Market
Information - Adhesives & Sealant
The major products under adhesives and sealant include all type of
adhesives tape, all types of adhesives and glues for ceramic tiles/mosaic
tiles/marble and granite, which apply to floor, wall and ceiling,
all types of sealant such as epoxy, silicon and polysulphide sealant
etc, all types of grouting materials and concrete repair mortar or
admixture. These types of adhesives and sealant can be used in more
industries such as automobile industry, air conditioner and refrigerator
industries, air and oil filter industries, building industry, for
marine cargo containers, furniture industries, household and others.
| Malaysia’s
Export of Adhesives and Sealant based on Rubber |
|
| Years/ |
Value(RM) |
Total |
| HS Code |
3506.91.000 |
3214.90.000 |
|
|
| 1999 |
38,931,751 |
43,076,158 |
82,007,909 |
| 2000 |
51,079,669 |
35,030,150 |
86,109,819 |
| 2001 |
47,466,108 |
38,463,543 |
85,929,651 |
|
| Note: |
|
| 3506.91.000 |
Adhesives based on polymers or rubber,
put up for retail sale as glues or adhesives, not exceeding
a net weight of 1 kg |
| 3214.90.000 |
Other, Glaziers’ putty, grafting putty,
resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters’ fillings;
non-refactory surfacing preparations for facades, indoor
walls, floors, ceiling or the like. |
| Malaysia Customs Duties Order |
|
| HS Code |
Unit of Qty |
Import |
Export |
Sales
Tax |
IL/EL |
Asean Cept |
Asean Pta |
|
| 3506.91.000 |
kg |
25% |
nil |
10% |
IL/EL* |
5% |
50% |
| 3214.90.000 |
kg |
5% |
nil |
5% |
|
5% |
|
|
* Required imports and exports permit, issued by Director General
of Environmental Quality, Malaysia
Leading Manufacturers
1. MEG Industrials
Berhad – Sungai Buloh, Selangor
2. 3M Malaysia Sdn Bhd – Petaling Jaya, Selangor
3. Rovski Sdn Bhd – Subang Jaya, Selangor
4. National Starch & Chemical (M) Sdn Bhd – Shah Alam,
Selangor
Sales & Marketing
| Pricing |
MALAYSIA |
Most of the adhesives are sold directly to end user or retailer
but a few using distributors. As for pricing, for example,
one piece of windscreen sealant is sold at RM 7 to local workshops. |
| |
|
| Distribution Channels |
USA |
An increasing amount of adhesives is being
sold through distributors and many adhesives companies have
begun to outsource portions of their production to manufacturers.
Distributors and manufacturers have limited in-house adhesive
expertise and testing facilities. Adhesives are critical to
the performance of many products and manufacturers need to
carefully evaluate the suitability of adhesives for their applications
and to monitor the quality of the adhesives they purchase.
|
| |
|
| Competition |
In the implementation of AFTA, fierce
competition is expected. Currently, there are strong competitions
from Thailand, China, USA and Germany in the domestic market.
For international markets, the major players are as shown in
the tables below:
|
| |
|
| Imports of Adhesives and Sealant
in Major Markets |
|
| NETHERLANDS |
|
(in RM million) |
|
|
| HS Code |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
| 3506.91.000 |
293.32 |
229.47 |
197.87 |
| 3214.90.000 |
173.56 |
166.20 |
125.26 |
| Total Imports |
466.88 |
395.67 |
323.13 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Netherlands: Leading
Suppliers, % Share |
|
| |
|
% Share |
| HS Code |
Country |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
| 3506.91.000 |
1 |
Germany |
32.60 |
24.57 |
27.00 |
| |
2 |
Switzerland |
10.52 |
15.18 |
18.65 |
| |
3 |
France |
16.43 |
16.71 |
10.80 |
| |
4 |
US |
6.59 |
5.95 |
9.90 |
| |
5 |
Belgium |
9.95 |
6.88 |
9.82 |
| |
28 |
Malaysia |
0 |
0 |
0.01 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| 3214.90.000 |
1 |
Germany |
37.13 |
48.62 |
52.23 |
| |
2 |
Belgium |
16.04 |
15.04 |
16.68 |
| |
3 |
France |
4.85 |
8.54 |
11.60 |
| |
4 |
Switzerland |
8.57 |
6.53 |
4.60 |
| |
5 |
US |
15.51 |
9.98 |
3.25 |
| |
26 |
Malaysia |
0 |
0.04 |
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JAPAN
|
|
(in RM million) |
|
|
|
HS Code
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
|
| 3506.91.000 |
134.90 |
147.61 |
155.64 |
| 3214.90.000 |
108.60 |
114.65 |
109.64 |
| Total Imports |
243.50 |
262.26 |
265.10 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Japan: Leading Supplier,
% Share |
|
| |
|
% Share |
| HS Code |
Country |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
| 3506.91.000 |
1 |
US |
74.44 |
70.76 |
62.49 |
| |
2 |
Germany |
6.38 |
6.75 |
8.07 |
| |
3 |
China |
0.29 |
2.49 |
6.37 |
| |
4 |
Korea, Republic |
4.52 |
3.55 |
6.01 |
| |
5 |
Vietnam |
0.01 |
0.01 |
4.19 |
| |
14 |
Malaysia |
0.88 |
0.59 |
0.45 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| 3214.90.000 |
1 |
US |
47.59 |
45.91 |
49.33 |
| |
2 |
Germany |
32.34 |
28.30 |
24.59 |
| |
3 |
UK |
2.60 |
3.90 |
4.89 |
| |
4 |
Ireland |
3.04 |
3.17 |
4.16 |
| |
5 |
Thailand |
3.92 |
5.09 |
4.04 |
| |
7 |
Malaysia |
0.10 |
0.96 |
2.42 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GERMANY |
|
(in RM million) |
|
|
| HS Code |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
| 3506.91.000 |
543.48 |
636.62 |
621.39 |
| 3214.90.000 |
400.61 |
369.96 |
360.22 |
| Total Imports |
944.09 |
395.67 |
981.61 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Germany: Leading
Suppliers, % Share |
|
| |
|
% Share |
| HS Code |
Country |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
| 3506.91.000 |
1 |
France |
20.40
|
20.45 |
19.61 |
| |
2 |
Switzerland |
18.84 |
16.38 |
15.37 |
| |
3 |
Netherlands |
15.54 |
12.48 |
11.98 |
| |
4 |
US |
11.33 |
11.12 |
11.63 |
| |
5 |
UK |
5.32 |
5.55 |
10.20 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| 3214.90.000 |
1 |
Switzerland |
43.23 |
40.91 |
41.35 |
| |
2 |
Belgium |
27.20 |
34.67 |
24.93 |
| |
3 |
Netherlands |
6.81 |
5.73 |
11.92 |
| |
4 |
Italy |
4.85 |
3.26 |
3.71 |
| |
5 |
France |
3.36 |
3.07 |
3.43 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FRANCE
|
|
(in RM million) |
|
|
|
HS Code
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
|
| 3506.91.000 |
322.84 |
309.97 |
328.10 |
| 3214.90.000 |
410.51 |
356.74 |
360.22 |
| Total Imports |
466.88 |
666.71 |
671.92 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| France: Leading Suppliers,
% Share |
|
| |
|
% Share
|
| HS Code |
Country |
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
|
| 3506.91.000 |
1 |
Germany |
38.77 |
39.87 |
39.58 |
| |
2 |
Netherlands |
12.92 |
9.29 |
11.06 |
| |
3 |
Belgium |
12.49 |
10.79 |
10.60 |
| |
4 |
UK |
10.48 |
12.67 |
9.63 |
| |
5 |
Italy |
4.61 |
7.98 |
8.67 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| 3214.90.000 |
1 |
Germany |
26.75 |
28.75 |
37.31 |
| |
2 |
Netherlands |
13.76 |
14.41 |
7.73 |
| |
3 |
Italy |
1.93 |
2.39 |
3.67 |
| |
4 |
UK |
6.64 |
5.16 |
3.67 |
| |
5 |
Ireland |
2.26 |
2.33 |
1.70 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM
|
(in RM million) |
|
|
|
HS Code
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
|
| 3506.91.000 |
397.83 |
406.01 |
415.42 |
| 3214.90.000 |
132.17 |
130.65 |
171.85 |
| Total Imports |
530.01 |
536.66 |
587.26 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| United Kingdom: Leading
Suppliers, % Share |
|
| |
|
% Share
|
| HS Code |
Country |
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
|
| 3506.91.000 |
1 |
Germany |
25.00 |
22.56 |
26.25 |
| |
2 |
US |
17.02 |
21.81 |
17.79 |
| |
3 |
France |
17.03 |
15.40 |
17.54 |
| |
4 |
Belgium |
8.36 |
7.87 |
7.62 |
| |
5 |
Italy |
4.39 |
4.34 |
6.58 |
| |
36 |
Malaysia |
0.02 |
0.13 |
0.01 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Prospects
The issues
facing adhesives companies today are common to many facets
of the manufacturing world.
Globalization, pricing
pressure, tougher environmental regulations and continual
customer requests to do it better, faster and cheaper is
a situation faced by an adhesives and sealant manufacturers
worldwide. According to industry source, trends of globalisation
and industry consolidation throughout the value chain – from
raw material supplier to retailers – as well as environmental
awareness and increasing demand for high-speed production
of high performance products, are daily influenced in the
operations and crafting of business strategies. |
Testing
A strip of adhesive tape is bonded to stainless steel plate (1.9"
X 7.8"), which has been cleaned with acetone, by rolling the tape
on to the surface with a weight of 2.05kg in accordance with the Pressure
Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC). For each testpiece, the peel strength
at 180º angle (PSTC-1) is measured by pulling the tape back on itself
at 300mm/min using an Instron Tensile Tester (Model 5564) under ambient
conditions. Five or more testpieces for each type of joint are tested
to obtain an average value of the peel strength of the joint.
Typical peel strength values for general purpose (GP) and heat-resistant
(HR) masking paper tapes are as follows:
Sample |
Peel Strength (N/m) |
GP |
390 |
HR |
330 |
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