The Adhesive and Sealant Council

What The Adhesive and Sealant Council does

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) is a nonprofit North American trade association founded in 1958 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. It represents 110-125 member companies — adhesive and sealant manufacturers, raw material and equipment suppliers, distributors, and industry consultants — accounting for more than 75% of the U.S. industry. ASC operates as a member-driven community, delivering value through three stated strategic priorities: advocacy excellence, accelerating industry growth and innovation, and strengthening the association's long-term vitality.

ASC's core offerings span membership services, education, events, recognition, and market intelligence. Productized programs include the Training Academy (delivered via Path LMS with a subscription Certificate Program), the Buyer's Marketplace directory, the annual Innovation Awards (run since at least 2017), the quarterly Industry Pulse benchmarking survey (launched Q1 2026 with 74 participants), the Hall of Fame, a Sustainability Initiative, Free Friday Webinars, the Career Center job board, and the Bill Allmond-hosted industry podcast. Revenue is generated from three streams: recurring membership dues, event and conference fees (including the 700-725+ attendee Annual Convention & EXPO, Executive Leadership Conference, and technical short courses), and store revenue from industry reports (e.g., 2025-2030 North American Market Report), webinar subscriptions, and scholarship fund contributions. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and appears to be tier-based by company size and membership category.

ASC is governed by a Board of Directors and led by President Bill Allmond, with a small staff (11-50 employees) including a Senior Director of Membership and Industry Programs. The organization has no parent company, no institutional investors, and no acquisitions or fundraising activity; its growth is funded entirely by member dues, event revenue, and program sales. It holds no patents and develops no proprietary technology beyond its association-management platform stack.

Name

The Adhesive and Sealant Council

Legal name

The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc.

Website

https://ascouncil.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Adhesive and Sealant Council is a 1958-founded, Alexandria-based nonprofit trade association serving 110-125 member companies across the U.S. adhesive and sealant industry, delivering membership services, education, events, innovation awards, and market intelligence.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Adhesive Manufacturing (32552), Adhesive Manufacturing (325520), Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (813930), Business Associations (81391), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Adhesives & Sealants (2891)

akta.pro primary industry

Adhesives & Sealants Chemicals (IMAEABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adhesives (Structural & Assembly) (IMAEAGAH), Sealants (Construction & Industrial) (IMAEAGAI)

Keywords

• Trade association services
• Industry networking events
• Adhesive industry training
• Market intelligence reports
• Industry advocacy representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: ASC generates revenue through membership dues from adhesive and sealant manufacturers, raw material and equipment suppliers, distributors, and industry consultants. Membership provides access to networking, education, industry resources, innovation awards, and advocacy.
2. Events and Conferences: Revenue from annual conventions, the ASC EXPO tradeshow, executive leadership conferences, and technical short courses including testing, caulks & sealants, and pressure sensitive adhesives programs.
3. Store Products and Publications: Revenue from the online store selling industry reports (e.g., 2025-2030 North American Market Report), certificate program subscriptions, on-demand webinars, past convention and short course proceedings, and the ASC Scholarship Fund.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Adhesive and Sealant Council is a nonprofit trade association delivering membership-based education, networking, advocacy, and market intelligence services to the North American adhesive and sealant industry. Its core offerings include the Training Academy certificate program, Buyer's Marketplace supplier directory, annual Convention & EXPO, Innovation Awards program, Industry Pulse quarterly benchmarking survey, market reports, and standards resources, all accessed primarily through corporate membership.

Product overview

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) is a North American trade association representing the adhesive and sealant industry, not a product company in the traditional sense. ASC offers a suite of membership-based services including workforce training through the Training Academy (with Certificate Program and Partner Programs), the Buyer's Marketplace directory for finding suppliers and solutions, the Innovation Awards Program for recognizing industry innovations, the Industry Pulse quarterly benchmarking survey, a Scholarship Program, Hall of Fame recognition, Free Friday Webinars educational content, industry market reports, a Career Center job board, an Industry Podcast, Standards resources, and a Sustainability Initiative. The organization connects 125 adhesive and sealant manufacturers, raw material and equipment suppliers, distributors, and industry consultants representing more than 75% of the U.S. industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ASC Membership Recurring corporate membership providing access to networking, education, industry resources, innovation awards, advocacy, and the member directory for companies in the adhesive and sealant industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• Representing more than 75% of the U.S. adhesive and sealant industry
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Buyer's Marketplace SponsorscoreOthersThe ASC Buyer's Marketplace is sponsored by numerous member companies including CyCan Industries, Argus Media, Maag Americas, EPS, ITW Performance Polymers & Fluids, AS Resinas, medmix, H.M. Royal, Worthen Industries, Kraton Chemical, Sika Corporation, TRECORA, Stanley Chemicals, Lawter, Newson Gale, Kaneka North America, Bond It, Technical Adhesives, Red Devil, Meritool, Teckrez, Ravago Chemicals, SpeedMixer, 3D Barrier Bags, Re Mixers, Avery Dennison, Franklin International, Wacker Chemical, Palmer Holland, J-B WELD, IPS Adhesives, Matrix Adhesives Group, INOUE MFG USA, Trinseo, ChemSpec, LAS Adhesives, Bostik, BioBond Adhesives, Jowat Corporation, and Soprema. These sponsors support the marketplace directory that connects buyers with adhesive and sealant suppliers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FEICA - Association of the European Adhesive & Sealant Industry: FEICA is the European counterpart trade association for adhesive and sealant manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors — directly parallel to ASC's mission in Europe. Both serve overlapping multinational member companies and coordinate on regulatory advocacy and industry events.

Broad incumbents

• American Chemistry Council (ACC): ACC represents the broader U.S. chemical industry with many of the same raw-material suppliers and member overlap as ASC. Both provide advocacy, regulatory engagement, and industry data, though ACC covers chemicals writ large.
• ASTM International (Committee C24 on Sealants): ASTM operates standards committees (including C24 on Building Seals and Sealants) that directly shape the technical standards ASC members must follow. Standards-setting is adjacent to ASC's mission and many members participate in both.
• National Association of Manufacturers (NAM): NAM is the largest U.S. industrial trade association; its member base significantly overlaps with ASC's manufacturer members and it competes for advocacy bandwidth on regulatory/policy issues affecting adhesive manufacturers.

Regional players

• Japan Adhesive Industry Council (JAIC): JAIC is the Japanese adhesive industry association, paralleling ASC's mission in APAC. Trade-association peers across regions share the same member multinationals and collaborate on global standards.

Others

• Adhesives & Sealants Industry Magazine (ASI Magazine): ASI is the long-standing industry trade publication covering the North American adhesive and sealant market. Complementary to ASC, it provides editorial coverage, industry data, and event partnerships serving the same community.

Emerging players

• The Adhesive and Sealant International (FEICA-aligned events): FEICA's World Adhesive and Sealant Conference (WAC) and similar international events compete with ASC's Annual Convention for global mindshare among the same multinational members.
• RadTech (UV+EB Technology): RadTech is a non-profit trade association focused on UV/EB curing technologies with material overlap into adhesive chemistries. It serves similar R&D-oriented member companies in adjacent chemistry spaces.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ascouncil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-adhesive-and-sealant-council-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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