QYR Market Research Asia-Pacific Polyurethane Elastic Sealant market | Page 5

QYR • Regionally, China,Japan and india are the main consumption market of polyurethane sealants. The capacity percentage of Henkel is about 7%. In China, the polyurethane sealants industry developed in about 1980s. For application, Construction and Automobile have kept to be the dominant segment of polyurethane sealants downstream industry. The downstream market would remain to be stable in the following years. • Polyurethane sealants manufacturers have sales support and R&D staff that work closely with customers to modify existing products or develop new products. In many cases, the responsiveness of the R&D and technical customer service of the supplier are decisive factors in choosing adhesives. However, some major sealants producers, such as Henkel, have reduced product differentiation and customization and are instead concentrating more on unique, but higher-margin, products with greater market potential.