CEH: Amino Resins

Sep 2020. There are two types of amino resins: urea-formaldehyde (UF) and melamine-formaldehyde (MF). Both are used mainly as adhesives in the wood paneling industry for products such as particleboard, plywood, and medium-density fiberboard (MDF). They are produced by numerous companies worldwide, as the technologies are well known requiring low capital investments. Larger producers have multiple locations to serve the local customers; long transport is uneconomical because the adhesives are shipped in water solution. As the largest wood-based panel producer in the world, mainland China is the largest consumer of amino resins, accounting for nearly half of total global consumption in 2020. Other areas that are experiencing high growth rates are Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and the Indian Subcontinent, in response to greater domestic demand and higher exports.

• Publish Date: 2020-09-30
• Chemical Focus: Resins and Coatings
• Number of Pages: 125
• Content Type: Report
• Delivery: Email with link to PDF file

• Global summary; regional coverage
• Producers with annual capacities and plant sites
• Consumption and five-year forecast by end-use application
• Price and production figures and trends
• Trade imports and exports

• Drive market research and commercial development
• Support competitive analysis, marketing and sales
• Inform merger and acquisition decisions