In 2025, formulators and product developers performed nearly 500,000 product searches on the Master Catalog of adhesive ingredients. The Master Catalog centralizes over 30,000 grades from more than 1,000 suppliers. In short, it lists every product from every supplier, regardless of whether there is a commercial relationship with SpecialChem.
The ranking below reflects what ingredients these decision-makers were actively evaluating.
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 formulators' behavior extracted from nearly 500,000 searches.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
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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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