Last year, the scale of the adhesive industry exceeded 174 billion yuan

At the 25th China Adhesives and Adhesive Tape Industry Annual Conference held on September 8, Yang Xu, Secretary General of the China Adhesives and Adhesive Tape Industry Association, pointed out that the economic operation of the industry in 2021 showed ten characteristics

According to Yang Xu, the characteristics of the industry last year are: the economic scale of the industry exceeded 174 billion yuan, and the proportion of rubber used in the assembly industry market, which was mainly photovoltaic, wind power and electronic and electrical, increased year by year; The growth of market demand for civil consumer adhesives and adhesive tape products has become the main reason for the substantial economic growth of the industry, and functional products such as water-based and hot-melt products have become hot spots in the market segment; The expansion of strategic emerging industries has significantly driven the economic growth of the industry; The performance of leading enterprises in subdivision areas showed explosive growth; The construction of new production capacity and the acceleration of new product research and development have boosted the stable economic growth of the industry; Small and medium-sized enterprises account for nearly 80% of the industry, and the concentration of the industry needs to be improved; The prices of major raw materials remain high and fluctuate, affecting the pattern of enterprise operation and industrial development; The industrial structure lags behind the needs of the times, the import and export of adhesive products continues to have a trade deficit, and the import and export of the adhesive tape industry has a long-term trade surplus; From the perspective of raw material supply pattern and downstream application market, the production and application of global adhesives and adhesive tapes will be further focused on China; In terms of green and high-quality development, the opportunities faced by industry enterprises will be far greater than the challenges