Julie Vaughn Biege
February 18, 2026

The adhesives and sealants market is characterized by five companies that account for close to one-third of the global market.


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Three Key Trends Shaping Adhesives and Sealants Advances

The importance of adhesives and sealants may be sometimes overlooked, but trends within these product classes matter.
Philip Marsh Wayne Daniell
December 17, 2025
Adhesives are no longer background consumables; they are strategic enablers of greener supply chains, lighter designs, and smarter high‑speed manufacturing.
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