North America Laminating Adhesives Market

North America Laminating Adhesives Market Size Insights Forecasts to 2035

• The North America Laminating Adhesives Market Size Was Estimated at USD 652.4 Million in 2024
• The Market Size is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of Around 20.14% from 2025 to 2035
• The North America Laminating Adhesives Market Size is Expected to Reach USD 989.56 Million by 2035

According to a Research Report Published by Decisions Advisors & Consulting, the North America Laminating Adhesives Market Size is anticipated to Reach USD 989.56 Million by 2035, Growing at a CAGR of 6.54% from 2025 to 2035. Expanding demand in flexible packaging, automotive lightweighting, electronics, and construction, coupled with regulatory momentum and eco?friendly innovations, presents compelling growth opportunities for North America’s laminating adhesives market.

Market Overview

Contemporary packaging plays a crucial role in the transport and storage of a wide range of goods. In addition to the basic activities outlined above, customers are requesting better and more information about the product and its contents. The use of laminating adhesives in flexible packaging and automotive applications is growing. Laminating adhesives will continue to be supported during the projection period by the encouraging growth trend of flexible packaging. Flexible packaging exports are growing slowly, while imports are predicted to rise quickly in the foreseeable future. The market for laminating adhesives in North America will increase due to the robust presence of flexible packaging manufacturers and the growing demand for flexible packaging from end-user industries.

Report Coverage

This research report categorizes the market for North America laminating adhesives market based on various segments and regions and forecasts revenue growth and analyzes trends in each submarket. The report analyses the key growth drivers, opportunities, and challenges influencing the North America laminating adhesives market. Recent market developments and competitive strategies, such as expansion, product launch, development, partnership, merger, and acquisition, have been included to draw the competitive landscape in the market. The report strategically identifies and profiles the key market players and analyzes their core competencies in each sub-segment of the North America laminating adhesives market. 

Driving Factors

Flexible packaging items are gradually replacing rigid packaging products due to shifts in retail, consumer behavior, and technology. Additionally, the region's growing population and steady economy have been the main drivers of laminating adhesives' expansion in North America. The growing demand for packaged food and beverage and pharmaceutical products has led to a very high growth in retail and pharmaceutical packaging.  Weight loss patterns have been observed in industries including transportation and automobiles. Because of their superior performance and significantly reduced weight, adhesives are taking the place of fasteners in the automotive and transportation sectors. In the near future, the North American laminating adhesives market will be driven by the expansion of end-user industries and rising product penetration.

Restraining Factors

Apart from the drivers, there are some restraints in the laminating adhesives market in North America, such as the high initial investment needed to start providing laminating adhesives services in North America. Another factor which restraining the market is the unavailability of a skilled workforce, with a shortage of technical and analytical ability among employees.

Market Segmentation  

The North America laminating adhesives market share is classified into technology and resin.  

• The water-based segment held the largest market share in 2024 and is projected to grow at a substantial CAGR during the forecast period.  

The North America laminating adhesives market is segmented by technology into solvent-based, solventless, and water-based. Among these, the water-based segment held the largest market share in 2024 and is projected to grow at a substantial CAGR during the forecast period. Benefits of water-based goods include lower costs, more flexibility, time savings, and enhanced safety. The market for water-based laminating adhesives is being driven by brand owners and the general public's growing desire for safer and more environmentally friendly choices.

• The acrylic segment dominated the market in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period.   

The North America laminating adhesives market is segmented by resin into polyurethane, acrylic. Among these, the acrylic segment dominated the market in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. The launch of new products, the expansion of end-user industries, the growth of waterborne laminating adhesives, and the rise in end-user industry demand for acrylic-based laminating adhesives are all expected to contribute to the growth of acrylic-based laminating adhesives.

Competitive Analysis:

The report offers the appropriate analysis of the key organizations/companies involved within the North America laminating adhesives market along with a comparative evaluation primarily based on their product offering, business overviews, geographic presence, enterprise strategies, segment market share, and SWOT analysis. The report also provides an elaborative analysis focusing on the current news and developments of the companies, which includes product development, innovations, joint ventures, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, and others. This allows for the evaluation of the overall competition within the market.   

List of Key Companies

• BASF
• H.B. Fuller Company
• 3M
• Huber Group
• Franklin International
• DowDuPont Inc.
• Ashland Inc.
• Bostik
• Henkel
• Flint Group
• Others

Key Target Audience 

• Market Players
• Investors
• End-users
• Government Authorities 
• Consulting and Research Firm
• Venture capitalists
• Value-Added Resellers (VARs)

Market Segment

This study forecasts revenue at North America, regional, and country levels from 2020 to 2035. Decisions Advisors has segmented the North America laminating adhesives market based on the following segments:

North America Laminating Adhesives Market, By Technology

• Solvent-based
• Solventless
• Water-based

North America Laminating Adhesives Market, By Resin

• Polyurethane
• Acrylic