CROW's Top 3 Suppliers of Hem-flange and Structural Adhesives
(Adhesives for Demanding Automotive Bonding Applications)
DowDuPont Automotive
Headquarters: Midland, MA & Wilmington, DE
Website: www.dupont.com
Revenue: Approx. $2.8 Billion (Dow Automotive, 2014)
Main Markets: Automotive & Transportation (OEM & Aftermarket)
About: The Automotive Group of DowDuPont (formerly Dow Automotive Systems) is a leading manufacturer of adhesives and sealants for the transportation industry. Their high performance adhesives are sold under the trade name BETAMATE™ and are widely used by OEMs. They deliver one of the highest lap shear and dynamic impact strength among hem-flange and structural adhesives enabling improved load carrying capabilities, vehicle stiffness and durability, as well as weight and cost reduction. The company also offers some of the best structural adhesives for the automotive aftermarket and other very demanding structural bonding applications.
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Headquarters: Düsseldorf, Germany
Website: www.henkel.com
Revenue: Approx. $10.7 Billion (Adhesive Technology
is about 47% of total business)
Main Markets: Transportation, Consumer Goods, Electronics, General Industry, etc.
About: Henkel is a globally-operating company having leading positions in many markets and categories around the world. The company offers a broad and diversified portfolio of products for bonding, sealing, coating and reinforcing. Their sturctural and hem-flange adhesives are sold under the brand name TEROSON® and are widely used for structural bonding and reinforcing applications in the automotive body and vehicle repair industries. Their semi- and highly crash durable structural adhesives allow for weight and cost reduction by increasing crash worthiness and bond durability.
Sika AG
Headquarters: Baar, Switzerland
Website: www.sika.com
Revenue: Approx. $7.1 Billion
Main Markets: Transportation, Consumer Goods, Electronics, General Industry, etc.
About: Sika is a major manufacturer of product assembly adhesives for the transportation, general assembly and construction industry. Their high performance structural and hem-flange adhesives are sold under the trade names SIKAFORCE® and SIKAFAST®. These products deliver high bond strength and impact resistance enabling improved load carrying capabilities, vehicle stiffness, durability and greater design flexibility. The company is also a major manufacturer of sealant and anti-flutter products for the automotive industry.
Others