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偶联剂市场按类型、应用、最终用途行业和形式划分 - 全球预测 2025-2032Coupling Agents Market by Type, Application, End Use Industry, Form - Global Forecast 2025-2032 |
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预计到 2032 年,偶联剂市场规模将达到 22.4 亿美元,复合年增长率为 5.81%。
| 关键市场统计数据 | |
|---|---|
| 基准年 2024 | 14.2亿美元 |
| 预计年份:2025年 | 15亿美元 |
| 预测年份 2032 | 22.4亿美元 |
| 复合年增长率 (%) | 5.81% |
偶联剂在化学和工程性能的交汇点占据关键地位,它们作为分子桥樑,增强无机填料和有机基体之间的界面黏合力。偶联剂在提高黏合剂、被覆剂、塑胶、复合材料、橡胶体係等材料的机械强度、耐久性和长期稳定性方面发挥着至关重要的作用。聚合物科学、表面化学和配方工程的进步,使偶联剂从一种小众添加剂跃升为高性能应用的关键推动因素,影响材料科学家、负责人和负责人的选择。
近年来,汽车设计中的轻量化、基础设施中的耐腐蚀涂层、电子产品中的小型化以及医疗保健领域的生物相容性等优先事项,推动了对客製化介面解决方案的需求。针对挥发性有机化合物的法规变化、向水性和低排放气体系统的转变以及对可回收性的日益重视,进一步影响产品要求。因此,偶联剂正在重新配製和设计,以满足更严格的性能和永续性标准,同时保持成本效益和供应可靠性。
本导言着重阐述了影响偶联剂应用和创新的跨学科压力,为后续分析组装。它也强调了理解偶联剂化学家族及其应用特定性能指标的重要性,这些指标决定了偶联剂的选择。本执行摘要的其余部分将探讨变革性格局、关税主导的贸易影响、市场区隔差异、区域优先事项、竞争动态,并为寻求使其策略与技术现实相契合的产业领导者提供切实可行的建议。
技术创新、监管趋严和终端用途需求的不断变化正在再形成偶联剂市场格局,这三者共同促成了偶联剂开发、规格製定和采购方式的变革性转变。材料科学的进步,包括靶向硅烷结构、有机-无机杂化偶联繫统和表面改性方法,使配方师能够在不影响加工性能的前提下,实现更高的黏合性、更强的耐久性和更低的VOC排放。同时,配方实验室和製程监控的数位化正在加速迭代开发週期,并能够在实际使用条件下快速检验新的偶联化学方法。
永续性是第二大变革方向,水性体系和低排放配方正从小众领域走向主流,并在许多应用领域占有一席之地。这种转变迫使传统的溶剂型偶联剂化学技术进行调整,例如采用稀释技术、微胶囊化或新型活性单体,以在更环保的基质中实现同等性能。生命週期理念和循环经济倡议也在推动人们重新评估填料和基质的相容性,以促进回收并在多次使用循环中保持性能。
最后,供应链韧性和筹资策略正在不断演变。企业正在努力平衡垂直整合供应链的优势与专业复合材料供应商和经销商提供的灵活性。原材料供应商、复合材料供应商和原始设备製造商 (OEM) 之间的策略合作伙伴关係日益普遍,旨在加速先进耦合解决方案的普及,同时控製成本并应对合规方面的复杂性。总而言之,这些转变造就了一个既对技术要求高又注重协作的伙伴关係,而能够将创新与营运弹性结合的企业,很可能成为最终的赢家。
2025年美国实施的累积关税和贸易政策调整对偶联剂价值链产生了重大影响,波及原材料采购、物流经济和供应商选择标准。由于某些前驱化学品和特种硅烷的关税,到岸成本上升,迫使化合物生产商和製造商重新评估筹资策略,许多企业要么增加安全库存,要么选择更靠近终端用户生产的替代供应商。这些营运调整促使企业更加重视供应的连续性,重新谈判合约条款,并将商业重点转向更多元化的供应商组合。
除了直接的成本和物流影响外,新关税分类带来的合规和行政负担也增加了对海关专业知识和化学品投入品追踪的迫切需求。采购和法务团队现在正将更多资源投入关税分类、原产地文件和关税减免策略。产品开发团队也开始优先考虑供应透明度和可追溯性,配方选择也更重视供应商的稳定性以及关键中间体的来源。
在生态系统层面,关税促使材料产业的生产回流和近岸外包,一些生产商寻求在本地生产关键中间体,或投资与区域合作伙伴进行共同生产合作。这些结构性因应措施影响创新和技术援助的扩散。区域化的供应链网路加速了合作开发,但也可能导致不同区域间标准和核准的分散化。这些动态要求商业团队将贸易政策风险评估纳入技术蓝图,研发团队则需将供应链的可变性纳入实验设计与检验通讯协定。
由于偶联剂的性能和商业性适用性会因类型、应用、最终用途和物理形态的不同而显着差异,因此,深入了解这种细分对于产品定位和技术差异化至关重要。按类型划分,偶联剂包括铝酸酯偶联剂、其他偶联剂、硅烷偶联剂、钛酸酯偶联剂和锆酸酯偶联剂。硅烷偶联剂可细分为氨基硅烷、环氧硅烷、甲基丙烯酰氧基硅烷和乙烯基硅烷。每类化合物都具有不同的反应活性、热稳定性和相容性范围,能够应对不同的配方挑战和应用条件。
从应用角度来看,偶联剂必须考虑到其在黏合剂和密封剂、被覆剂和油漆、塑胶和复合材料以及橡胶系统中的应用。在黏合剂和密封剂领域,又细分为热熔胶、压敏黏着剂和结构性黏着剂等专业领域;被覆剂和油漆则分为装饰性和工业涂料;塑胶和复合材料则分为热塑性塑胶和热固性塑胶。这些应用层面的划分决定了固化速度、基材范围和催化剂相容性等优先考虑因素,进而影响配方师如何在成本、性能和法规遵循之间进行权衡。
汽车、建筑、电子电气和医疗保健等行业各自需要独特的解决方案。计划,汽车业又分为售后市场和目的地设备製造商 (OEM),建筑业则分为商业项目和住宅计划。偶联剂的形式在操作上也至关重要。液体和粉末在处理、分配和储存特性方面存在差异,液体又可分为溶剂型和水基型,粉末则分为细粉和颗粒状。考虑到这些相互交织的细分维度,供应商可以优先考虑其开发平臺和销售活动,确保技术投资与特定的应用需求和营运环境相符。
区域动态为偶联剂供应商带来了不同的机会和挑战,因为美洲、欧洲、中东和非洲以及亚太地区在偶联剂应用方面的驱动因素和管理体制各不相同。在美洲,终端用户高度重视物流可靠性和监管可预测性,尤其是在汽车轻量化和基础设施韧性专案方面。在这种情况下,能够提供持续技术支援和本地库存的供应商更具优势。同时,中东和非洲地区的监管和永续性环境复杂,挥发性有机化合物(VOC)法规、废弃物管理标准和循环经济指令影响着低排放气体、易回收系统的选择,因此更注重绿色化学品和全面的合规文件。
亚太地区工业化进程迅速,需求多元化,兼具高产量製造业基地及先进的电子及医疗设备供应链。该地区拥有成熟的原始设备製造丛集(OEM) 集群和快速成长的建筑市场,因此对通用型联轴器解决方案和高性能特种产品均有强劲需求。在所有地区,原材料产地的接近性、当地标准和认证以及现场技术支援的可用性都会影响采购决策。这些地理差异凸显了将商业性布局和技术服务模式与区域终端使用者优先事项相匹配的重要性,从而实现长期应用并确保跨境供应的连续性。
供应商及其相关服务供应商之间的竞争动态揭示若干模式,这些模式将影响其长期定位和成长。领先的材料公司正投资于应用实验室、中试规模生产和现场测试,以缩短新型偶联解决方案的推广週期;同时,特种化合物生产商和经销商也在加强其技术服务,以提供现场问题解决和应用培训。化学品製造商、原始设备製造商 (OEM) 和化合物生产商之间的策略合作也在不断增加;这些伙伴关係加速了共同开发,并有助于根据特定的製程条件和性能目标客製化化学配方。
创新不仅体现在新的化学技术上,也体现在能够降低实施风险的服务上,例如应用指南、相容性矩阵和加速老化资料包。能够将完善的技术文件、快速的供货和在地化的技术服务结合的公司,往往能够与配方师和最终用户建立深入的合作关係。同时,面向高价值专业应用领域的製造商与面向更广泛、更注重成本的通路的製造商之间存在着明显的差异。
供应链整合策略也各不相同,有些公司专注于后向整合关键中间体,以控製品质和连续性,而有些公司则建立灵活的采购网络,以应对价格波动和政策变化。在这种竞争格局下,偶联化学品的智慧财产权品质、製造技术诀窍和技术支援成为决定客户维繫和新产品快速渗透到要求严格的终端用户领域的关键差异化因素。
业界领导者可以透过专注于一系列切实可行的、以技术为基础的倡议,将本摘要中的洞见转化为果断行动,从而降低风险并加速技术应用。首先,原材料采购多元化和寻找区域性合作製造商可以降低贸易政策和物流风险,同时更快地回应终端用户需求。此外,还应投资于可追溯性系统和海关专业知识,以减轻海关合规的行政负担并提高采购透明度。
其次,根据应用效能要求对产品系列进行优先排序,使我们能够提供更清晰的价值提案。这包括将硅烷和非硅烷产品与黏合剂、涂料、塑胶、橡胶和包装技术材料的性能目标相匹配,从而简化配方师的替代决策。第三,扩展我们的技术服务范围,包括应用实验室、现场测试和加速老化测试,可以缩短客户的采用週期并降低实施风险。在监管和环境限制使配方调整工作变得复杂的地区,这些服务尤其重要。
第四,将永续性目标融入研发蓝图,加速开发水性及低VOC相容型耦合系统,有助于我们满足日益严格的环境标准和顾客对更环保产品的需求。最后,与原始设备製造商 (OEM)、复合材料生产商和测试实验室建立合作伙伴关係,有助于公司共同开发高效解决方案,并在高价值垂直领域抢占先机。这些策略倡议兼顾短期韧性和长期差异化优势,使公司能够掌握不断变化的应用和监管环境所带来的机会。
本执行摘要的调查方法结合了结构化的初步研究和严谨的综合二手研究,旨在得出可操作、检验的洞见。初步研究包括对黏合剂、被覆剂、塑胶、复合材料和橡胶价值链中的配方科学家、采购人员和技术经理进行深度访谈,以及与製造和供应链专家进行咨询,以评估贸易措施和物流限制对其营运的影响。这些咨询重点在于实际性能要求、供应商过渡变更管理经验,以及与液体和粉末形式相关的特定处理和储存注意事项。
二次分析利用同行评审的材料科学文献、专利活动、监管文件和公开技术公告,绘製了关键化学物质的演变图,并了解了不同地区的标准和合规性发展轨迹。采用资料三角验证法,将访谈内容与已发布的技术性能资料和製造案例研究检验对。调查方法强调可重复性和透明度。用于定义类型、应用、最终用途和几何形状的假设和分类均有记录,并与原始访谈资料进行交叉核对,以确保与行业术语和实际标准的一致性。
在适当情况下,我们透过与相关领域专家进行情境式讨论,对研究结果进行压力测试,以探讨应对关税变化或区域供应中断的营运措施。我们的综合方法兼顾技术深度和商业性相关性,确保建议既基于经验观察,也检验的技术理解。
总而言之,偶联剂正处于策略曲折点,化学创新、永续性需求和贸易政策动态正在交汇融合,共同影响其发展路径和商业性应用。鑑于铝酸盐、硅烷、钛酸盐、锆酸盐和其他偶联化学品的技术异质性,成功并非取决于广泛的产品类型,而是取决于配方需求与供应商能力之间的精准匹配。这一现实凸显了有针对性的研发、强大的技术服务和适应性强的供应模式的重要性。
不同地区和应用领域的差异要求企业采取差异化的市场策略,整合监管合规、本地技术支援以及接近性製造地的优势。同时,2025年关税改革对营运的影响使得供应链透明度、清关能力和供应商多元化成为提升商业性韧性的关键。那些投资于这些能力并持续创新(尤其是在低排放气体和水相兼容化学品领域)的企业,将更有能力满足不断变化的客户需求。
总的结论是,偶联剂供应商及其客户必须追求平衡的策略,将技术卓越性与营运灵活性相结合,以将原料化学创新转化为黏合剂、被覆剂、塑胶、复合材料和橡胶应用领域的稳健性能提升,同时管理监管和贸易相关风险。
The Coupling Agents Market is projected to grow by USD 2.24 billion at a CAGR of 5.81% by 2032.
| KEY MARKET STATISTICS | |
|---|---|
| Base Year [2024] | USD 1.42 billion |
| Estimated Year [2025] | USD 1.50 billion |
| Forecast Year [2032] | USD 2.24 billion |
| CAGR (%) | 5.81% |
Coupling agents occupy a pivotal position at the intersection of chemistry and engineered performance, acting as molecular bridges that enhance interfacial adhesion between inorganic fillers and organic matrices. Their role is foundational in improving mechanical strength, durability, and long-term stability across adhesives, coatings, plastics, composites, and rubber systems. Advances in polymer science, surface chemistry, and formulation engineering have elevated coupling agents from niche additives to strategic enablers for high-performance applications, influencing choices made by materials scientists, formulators, and procurement professionals alike.
In recent years, priorities such as weight reduction in automotive design, corrosion-resistant coatings in infrastructure, miniaturization in electronics, and biocompatibility in healthcare have intensified demand for tailored interfacial solutions. Regulatory changes targeting volatile organic compounds, the shift toward waterborne and low-emission systems, and a rising emphasis on recyclability have further shaped product requirements. Consequently, coupling agents are being reformulated and reengineered to meet a more stringent set of performance and sustainability criteria while maintaining cost-effectiveness and supply reliability.
This introduction frames the subsequent analysis by highlighting the multidisciplinary pressures that shape adoption and innovation. It underscores the importance of understanding both the chemical families of coupling agents and the application-specific performance metrics that drive selection. The remainder of this executive summary explores transformative landscape shifts, tariff-driven trade impacts, segmentation nuances, regional priorities, competitive dynamics, and pragmatic recommendations for industry leaders seeking to align strategy with technical realities.
The landscape for coupling agents is being reshaped by a convergence of technological innovation, regulatory tightening, and evolving end-use requirements that together constitute transformative shifts in how these chemistries are developed, specified, and procured. Material science advances such as targeted silane architectures, hybrid organic-inorganic coupling systems, and surface-modification approaches are enabling formulators to achieve improved adhesion, enhanced durability, and reduced VOC footprints without compromising processability. Concurrently, digitalization in formulation labs and process monitoring is accelerating iterative development cycles, enabling faster validation of new coupling chemistries under realistic service conditions.
Sustainability is a second major vector of change, with water-based systems and low-emission formulations moving from niche to mainstream in many applications. This shift pressures traditional solvent-based coupling agent chemistries to adapt either through dilution technologies, microencapsulation, or novel reactive monomers that enable comparable performance in greener matrices. Lifecycle thinking and circular-economy initiatives are also prompting re-evaluation of filler-matrix compatibility to ease recycling and to maintain property retention through multiple use cycles.
Finally, supply chain resilience and procurement strategies are evolving. Firms are balancing the benefits of vertically integrated supply with the flexibility offered by specialized formulators and distributors. Strategic partnerships between raw material suppliers, compounding houses, and OEMs are becoming more common as a way to accelerate adoption of advanced coupling solutions while managing cost and compliance complexity. Taken together, these shifts imply a market that is simultaneously more technically demanding and more collaborative, with winners likely to be those who couple innovation with operational agility.
The introduction of cumulative tariff measures and trade policy adjustments affecting the United States in 2025 has had material implications across the coupling agents value chain, influencing raw material sourcing, logistics economics, and supplier selection criteria. Tariff-driven increases in landed costs for certain precursor chemicals and specialty silanes have pressured formulators and compounders to re-evaluate sourcing strategies, with many moving to retain larger safety stocks or to qualify alternative suppliers closer to end-use manufacturing. These operational adjustments have emphasized supply continuity, led to renegotiations of contractual terms, and shifted commercial focus toward more diversified supplier portfolios.
Beyond immediate cost and logistics effects, compliance and administrative burdens associated with new tariff classifications have increased the need for strengthened customs expertise and more granular tracking of chemical inputs. Procurement and legal teams now allocate more resources to tariff classification, country-of-origin documentation, and duty mitigation strategies. For product development teams, the cumulative impact has included an elevated premium on supply transparency and traceability, as formulation choices increasingly reflect supplier stability and the provenance of key intermediates.
At the ecosystem level, tariffs have encouraged onshoring and nearshoring conversations within the materials industry, leading some producers to explore local production of critical intermediates or to invest in co-manufacturing arrangements with regional partners. These structural responses have implications for innovation diffusion and technical support; regionalized supply networks can accelerate collaborative development but may also fragment standards and approvals across geographies. Together, these dynamics demand that commercial teams integrate trade-policy risk assessment into technical roadmaps and that R&D groups incorporate supply-chain variability into experimental design and validation protocols.
A nuanced understanding of segmentation is essential for product positioning and technical differentiation, since coupling agent performance and commercial fit vary significantly by type, application, end use, and physical form. Based on type, the field includes aluminate coupling agents, miscellaneous agents, silane coupling agents, titanate coupling agents, and zirconate coupling agents, with silane coupling agents further differentiated into amino silane, epoxy silane, methacryloxy silane, and vinyl silane families. Each chemical family exhibits distinct reactivity profiles, thermal stability, and compatibility windows that map to different formulation challenges and service conditions.
From the application perspective, insights must reflect that coupling agents are specified across adhesives and sealants, coatings and paints, plastics and composites, and rubber systems; within adhesives and sealants there are specializations such as hot melt adhesives, pressure sensitive adhesives, and structural adhesives, while coatings and paints differentiate into decorative and industrial segments, and plastics and composites separate into thermoplastics and thermosets. These application-level distinctions drive priorities like cure kinetics, substrate range, and catalytic compatibility, and they shape how formulators trade off cost, performance, and regulatory compliance.
End-use industry segmentation further refines strategic choices: automotive, construction, electronics and electrical, and healthcare each demand tailored solutions, with the automotive sector splitting into aftermarket and original equipment manufacturer channels and construction differentiating between commercial and residential projects. The form factor of coupling agents also matters operationally; liquid and powder forms have different handling, dispensing, and storage characteristics, with liquids dividing into solvent-based and water-based options and powders presenting as fine powder or granular formats. Consideration of these intersecting segmentation axes enables suppliers to prioritize R&D pipelines and sales motions, ensuring that technical investments align with specific application needs and handling environments.
Regional dynamics create differentiated opportunities and constraints for coupling agent suppliers, as adoption drivers and regulatory regimes vary across the Americas, Europe Middle East & Africa, and Asia-Pacific. In the Americas, end users place a high value on logistical reliability and regulatory predictability, with particular emphasis on automotive lightweighting initiatives and infrastructure resilience programs; this context favors suppliers capable of offering consistent technical support and localized inventories. Meanwhile, Europe Middle East & Africa presents a complex regulatory and sustainability environment where VOC limits, waste management standards, and circular-economy mandates influence the selection of low-emission and easily recyclable systems, prompting a premium on greener chemistries and comprehensive compliance documentation.
Asia-Pacific remains a region of rapid industrialization and diversified demand profiles, combining high-volume manufacturing hubs with advanced electronics and medical-device supply chains. The region's mix of established OEM clusters and fast-growing construction markets creates strong demand for both commodity-grade coupling solutions and high-performance specialty products. Across all regions, proximity to raw material sources, regional standards and certifications, and the availability of technical field support shape procurement decisions. These geographic nuances underscore the importance of aligning commercial footprints and technical service models with regional end-user priorities to capture long-term adoption and to support cross-border supply continuity.
Competitive dynamics among suppliers and adjacent service providers reveal several patterns that influence long-term positioning and growth. Leading materials companies are investing in application laboratories, pilot-scale manufacturing, and field trials to shorten the adoption cycle for new coupling solutions, while specialized formulators and distributors are enhancing technical services to provide on-site problem solving and application training. Strategic collaborations between chemical producers and OEMs or compounders are increasing, as these partnerships accelerate co-development and help tailor chemistries to specific process conditions and performance targets.
Innovation is concentrated not only in new chemistries but also in service offerings that reduce implementation risk, such as application guides, compatibility matrices, and accelerated aging data packages. Companies that can combine robust technical documentation with responsive supply and localized technical service tend to secure deeper engagement with formulators and end users. At the same time, there is an observable bifurcation between producers targeting high-value specialty applications and those supplying broader, cost-sensitive channels; each approach demands different investment in regulatory compliance, scale, and customer support.
Supply chain integration strategies vary as well: some firms emphasize backward integration into key intermediates to control quality and continuity, whereas others build flexible procurement networks to respond to price volatility and policy shifts. In this competitive landscape, intellectual property on coupling chemistries, manufacturing know-how, and the quality of technical support are critical differentiators that determine customer retention and the speed at which new products penetrate demanding end-use segments.
Industry leaders can translate the insights in this summary into decisive actions by focusing on a set of pragmatic, technically grounded initiatives that reduce risk and accelerate adoption. First, diversifying raw material sources and qualifying regional co-manufacturers will mitigate trade-policy and logistics exposure while enabling faster responsiveness to end-user needs. This should be accompanied by investment in traceability systems and customs expertise to reduce the administrative burden of tariff compliance and to improve procurement transparency.
Second, prioritizing product portfolios against application-specific performance requirements will create clearer value propositions. This involves aligning silane and non-silane chemistries to adhesive, coating, plastic, or rubber performance targets and packaging technical dossiers that make substitution decisions straightforward for formulators. Third, expanding technical services-including application labs, on-site trials, and accelerated aging studies-will shorten adoption cycles and reduce implementation risk for customers. These services are particularly valuable in regions where regulatory and environmental constraints complicate reformulation efforts.
Fourth, embedding sustainability goals into R&D roadmaps by accelerating development of water-based and low-VOC-compatible coupling systems will respond to tightening environmental standards and to customer demand for greener products. Finally, cultivating collaborative partnerships with OEMs, compounders, and testing organizations will help firms co-create validated solutions and secure early traction in high-value verticals. Together, these strategic moves balance short-term resilience with long-term differentiation and position firms to capture opportunities created by evolving application and regulatory landscapes.
The research approach underpinning this executive summary combines structured primary engagement with rigorous secondary synthesis to produce actionable, validated insights. Primary research included in-depth interviews with formulation scientists, procurement leads, and technical managers across adhesives, coatings, plastic, composite, and rubber value chains, complemented by consultations with manufacturing and supply-chain experts to assess the operational impacts of trade measures and logistical constraints. These conversations focused on real-world performance requirements, change-management experiences during supplier transitions, and specific handling and storage considerations tied to liquid and powder forms.
Secondary analysis drew on peer-reviewed material science literature, patent activity, regulatory documentation, and public technical bulletins to map the evolution of key chemistries and to understand standards and compliance trajectories across regions. Data triangulation was applied to validate statements from interviews against published technical performance data and manufacturing case studies. The methodology emphasized reproducibility and transparency: assumptions and categorizations used to define type, application, end-use, and form segments were documented and cross-referenced with primary source interviews to ensure alignment with industry terminology and practical decision criteria.
Where appropriate, findings were stress-tested through scenario-based discussions with subject-matter experts to explore operational responses to tariff changes and regional supply disruptions. The integrated approach balances technical depth with commercial relevance, ensuring that recommendations are grounded in both empirical observation and validated technical understanding.
In sum, coupling agents are at a strategic inflection point where chemical innovation, sustainability imperatives, and trade-policy dynamics collectively influence development pathways and commercial adoption. The technical heterogeneity across aluminate, silane, titanate, zirconate, and other coupling chemistries means that success depends on precise alignment between formulation needs and supplier capabilities, rather than on broad-brush product categories. This reality underscores the importance of targeted R&D, robust technical services, and adaptive supply models.
Regional and application-specific nuances demand that companies adopt differentiated go-to-market strategies that integrate regulatory compliance, local technical support, and proximity to manufacturing hubs. Meanwhile, the operational implications of tariff changes in 2025 have made supply-chain transparency, customs competence, and supplier diversification essential elements of commercial resilience. Firms that invest in these capabilities while continuing to innovate-particularly around low-emission and waterborne-compatible chemistries-will be best positioned to meet evolving customer demands.
The overarching conclusion is that coupling agent suppliers and their customers must pursue a balanced agenda that couples technical excellence with operational agility. By doing so, they can convert raw chemical innovation into reliable performance improvements across adhesives, coatings, plastics, composites, and rubber applications, while managing regulatory and trade-related risks.