The German Adhesives Association safeguards the technical, political and economic interests of more than 120 German Adhesives-, Raw Materials- & Tape Manufacturers, as well as of important System Partners and Scientific Institutes. The German Adhesives Association is the world largest - and with respect to its broad service portfolio at the same time the world leading national organization in the field of adhesives bonding technology. The German Adhesives-, Sealant- & Tape Industry which is mainly small- and medium-sized structured, represents an annual turnover of > 3.5 bn. €. The increasing use of adhesives bonding technology in almost every industry generates an added value which is believed to be more than 370 bn. €. The German Adhesives Industry employs in total more than 13.000 people.