Reactive & Other Adhesives Market Report 2026

The reactive & other adhesives market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $11.95 billion in 2025 to $13.31 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growth in industrial manufacturing, widespread use of epoxy adhesives, expansion of construction activities, demand for durable bonding solutions, availability of reactive resin systems.

The reactive & other adhesives market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $21.09 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.2%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growth in electric vehicle production, increasing lightweight material usage, advancements in adhesive chemistry, rising infrastructure development, demand for solvent free adhesives. Major trends in the forecast period include rising demand for structural bonding solutions, increased use in automotive assembly, growing adoption in construction applications, expansion of reactive hot melt adhesives, focus on high strength and fast curing systems.

The adhesive market is projected to benefit from the growth of the automobile industry during the forecast period. The push for producing lightweight vehicles is driving increased demand for adhesives and sealants, which are being used as alternatives to welded joints, mechanical fasteners, and gaskets. These materials contribute to reducing the overall weight of automobiles. For instance, in 2023, the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (OICA), a France-based international association of automobile manufacturers, reported notable growth in the global automotive industry, with total vehicle production reaching 93,546,599 units, a significant rise from the 85,016,728 units produced in 2022. Thus, the expansion of the automobile sector is fueling the growth of the recreative and other adhesives market.

Leading companies in the creative and other adhesives market are concentrating on developing advanced bonding technologies, such as bis-diazine crosslinking, to enhance adhesive strength and durability. Bis-diazine crosslinking improves the performance and longevity of adhesives by forming strong three-dimensional networks. For instance, in October 2023, XlynX Materials, a Canada-based innovative chemtech company, introduced the PFAS-free BondLynx molecular adhesive. The updated BondLynx BXW-202 removes fluorine from its chemical composition, improving environmental safety, storage stability, and cost efficiency. This adhesive utilizes bis-diazirine technology to establish durable covalent bonds, permanently crosslinking polymer chains. Initially designed for challenging low-surface-energy plastics such as polypropylene and polyethylene, BondLynx has broadened its applications to include surface functionalization and stabilization in fields like microelectronics, textiles, and organic electronics.

In September 2023, H.B. Fuller Company, a US-based adhesive manufacturer, completed the acquisition of Sanglier Ltd for an undisclosed sum. This strategic move has broadened H.B. Fuller's product portfolio and innovation capabilities across the UK and Europe, with a specific focus on the construction and engineering adhesives markets. The acquisition of Sanglier Ltd has also enhanced H.B. Fuller's production capacity, thus enabling them to better serve their customers in the UK and Europe. Sanglier Ltd is a UK-based adhesive manufacturing company.

Major companies operating in the reactive & other adhesives market are BASF SE, 3M Company, Adco Global Inc., Adhesives Research Inc., Avery Dennison Corporation, Chemence Inc., Collano Adhesives AG, Dow Chemical Company, H.B. Fuller Company, Huntsman Corporation, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Jowat SE, Arkema SA, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Pidilite Industries Limited, Sika AG, Ashland Inc., DELO Industrie Klebstoffe GmbH & Co. KGaA, Master Bond Inc., Franklin International Inc., Hexion Inc., LORD Corporation, Dymax Corporation, RPM International Inc., Royal Adhesives & Sealants LLC, Scott Bader Company Ltd., Soudal NV, Wacker Chemie AG, Bostik SA, Dynea AS, EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Evonik Industries AG, Hernon Manufacturing Inc., ITW Performance Polymers & Fluids, L&L Products Inc.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the reactive and other adhesives market in 2025. North America was the second-largest region in the global reactive & other adhesives market. The regions covered in the reactive & other adhesives market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the reactive & other adhesives market report are China, India, Japan, Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran, Turkey, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa.

The reactive and other adhesives market consists of the sales of anaerobic, and cyanoacrylates reactive and other adhesives in various forms such as liquids, pastes, tapes, films, and powders. Values in this market are factory gate values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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