Adhesives - PSA: Market Size & Forecast 2026

The global pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) market reached approximately USD 16.8 billion in 2025 (base year), held in a structurally tight balance between feedstock-anchored cost pressure, accelerating sustainability mandates, and differentiated demand growth across tapes, labels, and hygiene applications. We project the market to reach roughly USD 23.8 billion by 2032, implying a 5.2% CAGR through the forecast period [Claight estimate: consensus range 4.1-5.2% across 12 third-party estimates; central case 5.2% weighted toward tape and label end-use growth rates]. A reference metric tonne of commodity-grade water-based/hot-melt PSA blend priced at USD 2,800 ex-works in 2025 carries roughly 65% raw material exposure, dominated by acrylic monomers, SIS/SBS block copolymers, and C5/C9 tackifier resins. Buyer Power Score of -2.3, supplier-favoring, concentrated upstream feedstock supply,

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