CROW's Top 3 Hotmelt Adhesive Suppliers
DOW
Headquarters: Midland, Michigan, USA
Website: https://www.dow.com
Revenue: Approx. $50 Billion (2018)
Main Markets: Consumer & packaging, health &
hygiene, automotive, electronics, energy, building & construction
etc.
About: Headquartered in Midland, Michigan, Dow Corporation is an American multinational chemical company with pro forma net sales of $50B in 2018. The company employs 37,000 people globally across 113 manufacturing sites in 31 countries. Its provides polyethylene resins, plastic additives, elastomeric products and a large number of basic and performance chemicals. In addition, it offers a large number of hotmelt adhesives for all major markets, including food and beverage packaging, health & hygiene, product assembly, and automotive.
3M
Headquarters: St. Paul, MN, USA
Website: www.3m.com
Revenue: Approx. $12 Billion ($31.7 total in 2017)
Main Markets: Automotive, electronics, health care, energy, consumer and packaging
About: 3M, formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (1902–2002), is an American multinational corporation based in Maplewood, Minnesota (a suburb of St. Paul). With over $31 billion in annual sales in 2017, 3M employs 91,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 70 countries. The company offers one of the broadest portfolios of adhesives, sealants, and pressure sensitive tapes. The company also offers a large variety of hot melt adhesives for all major markets.
HB Fuller
Headquarters: St. Paul, MN, USA
Website: www.hbfuller.com
Revenue: Approx. $3.1 Billion (2018)
Main Markets: Construction, Consumer Goods, Electronics, General Industry, etc.
About: H.B. Fuller is a major American adhesive and sealant manufacturer headquartered in St. Paul, MN, USA. The company provides adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical products for a large number of markets, including building & construction, paper and plastic converting, woodworking, general assembly, food packaging, person hygiene & nonwovens. HB Fuller also offer a comprehensive portfolio of hotmelt adhesives for all major markets including flexible packaging, case and carton sealing, can container labeling.
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