The Future Prospects of Adhesive Tapes Are Broad

Adhesive materials include tapes and adhesives. Tapes are composed of two parts: a base material and an adhesive. The base material is paper, cloth, film, etc. The adhesive (mainly pressure-sensitive adhesive) is evenly coated on various base materials to form a tape and a reel. According to the type of adhesive, it can be divided into water-based tape, oil-based tape, solvent-based tape, hot-melt tape, natural rubber tape, etc.; according to the function, it can be divided into high-temperature tape, double-sided tape, insulation tape, special tape, etc. Different functions are suitable for different usage needs.

Adhesive tapes have long-lasting high viscosity, reliable adhesion, sufficient cohesion and elasticity, and are widely used as industrial materials. Common adhesive tapes are divided into civilian tapes and industrial tapes.

The application areas of adhesive tapes range from early civilian consumables such as shielding protection, packaging and sealing to raw materials for electrical equipment and electronic products. Adhesive tapes have also expanded from basic functions such as sealing, connection, fixing, shielding and protection to multiple composite functions such as conductivity, insulation, UV resistance, and thermal conductivity. Adhesive tapes have gradually evolved from traditional adhesive material manufacturing to an emerging material industry with high technological content, wide application fields, and many downstream industry segments.

① Application of tapes in packaging:

The packaging industry is a traditional application field for tapes, mainly including BOPP tapes, cloth-based tapes, fiber tapes, etc. In recent years, with the rapid development of the logistics industry, the market size of the packaging industry has grown, and the market demand for tapes in the packaging field will continue to expand.

Taking fiber tape as an example, its branch striped fiber tape and grid fiber tape are widely used in the packaging field, such as home appliance packaging: such as washing machines, refrigerators, freezers, etc.; packaging of metal and wooden furniture: pallet/carton transportation; in addition, there are carton packaging, packaging of zero-load items, etc.

② Application of tape in building decoration field

Masking tape is a roll-shaped adhesive tape made of masking paper and adhesive as the main raw materials. The adhesive is coated on the masking paper and the other side is coated with anti-sticking material. It has the characteristics of high adhesion, soft and compliant, no residual glue left after tearing, clear color separation, easy to tear by hand, high temperature resistance, solvent resistance, UV resistance, waterproof, etc., and is widely used in the building decoration industry.

Application of fiber tape in the construction industry, such as the pasting of door and window sealing strips. Door and window sealing strips are a type of seals mainly used for building decoration doors and windows such as plastic steel doors and windows, aluminum alloy doors and windows, and wooden doors and windows. Mesh fiber double-sided tape is an important component of EPDM sealing strips, which can ensure that EPDM can be bonded to doors and windows and will not fall off for a long time.

③ Application of adhesive tape in automobile manufacturing

Adhesive is an indispensable raw material in automobile production. In automobile manufacturing, the use of good bonding technology can improve driving comfort, reduce noise, shock absorption, lightweight, reduce energy consumption, simplify processes, and improve product quality. Therefore, adhesives play an irreplaceable role in vehicle design and manufacturing. According to the function, the application of adhesives in automobiles is mainly divided into body adhesives, power system adhesives, and repair adhesives.

In the future, the rigid demand for automobiles will still exist, especially the growth of new energy vehicles, so the market demand for adhesive tapes for automobile manufacturing will also increase. New energy vehicles, including the protection and fixation of power batteries, require a large amount of adhesive materials. The unconventional and rapid development of new energy vehicles has brought huge business opportunities to many adhesive companies, but also brought arduous challenges.

④ Application of tapes in the field of electronic and electrical product manufacturing

The rapid development of information consumption has driven the in-depth application of smart terminal products, and the upgrading speed of the consumer electronics industry has significantly accelerated. With the continuous development of personal smart terminals (including laptops, tablets, smart phones, etc.), product thinness has become the main trend, and the application rate of adhesive tapes in the assembly of electronic products has continued to increase. There are mainly ultra-thin substrate-free adhesive tapes, double-sided cotton paper adhesive tapes used for bonding mobile phone windows and display insulation films, double-sided PET adhesive tapes used for punching and processing of mobile phone insulation film back glue, conductive adhesive tapes, and ultra-thin foam adhesive tapes that are waterproof and dustproof.

As people's awareness of health and environmental protection continues to increase, and environmental regulations become increasingly stringent, high-performance environmentally friendly adhesives will become the new favorite of the market. In the future, adhesives will be dominated by low-pollution water-based adhesives and hot-melt adhesives, and environmentally friendly adhesives will gradually become popular.