Material selection in adhesives is increasingly data-driven. SpecialChem’s Adhesives & Sealants segment captured strong formulation activity from professionals worldwide, revealing clear signals of ingredient demand in 2025.
Here’s what the numbers reveal:
🧪 30,593 adhesive ingredients listed on SpecialChem
👩🔬 650,000 yearly visits from adhesives professionals in 2025
🔍 Nearly 500,000 ingredient searches performed on the platform
These figures reflect not just traffic, but real formulation activity, project validation, and supplier comparison.
Why this ranking matters
We've analyzed this data to identify the most popular material categories. Unlike survey-based reports, this ranking is based on actual digital behavior from 500,000+ searches performed by professionals in research mode in 2025.It provides suppliers and industry stakeholders with:
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Clear visibility into trending ingredient types
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Insights into where formulation activity is increasing
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Early signals of shifting market priorities
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Benchmarks for positioning and portfolio optimization
For suppliers, appearing in these rankings means strong visibility among formulators at the exact moment of material selection.
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Top 25 adhesives additives
- Tackifiers
- Crosslinking, Curing, Vulcanizing Agents
- Rheology Modifiers, Viscosity Modifiers, Thickeners
- Adhesion Promoters / Bonding Agents
- Plasticizers
- Biocides
- Surfactants +2
- Defoamers, Anti-foaming Agents -1
- Antioxidants +4
- Waxes +2
- Catalysts / Accelerators / Initiators -3
- Dispersants -1
- Wetting Agents -3
- Reactive Diluents
- Light Stabilizers / UV Absorbers
- Flame Retardants / Fire Retardants +1
- Photoinitiators & Synergists -1
- Toughening Agents +1
- Oils (Process / Natural) -1
- Release Agents
- Moisture Scavengers
- Corrosion Inhibitors +1
- Anti-static Agents -1
- Coalescing Agents
- Reinforcers +1
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Top 20 adhesives polymers
- Polyurethane (PU) Resins
- Acrylics & Acrylic Copolymers
- Epoxy Resins
- Synthetic Rubbers
- Styrenes & Styrene Copolymers
- Natural Polymers
- Polyolefin Resins +1
- Ethylene Co-terpolymers - Solids (EVA, EMA) +1
- Polyvinyl Acetate Emulsions & Derivatives (PVAc) +2
- Silicones (Si)
- Silyl-modified Polymers (SMP) -4
- Styrene Block Copolymers, SBC (SBS, SEBS, SEPS, SIS) +1
- Polychlorovinyls (PVC, PVDC) +2
- Polyester Resins +2
- Ethylene Co-terpolymers - Emulsions (VAE, EVC) -3
- Natural Rubbers (NR) +3
- Polyamide (PA) Resins +1
- Aminoplasts & Phenoplasts (UF, MUF) -4
- Polyvinyl Alcohols (PVOH) -2
- Polysulfide Resins
Top 10 adhesives monomers
- Polyol-based Monomers
- Acrylates & Methacrylates Monomers
- Acrylate / Methacrylate Oligomers +2
- Diol Monomers -1
- Isocyanate Monomers -1
- Triol Monomers
- Diacid Monomers +3
- Styrenic Monomers +4
- Diamine Monomers +2
- Vinyl Monomers -1
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