Production Trends of Adhesive Types

( Unit : MT/Year)

Adhesive Types		2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	Market Share (%)	Growth Rate (%)
Formal- dehyde	Urea	177,272	139,177	134,243	127,866	134,282
	Melamine	25,006	25,023	28,598	32,038	35,585
	Phenol	30,547	30,955	31,152	32,001	35,859
Subtotal		232,825	195,155	193,993	191,905	202,726	32.9	5.6
Solvent Based	Vinyl acetate	7,553	7,818	7,798	7,800	7,878
	Other resins	9,325	10,719	12,870	13,578	11,874
	Chloroprene Rubber	5,701	5,625	5,697	5,164	4,683
	Synthesized Rubber	485	451	1,134	1,285	1,110
	Natural Rubber	1,388	1,483	1,929	1,732	1,684
Subtotal		24,452	26,096	29,428	29,559	27,229	4.5	△7.9
Water Based	Vinyl acetate	27,981	28,917	32,142	32,166	34,323
	Vinyl acetate copolymer	9,129	9,528	9,326	7,985	11,757
	EVA Emulsion	16,832	17,269	19,596	19,013	21,869
	Acryl Emulsion	132,765	130,042	131,286	139,505	137,905
	Other Emulsion	6,471	12,250	12,931	10,016	8,138
	Isocyanate	1,006	926	901	1,022	1,790
	Synyhesized Rubber	3,628	3,857	4,152	4,250	3,786
	Other	7,684	7,599	6,875	7,428	6,702
Subtotal		205,496	210,388	217,209	221,385	227,270	36.8	2.7
Hot Melt	EVA	11,897	10,525	8,172	8,941	9,163
	Rubber	11,580	12,660	10,802	11,935	11,331
	Others	4,939	5,252	4,499	4,263	4,553
Subtotal		28,416	28,437	23,473	25,139	25,047	4.1	△0.4
Reac- tive	Epoxy	8,312	11,523	10,897	11,948	12,692
	Cyanoacrylate	293	300	255	295	240
	Polyurethane	17,112	19,737	20,885	19,600	19,666
	Modified Acryl	2,062	2,168	2,390	2,521	2,771
	Others	1,588	1,765	1,711	1,500	1,474
Subtotal		29,367	35,493	36,138	35,864	36,843	5.9	2.7
PSA	Acryl	46,047	46,366	48,663	51,217	51,906
	Rubber	7,228	4,997	5,300	5,645	5,011
	Others	746	794	547	1,395	2,984
Subtotal		54,021	52,157	54,510	58,257	59,901	9.7	2.8
Others	Others	7,795	9,487	7,714	3,127	3,309
	Industrial Sealants	26,213	23,824	28,398	29,975	34,169
Subtotal		34,188	33,311	36,112	33,102	37,478	6.1	13.2
Total		608,765	581,037	590,863	595,211	616,494	100	3.6

※Source : KAIA 2016

Adhesives Volume in Applications

( Unit : MT/Year)

Applications	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	Market Share (%)	Growth Rate (%)
Plywood	208,709	126,527	127,330	127,694	135,656	22.0	6.2
Woodworking	23,690	68,232	70,973	77,268	85,817	13.9	11.0
Civil Engineering /Construction	120,661	129,143	126,339	127,429	121,923	19.8	△4.3
Packaging & Lamination	32,157	32,262	35,032	36,615	41,667	6.8	13.8
Paper Tubing	7,035	9,017	8,736	9,226	9,233	1.5	0.1
Bookbinding	23,033	21,701	22,953	20,687	20,073	3.3	△2.9
Textiles	44,260	51,254	48,297	46,119	43,832	7.1	△4.9
Vehicles & Other Automotive	45,907	38,581	41,299	42,283	53,606	8.7	26.7
Shoes & Rubber products	22,562	20,540	17,546	17,552	16,735	2.7	△4.6
Electric/Electronic	17,371	21,189	23,979	27,286	29,365	4.7	7.6
Household Uses	26,399	23,622	24,856	23,853	23,272	3.8	△2.4
Others	36,981	38,967	38,112	39,199	35,304	5.7	△9.9
Total	608,765	581,035	590,863	595,211	616,494	100	3.6

※Source : KAIA 2016