COMPANY PROFILE / ADHESIVES & ENCAPSULANTS
DELO
A privately held German specialist that sells the whole "cure it with light in seconds" process, not just the adhesive
DELO is an industrial adhesives specialist based near Munich, and it puts about 15% of its revenue into research and development. It presents itself as a supplier of the adhesive, the equipment that dispenses it and the lamps that cure it, and its materials turn up in semiconductor packaging, automotive sensors, smartphone cameras and fuel cells. This profile draws on what the company itself publishes: its revenue release, its sustainability report and the application pages on its website. It sets out what DELO makes in adhesives and encapsulants, what it puts into the business, and whom it works with.
- DELO in 30 seconds, and where it stands in adhesives and encapsulants
- The logo and how the name is written
- Where the company sits in the adhesives and encapsulants field
- Company size
- Resources committed to adhesives and encapsulants
- Track record so far
- Plans ahead
- What the company seems to be aiming for
- Partnership map for adhesives and encapsulants
- Technologies, products and services
- Risks the company faces
- Glossary / References / Claim-to-source audit
1. DELO in 30 seconds, and where it stands in adhesives and encapsulants
GmbH & Co. KGaATrades as DELO Industrial Adhesives
(near Munich)Founded in Munich in 1961
(owner-managed)An independent company run by Sabine and Wolf Herold since the 1998 management buy-out
Semiconductor & electronic materials (secondary)Light-curing adhesives plus dispensing and curing equipment
Semiconductor reinforcement and encapsulationMain outlets: automotive and consumer electronics
Adhesive companies fall into three broad types: general adhesives and chemicals, semiconductor and electronic materials, and UV-curing and specialty applications. DELO's main identity is that of a UV-curing and specialty specialist, with a secondary footprint in semiconductor and electronic materials Our calculation. The company describes itself as supplying everything from adhesive to dispensing to curing from a single source Sourced, so what it sells is not just resin but a process package: adhesive, dispensing equipment and light curing. When you read about a company like this, look beyond the material's properties to how many seconds it takes out of the customer's production line.
2. The logo and how the name is written
A note on names: the registered name of the head-office entity is DELO Industrie Klebstoffe GmbH & Co. KGaA (German for "DELO industrial adhesives"), and the company presents itself as DELO Industrial Adhesives. Its Japanese subsidiary is DELO Industrial Adhesives (Japan) Inc., in Yokohama. The company website links to a separate site for the DELO-HEROLD Foundation, which this profile does not cover. Several product brands also start with the company name, such as DELO-ML, DELO-QUICK, DELO-GUM and DELO-PUR.
Official site: https://www.delo-adhesives.com/3. Where the company sits in the adhesives and encapsulants field
4. Company size
DELO is privately held, and the financial information it publishes is limited to revenue, the regional split, R&D as a share of revenue and headcount Sourced. We could not find operating profit, net profit or total assets. Its financial year runs from April to the following March.
| Indicator | Year to March 2024 | Year to March 2025 | Year to March 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (€ million) | 229 | 245 | 264 |
| Change on previous year | +12% (company) | about +7% (our calculation) | +8% (company) |
| R&D as a share of revenue | 15% | not stated by year | 15% |
| Employees | 1,080 (May 2024) | could not be confirmed | 1,215 (year-end) |
| Revenue by region, year to March 2026 | Share | Company remark |
|---|---|---|
| East Asia | 53% | The largest region. South Korea and China were among the fastest-growing markets |
| Europe | 27% | None |
| North and South America | 13% | None |
| Southeast Asia | 7% | None |
The revenue above is for the whole company, and DELO does not separate adhesive sales from sales of dispensing and curing equipment Not yet confirmed. Because adhesives are the company's core business, the total is a reasonable guide to the size of its adhesives and encapsulants activity, but the equipment sales included in it should be discounted. The company also describes its R&D intensity against the industry in different ways in different documents: the May 2026 release says "approximately four times the industry average", while the report dated August 2026 gives an industry average of about 6% (VCI 2024). This article uses only the 15% figure and not the multiple.
5. Resources committed to adhesives and encapsulants
DELO is almost entirely an adhesives company, so the company's resources are, in effect, its commitment to adhesives and encapsulants. The table sets out, for people, money, outside investment and university links, what we could and could not confirm from primary sources.
| Type of resource | What we found | Category |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,215 employees at the end of March 2026 (press release). The sustainability report gives 1,227; we could not tell how the two counts differ. The company says development, and every production step for adhesives and equipment, takes place at its Windach headquarters | Sourced |
| People (R&D staff) | Number of researchers or R&D staff | Not disclosed |
| Money (R&D) | 15% of revenue goes to R&D. Applied to the year-to-March-2026 revenue of €264 million this is about €40 million Our calculation (the amount itself is not published) | Sourced |
| Money (capital investment) | At Windach, a new logistics building and a laboratory building due in operation by the end of 2026 and a forum building to be completed in 2027. Construction of a production site in Malaysia planned to start at the end of 2026. Earlier, a fully automated 6,000 m² warehouse was under construction as of 2024 | Sourced (amounts not disclosed) |
| Outside investments, acquisitions, joint ventures, divestments | No acquisition, joint venture or business sale appears in the company history or releases. DELO has expanded its footprint by founding its own subsidiaries (US, Singapore, China, Japan and two in Malaysia) | Could not be confirmed (subsidiary foundings are sourced) |
| Universities and research institutes | The sustainability report mentions adhesives and technical support for student racing teams from technical universities, and student placements with the Cooperative State University (DHBW). No joint research project is described | Sourced (joint research could not be confirmed) |
| Public funding (EU or national grants) | Public funding or subsidies for adhesives R&D | Could not be confirmed |
One of the managing partners, Sabine Herold, served on the Senate of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft from 2020 to 2025, according to the company's introduction of its management. That is a personal appointment and does not show joint research with the organisation Sourced.
6. Track record so far
| When | What happened | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Founded in Munich, starting with a small range of industrial adhesives such as polyester fillers and epoxy resins | It began with general-purpose industrial adhesives |
| 1998 | Management buy-out by Wolf Herold and Sabine Herold. An owner-managed, independent company ever since | The start of a management structure that does not depend on outside capital |
| 2007 | All facilities moved to Windach | The current headquarters for research and manufacturing |
| 2008 to 2017 | Subsidiaries founded in the US (Boston, 2008), Singapore (2012), Shanghai (2013) and Japan (Yokohama, 2017) | It built its own bases in Asia, where many customers are |
| 2018 | Revenue of €159 million, with 660 employees | A period of growth in smartphone and automotive uses |
| 2021 | Fifth subsidiary founded, in Malaysia. In announcing its Munich investment, Apple said DELO supplies resin for Face ID | A trade relationship confirmed by a third party's primary document |
| 2023 | Headcount passed 1,000 | None |
| 2024 | A second Malaysian subsidiary founded and land bought near Kuala Lumpur (for a production site) | A first step towards production outside Germany |
| October 2025 | Joint system with DATRON announced for sealing fuel cells | An example of combining the adhesive and dispensing with another company's equipment |
| Year to March 2026 | Revenue reached €264 million, passing a quarter of a billion euros for the first time (the company history uses the phrase "quarter billion"). Up 8% on the previous year | A record |
| April 2026 | Certified to IATF 16949, the automotive quality management standard (by DEKRA) | A quality system that meets automotive supply requirements |
7. Plans ahead
in operation by end of 2026Forum building due for completion in 2027
to start at end of 2026Start-up date, capacity and investment not disclosed
80% of energy useBase year 2024/25. A company target
The 2030 environmental goals also include a 10% improvement in electrical efficiency in existing buildings, a 40% cut in heating oil use and a 7.5% cut in hazardous waste Not yet confirmed. All of these are company targets, not results already achieved.
None of the following appears in the public material Not yet confirmed.
The Malaysian plant's investment, capacity and start-up date; a medium-term revenue target; operating and net profit; revenue split between adhesives and equipment; and revenue share by major customer. There is no primary source for any figure on how much DELO supplies to Apple, so this article gives none.
8. What the company seems to be aiming for
This part includes points the company has not stated directly. It sets out inferences from what the primary sources say, together with the evidence.
| What can be read from the material | Primary evidence | Category |
|---|---|---|
| It puts selling adhesive, dispensing and light curing as one package at the centre of the business | The company introduction says customers get everything from adhesive to dispensing to curing from a single source. The product pages list dispensing systems, conveying, UV curing lamps and system solutions | Sourced |
| The package approach is meant to make the customer's process hard to change and keep the business recurring | The company says it combines adhesives with equipment and supports process design. It says nothing about customers' switching costs | Inference |
| It treats energy-saving, low-CO₂ curing as a selling point alongside material performance | The report notes that most emissions arise during curing at the customer's site, and in 2026 DELO announced a run of light-curing and low-temperature products | Sourced |
| It is designing materials with customers' product carbon footprint requirements in mind | It says it has calculated the footprint for many products. It does not describe any regulation or procurement requirement that asks for disclosure | Inference |
| The Malaysian plant is meant to produce closer to East Asian demand, which accounts for over half of revenue, and shorten lead times | 53% of revenue is East Asia and 7% Southeast Asia. The report says production in Malaysia will let it supply customers more quickly and strengthen delivery reliability | Inference (the faster supply is the company's statement) |
| It sees advanced semiconductor packaging (AI and HPC, co-packaged optics) as a next growth area | The website has features on "AI and HPC" and "Heterogeneous Integration" and an application page for co-packaged optics. The revenue split by industry is not disclosed | Inference |
On Malaysia, the company has moved in three steps: a subsidiary in 2021, a second subsidiary for production plus land in 2024, and in 2026 a plan to start construction at the end of the year Sourced. Meanwhile, 53% of revenue comes from East Asia and 7% from Southeast Asia, which shows that East Asia is the largest market. The natural reading, in this article's view, is that DELO is shifting from shipping out of a single German site towards making products closer to where demand is Not yet confirmed. The public material does not say which products will be made in Malaysia, or how the same quality standard will be kept across several sites.
9. Partnership map for adhesives and encapsulants
10. Technologies, products and services
DELO says it has about 400 standard products built on 12 basic chemical structures, and develops some of its raw materials itself Sourced. Its adhesive brands are organised by curing mechanism.
| Brand | Basic curing mechanism and chemistry (company description) |
|---|---|
| DELO PHOTOBOND | Light-curing, setting in seconds. Some grades can be activated by light beforehand and bonded afterwards (pre-activation) |
| DELO KATIOBOND | Cationic light-curing epoxy. Pre-activation makes it usable on opaque parts that light cannot reach |
| DELO DUALBOND | Light-fixable adhesives with a second curing mechanism, such as heat or moisture, that cures shadowed areas |
| DELO MONOPOX | One- or two-component heat-curing adhesives, including thermode curing |
| DELO-DUOPOX / DELO-PUR | Room-temperature-curing two-component adhesives: epoxy-based, and polyurethane- or MS polymer-based |
| DELO-ML / DELO-QUICK | Anaerobic-curing adhesives for metal parts, and an accelerator for their cure |
| DELO-GUM | One-component silicone adhesives (moisture curing) |
For semiconductor packaging, the website lists the following uses.
| Use | What the company page says (manufacturer's stated values) |
|---|---|
| Die attach | Electrically conductive and thermally conductive insulating materials. It cites a low Young's modulus combined with minimal thermal expansion, and results in JEDEC MSL and AEC-Q100 tests |
| Capillary underfill | For flip-chip and chip-scale packages with gaps under 50 µm. Curing from 90°C, low viscosity, low CTE, high glass transition temperature |
| Corner fill / edge bond | Reinforce only the corners or edges of a BGA. They cure at low temperature, which allows low-temperature solder |
| Dam & fill, glob top, wire encapsulation | Protect wires as thin as 20 µm. Small fillers and low CTE. Stated to meet tests from MSL 1 to AEC-Q100 Grade 1 |
| Micro dam | Flow stops for encapsulants, with line widths up to 50 µm. Pure UV, UV plus heat or pure heat curing |
| Lid attach, co-packaged optics | Bonding of heat spreaders and filter glass. Adhesives for the optical and mechanical requirements of optical transceivers and PICs (photonic integrated circuits) |
From the products announced in 2026, here are the ones with published figures, shown as the manufacturer's stated values. The grades and test conditions differ, so we do not rank them against each other.
| Product (announced) | Use | Manufacturer's stated values (from the release) |
|---|---|---|
| PHOTOBOND LA (20 May 2026) | Bonding mirrors and cover windows in LiDAR | Light activation at 400 nm or 460 nm. 1.1 MPa after one hour (0.2 MPa for earlier products). Modulus stays low from -40 to +125°C. Condensable outgassing below 0.1%. After 500 hours of 85°C/85% RH and thermal-shock testing, 5 MPa on aluminium/glass and 4 MPa on aluminium/polycarbonate |
| PHOTOBOND SJ4192 (2 July 2026) | Multi-purpose bonding of metal, glass and plastics | 62% renewable raw materials (precursors from corn and castor oil). Cures in seconds under UV or visible light. The release calls it the first DELO adhesive in which renewable content exceeds half, but the sustainability page says some KATIOBOND adhesives are more than 50% bio-based, so the two statements conflict |
| DUALBOND LT (SLT) (18 August 2026) | Consumer electronics assembly | Cures in as little as 10 minutes at 60°C, or one hour at 45°C, against 80°C or 90 to 120 minutes at 60°C for conventional steps. Productivity up to 2.5 times higher in customer projects |
| PHOTOBOND PS4140 (30 September 2026) | Fixing gas diffusion layers in fuel cells (a liquid adhesive tape) | Peel resistance up to 0.9 N/mm on PET/PET, Tg -10°C, water absorption 0.7 wt.%. Cures in 5 to 16 seconds at 400 nm |
| PHOTOBOND MG4202 and four other products (15 April 2026) | Medical electronics | IBOA- and TPO-free. Biocompatibility tested to DIN EN ISO 10993-5 (cytotoxicity). MG4202 cures in one second at 1000 mW/cm², 400 nm, 100 µm layer thickness |
What marks out DELO is that it makes the curing mechanism, rather than the material's properties, the lead feature Sourced. Adhesives that cure with light have a weakness: shadowed areas that light cannot reach do not set. DELO tackles this in three ways. (1) Dual curing: fix in seconds with light, then cure the shadowed areas with heat or moisture. (2) Pre-activation of cationic epoxies: start the reaction with light during dispensing, then bond opaque parts and let the cure proceed (the "Activation on the Flow" process on the equipment side). (3) Low-temperature heat curing: cure at 45 to 60°C so that heat-sensitive parts such as small batteries can stay in the assembly. In every case, once the temperature and time are fixed, the molecular and formulation design has to deliver a low modulus (to avoid stressing optical parts) together with low thermal expansion and small fillers (for wire encapsulation).
The company says it swaps in bio-based raw materials where performance does not suffer (62% in SJ4192), and its report puts the bio-based share of raw materials overall at 10.9% (the scope is as defined in the report). For the CO₂ benefit of light curing, the report cites a case study of potting an automotive sensor in which emissions were 80% lower than with heat curing. That is the company's own estimate for one customer and one use and cannot be generalised Not yet confirmed.
11. Risks the company faces
| Risk | What it means | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Tilt towards East Asia | 53% of revenue is East Asia, and 60% with Southeast Asia Our calculation. The company itself cites ongoing geopolitical uncertainty | Sourced |
| Dependence on three industries | The company names semiconductors, automotive and consumer electronics as its key industries. The revenue share of each is not disclosed | Sourced (shares not disclosed) |
| Customer concentration is not visible | It says it has more than 2,000 customers, but publishes no revenue share for its largest ones | Not yet confirmed |
| Limited financial transparency | Much of the financial picture is undisclosed, so profit and balance-sheet strength cannot be checked from outside | Sourced |
| Concentrated production | Manufacturing is currently in Windach, Germany. The Malaysian plant is still at the planning stage, so production rests on one site until it opens | Sourced |
| Regulation tied to hazardous-material storage | Since March 2026, larger storage volumes at the new logistics building mean the site meets the criteria of a lower-tier major-accident facility under the German Major Accidents Ordinance | Sourced |
| New chemicals rules | The report lists compliance with REACH, CLP and similar rules. On PFAS, the website points to a white paper on PFAS-free encapsulation | Sourced (regulatory developments could not be confirmed) |
| Competition | Light-curing adhesives face competition from other specialists such as Dymax. We do not rank them here | Inference |
12. Glossary
- Light curing / UV curing
- Curing in seconds with ultraviolet or visible light. Areas the light cannot reach stay uncured.
- Dual curing
- Fixing with light, then curing everything through another reaction such as heat or moisture.
- Pre-activation
- Starting the reaction with light first, so that curing continues after the parts are joined. It suits opaque parts.
- Activation on the Flow
- DELO's name for activating the adhesive with light while it is being dispensed. The equipment is the DELO-ACTIVIS series.
- Underfill
- Resin that flows beneath a chip and its solder joints to protect them from thermal stress.
- Glob top / dam & fill
- Encapsulation by placing resin over a chip or wires. In dam & fill, a retaining wall (dam) is built first and the inside is then filled.
- Die attach
- The step of bonding a chip to a substrate, and the adhesive used for it.
- MBO
- Management buy-out, in which the management team buys the company.
- IATF 16949
- The international quality management standard for the automotive industry. It extends ISO 9001 with automotive-specific requirements.
- EMAS
- The EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, which requires an independently verified environmental statement.
- PCF
- Product carbon footprint: the greenhouse-gas emissions of a product over its life cycle.
- LiDAR
- A sensor that measures distance with laser light, used in vehicles and industrial robots.
13. References
- DELO DELO company page, "About us". Founded 1961, more than 1,200 employees, six subsidiaries, revenue of €264 million, R&D at 15% of revenue, management biographies. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/
- DELO DELO company history page. Founded 1961, 1998 management buy-out, move to Windach in 2007, founding years of the subsidiaries, revenue history, Apple's mention in 2021, new Malaysian site in 2024. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/delo-history/
- DELO Press release, "DELO Achieves Record Revenue of €264 Million" (12 May 2026). Revenue for the year to March 2026, regional split, R&D share, headcount, investment plans at Windach and in Malaysia, solar power. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/delo-achieves-record-revenue-of-eur264-million/
- DELO Sustainability Report with Integrated Environmental Statement, Fiscal year 2025/26 (EMAS statement included; dated August 2026). Revenue, headcount, customers, number of products, bio-based raw material share, 2030 environmental goals, life-cycle case study. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Downloads/Sustainability_Report_EMAS_2026-en.pdf
- DELO DELO sustainability page. Energy savings from light curing, bio-based raw materials, debonding, cartridges, disclosure through CDP and EcoVadis. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/sustainability/
- DELO DELO page on awards and certifications (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, EMAS and IATF 16949 listed). https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/our-awards/
- DELO News item, "IATF Certification Confirms Highest Standards" (15 April 2026). IATF 16949 certification by DEKRA. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/delo-news/detail/iatf-certification-confirms-highest-standards
- DELO DELO application page for semiconductor packaging. Reinforcement (die attach, capillary underfill, corner fill, edge bond), encapsulation, lid attach, co-packaged optics, micro dam. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/industries/semiconductor-packaging/
- DELO DELO page on semiconductor packaging reinforcement. Die attach, capillary underfill (curing from 90°C, gaps under 50 µm), corner fill and edge bond. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/industries/semiconductor-packaging/reinforcement/
- DELO DELO page on semiconductor packaging encapsulation. Dam & fill, glob top, wire encapsulation (wires down to 20 µm), tests up to AEC-Q100 Grade 1, white paper on PFAS-free encapsulation. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/industries/semiconductor-packaging/encapsulation/
- DELO DELO product page, "Adhesives". Adhesive brands (DUALBOND, MONOPOX, KATIOBOND, PHOTOBOND, DUOPOX, DELO-PUR, DELO-ML, DELO-QUICK, DELO-GUM) and equipment. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/products/adhesives/
- DELO DELO product page, "Curing Methods". Light, heat (60 to 150°C), dual, moisture and anaerobic curing, two-component systems, Activation on the Flow and pre-activation. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/products/adhesives/curing-methods/
- DELO Press release, "DELO Introduces Next-Generation Light-Activatable Adhesives for High-Volume LiDAR Production" (20 May 2026). PHOTOBOND LA strength build-up, modulus, outgassing, 85°C/85% RH testing. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/delo-introduces-next-generation-light-activatable-adhesives-for-high-volume-lidar-production/
- DELO Press release, "Bio-based Multi-purpose Adhesive with Excellent Adhesion" (2 July 2026). 62% renewable raw materials in PHOTOBOND SJ4192. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/bio-based-multi-purpose-adhesive-with-excellent-adhesion/
- DELO Press release, "Less Heat, More Speed: DELO Pushes Low Temperature Curing Further" (18 August 2026). Super low temperature (SLT) curing in the DUALBOND LT family. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/less-heat-more-speed-delo/
- DELO Press release, "Liquid Tape for Gas Diffusion Layer Fixation in Fuel Cells" (30 September 2026). Peel resistance, Tg, water absorption and curing time of PHOTOBOND PS4140. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/liquid-tape-for-gas-diffusion-layer-fixation-in-fuel-cells/
- DELO Press release, "DELO Expands Medical Electronics Portfolio With Five New IBOA-Free Adhesives" (15 April 2026). Five medical electronics products and ISO 10993-5 cytotoxicity testing. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/delo-expands-medical-electronics-portfolio-with-five-new-iboa-free-adhesives/
- DELO Press release, "DELO and DATRON drive industrialization of fuel-cell sealing applications with joint system solution" (17 October 2025). The joint system with DATRON. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/delo-and-datron-drive-industrialization/
- Apple Apple Newsroom (UK), "Apple to invest over 1 billion euros in Germany with new Munich campus" (March 2021). Names DELO among its German suppliers. https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2021/03/apple-to-invest-over-1-billion-euros-in-germany-with-new-munich-campus/
- DELO Press release, "Revenues at DELO reach almost €230 million" (21 May 2024). Revenue for the year to March 2024, land purchase in Malaysia, Windach warehouse, solar power, headcount. https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/revenues-at-delo-reach-almost-230-million-euro/
- DELO DELO locations and partners page. Head-office address (DELO Industrie Klebstoffe GmbH & Co. KGaA, Windach), list of worldwide locations and sales partners (40 entries). https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/locations-partners/
14. Claim-to-source audit
| Claim in the article | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Legal name, head-office location, Japanese subsidiary, number of locations | Sourced | References 21 and 2 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/locations-partners/ https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/delo-history/ |
| Founded 1961, 1998 management buy-out, owner-managed, six subsidiaries, more than 1,200 employees | Sourced | References 1 and 2 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/ https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/delo-history/ |
| Revenue (years to March 2024 to 2026), change on previous year, regional split | Sourced | References 3, 20 and 2 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/delo-achieves-record-revenue-of-eur264-million/ https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/revenues-at-delo-reach-almost-230-million-euro/ https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/delo-history/ |
| R&D at 15% of revenue, and the differing statements about the industry average | Sourced | References 3 and 4 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/delo-achieves-record-revenue-of-eur264-million/ https://www.delo-adhesives.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Downloads/Sustainability_Report_EMAS_2026-en.pdf |
| 1,215 employees (year-end) and 1,227, more than 2,000 customers, about 400 products, 12 basic chemistries | Sourced | References 3 and 4 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/delo-achieves-record-revenue-of-eur264-million/ https://www.delo-adhesives.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Downloads/Sustainability_Report_EMAS_2026-en.pdf |
| New logistics, laboratory and forum buildings, the Malaysian plant plan, solar power | Sourced | References 3 and 20 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/delo-achieves-record-revenue-of-eur264-million/ https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/revenues-at-delo-reach-almost-230-million-euro/ |
| Fifth subsidiary (Malaysia) in 2021, and the second subsidiary and land purchase in 2024 | Sourced | References 2 and 20 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/delo-history/ https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/revenues-at-delo-reach-almost-230-million-euro/ |
| Apple's statement on resin supplied for Face ID | Sourced | Reference 19 https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2021/03/apple-to-invest-over-1-billion-euros-in-germany-with-new-munich-campus/ |
| Joint fuel-cell sealing system with DATRON | Sourced | Reference 18 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/delo-and-datron-drive-industrialization/ |
| Certification to IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and EMAS | Sourced | References 6 and 7 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/our-awards/ https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/delo-news/detail/iatf-certification-confirms-highest-standards |
| 2030 environmental goals, 10.9% bio-based raw materials, the life-cycle case study (80% lower than heat curing) | Sourced | Reference 4 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Downloads/Sustainability_Report_EMAS_2026-en.pdf |
| Energy saving from light curing, debonding work, product carbon footprints | Sourced | Reference 5 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/sustainability/ |
| Adhesive brands and curing mechanisms | Sourced | References 11 and 12 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/products/adhesives/ https://www.delo-adhesives.com/products/adhesives/curing-methods/ |
| Semiconductor packaging uses, and the properties of die attach, underfill and encapsulation materials | Sourced | References 8, 9 and 10 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/industries/semiconductor-packaging/ https://www.delo-adhesives.com/industries/semiconductor-packaging/reinforcement/ https://www.delo-adhesives.com/industries/semiconductor-packaging/encapsulation/ |
| Figures for PHOTOBOND LA in LiDAR (strength, modulus, outgassing, reliability tests) | Sourced | Reference 13 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/delo-introduces-next-generation-light-activatable-adhesives-for-high-volume-lidar-production/ |
| 62% renewable raw materials in SJ4192 | Sourced | Reference 14 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/bio-based-multi-purpose-adhesive-with-excellent-adhesion/ |
| Curing conditions and productivity of the SLT adhesives | Sourced | Reference 15 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/less-heat-more-speed-delo/ |
| Peel resistance, Tg, water absorption and curing time of PS4140 (liquid tape) | Sourced | Reference 16 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/liquid-tape-for-gas-diffusion-layer-fixation-in-fuel-cells/ |
| Five products for medical electronics and the ISO 10993-5 testing | Sourced | Reference 17 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/delo-expands-medical-electronics-portfolio-with-five-new-iboa-free-adhesives/ |
| Meeting the criteria of a major-accident facility from March 2026 | Sourced | Reference 4 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Downloads/Sustainability_Report_EMAS_2026-en.pdf |
| Sabine Herold's seat on the Senate of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft | Sourced | Reference 1 https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/ |
| DELO's placement among the three types (UV-curing & specialty primary, semiconductor & electronic materials secondary) | Our calculation | This article's own classification. Companies named are examples from this series |
| About €40 million of R&D (revenue of €264 million times 15%) | Our calculation | This article's calculation. The actual amount is not disclosed |
| Change of about +7% for the year to March 2025 | Our calculation | This article's calculation (245 divided by 229) |
| Revenue split between adhesives and equipment, operating and net profit, R&D headcount, capital expenditure amounts | Not yet confirmed | Not stated in the public material. This article makes no estimate https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/delo-achieves-record-revenue-of-eur264-million/ |
| Investment, capacity and start-up date of the Malaysian plant; medium-term revenue target | Not yet confirmed | Not stated in the public material https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/delo-achieves-record-revenue-of-eur264-million/ |
| Acquisitions, joint ventures, equity investments, divestments, joint research with universities, public funding | Not yet confirmed | Not found in References 2, 3 and 4. This article does not claim they do not exist https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/delo-history/ |
| The reading that the package approach raises customers' cost of changing process and keeps business recurring | Inference | This article's interpretation of the company's package offer https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/ |
| The reading that the company is designing for customers' product carbon footprint requirements | Inference | This article's interpretation of its statement that footprints are calculated for many products https://www.delo-adhesives.com/company/sustainability/ |
| The reading that the Malaysian plant aims at production close to East Asian demand | Inference | This article's interpretation of the regional revenue split and the report's statement https://www.delo-adhesives.com/news-and-dates/press-and-media/press-release/detail/delo-achieves-record-revenue-of-eur264-million/ |
| The reading that it sees advanced semiconductor packaging as its next growth area | Inference | This article's interpretation of how the website features and application pages are organised https://www.delo-adhesives.com/industries/semiconductor-packaging/ |
| The risk of competition from other light-curing adhesive specialists | Inference | This article's own note. No ranking is made |
Last updated 3 October 2026 / Troy Technical
Every figure in this article comes from DELO's website, press releases and Sustainability Report FY2025/26 (with the integrated EMAS environmental statement), and from Apple's announcement. No research-firm estimates or press-based figures have been used. Product performance values are those published by the company (manufacturer's stated values). Passages marked "Inference" are this article's interpretation of primary sources, not statements made by the company.