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IN THIS EDITION
Afera’s successful Valencia Conference energises European tape industry
Afera pre-Annual Conference live online Session #2: debond-on-demand and hydrocracking technologies
Afera General Assembly 2021
Could adhesive tape prevent contamination on ultrasound probes?
Sticky-tape module designed to let robots know when floors are clean
Demand from automotive industry to boost WB adhesive tape market growth
Will regulation be a tipping point for sustainable supply chains?
Updated tape, adhesive and film industry events calendar 2021-2023
PSTC announces inaugural Tape Week 2022
Special Afera Member offer on market intelligence
Member news
Industry news

UPCOMING EVENTS
Afera Committee Meetings
February 2022
Location TBA
10th Afera Tape College 
4-6 April 2022
Brussels Marriott Hotel, Belgium
Afera 65th Annual Conference 
28-30 September 2022
Hotel Las Arenas Balneario Resort, Valencia, Spain
More industry events
ISSUE 7, 1 NOVEMBER 2021
Afera’s successful Valencia Conference energises European tape industry

Evert Smit kicked off this month’s event with words about Afera, our Flagship Sustainability Project and what’s behind meeting face-to-face. Read

Afera pre-Annual Conference live online Session #2: debond-on-demand and hydrocracking technologies

The one-hour Webinar discussed creating efficiencies in debonding, repurposing and chemical recycling processes at different points in the tape value chain.  Read

Afera General Assembly 2021

Afera Members can now download the 21 October Meeting recording and presentation.  Read

Could adhesive tape prevent contamination on ultrasound probes?

The answer to preventing cross-contamination from repeat use of ultrasound probes may not come in the form of extensive cleaning or antibacterial chemicals but rather a simple strip of adhesive tape.  Read

Sticky-tape module designed to let robots know when floors are clean

Singapore University of Technology and Design researchers are developing a unit which utilises tape and a camera to help a bot clean and assess areas repeatedly until satisfactory.  Read

Demand from automotive industry to boost WB adhesive tape market growth
SpecialChem reports the global water-based adhesive specialty tape market, which was valued at USD 5,093 million in 2020, is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% from 2020 to 2030.  Read
Will regulation be a tipping point for sustainable supply chains?
Avery Dennison Smartrac’s Tyler Chaffo discusses regulatory and ESG trends in Europe and how to navigate the new business paradigm of scrutinising supply chains across first-tier and lower-tier suppliers.  Read
Updated tape, adhesive and film industry events calendar 2021-2023
Because of the quickly changing events landscape, Afera continues to keep track of the core global industry events that matter to you.  Read
PSTC announces inaugural Tape Week 2022
From 2-5 May, the North American Pressure Sensitive Tape Council will offer networking and educational events with particular focus on building & construction, transportation and emerging market spaces.  Read
Special Afera Member offer on market intelligence
AWA is offering a 20% discount on its recently issued Global Specialty Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market Study 2021 (4th edition).  Read
Member news

Adhesive specialist Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG celebrates 170th anniversary

www.prnewswire.com, 27 October – In its 170-year history, Lohmann has developed into a global manufacturer in the field of bonding technology.  Read

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes: tapes for acoustically insulated tires

www.adhesivesmag.com, 14 October – The pressure-sensitive tapes help bond noise-absorbing foam and other materials to the inside surface of vehicle tires.  Read

Ahlstrom-Munksjö launches PS packaging tape product range

www.labelandnarrowweb.com, 12 October – Ahlstrom-Munksjö has expanded its offering of sustainable tape backing solutions by launching a complete product range for pressure-sensitive packaging tape applications.  Read

tesa Tape launches $36 million expansion at Sparta facility

www.mibiz.com, 11 October – Adhesive tape manufacturer tesa Tape, Inc., recently started construction on an expanded facility in Sparta, which is expected to bring at least 25 new jobs to the area.  Read

3M announces bonding process centre evolution

www.adhesivesmag.com, 24 September – Formerly known as Global Adhesives Solutions Labs, 3M Bonding Process Centres connect customers with local 3M experts to help solve problems and optimize processes.  Read

Industry news

How adhesives are driving advances in e-mobility

www.plasticstoday.com, 19 October – Adhesives are among the enabling technologies contributing to what some experts are calling a fundamental transformation of the automotive industry.  Read

Mayzo’s Milazzo inducted into PSTC Hall of Fame

www.adhesivesmag.com, 14 October – Milazzo has devoted half of a century toward the progress of the industry.  Read

monta reTec 831: the sustainable and strong packaging tape

www.packagingeurope.com, 1 October – Adhesive tapes expert monta discusses its new self-adhesive tape, monta reTec 831, made with post-industrial recycled polypropylene (rPP), in the latest edition of our Innovation Spotlight.  Read

India masking tapes market to reach USD 350.5 mn by 2031: TMR

www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 24 September – Hampered by VOC emissions, the masking tapes market in India is expected to reach a valuation of USD 350.5 million by 2031 and is estimated to expand at a CAGR of 5.1 percent during the forecast period.  Read

monta announces Greenline adhesive tapes are ‘carbon neutral’

www.packagingeurope.com, 23 September – Following the introduction of its Greenline range in 2019, monta has calculated its Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) and taken measures to compensate for “unavoidable” CO2 emissions.  Read

  

 
 
 


 

   

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