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IN THIS EDITION
Reconnect in Valencia at Afera’s annual meeting themed “Tape in a circular world”
Afera announces support of E.U. Green Deal
Sustainable solvent and dispersions selection
Fresh approaches to adhesive technology R&D
Current tape market trends: ISGATEC interviews Afera President
Spotlight on raw materials supplier Dow
Tape manufacturer ATP joins Afera’s Technical Committee
PSTC plans upcoming industry events
Adhesive tapes help suppress vibration noise for quieter applications
Member news
Industry news

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ISSUE 4, 4 JUNE 2021
Reconnect in Valencia at Afera’s annual meeting themed “Tape in a circular world”

Registration is open for Afera’s 64th Annual Conference set to take place from 29 September to 1 October at Hotel Las Arenas Balneario Resort in Valencia, Spain.  Learn more and register

Afera announces support of E.U. Green Deal

On behalf of the European adhesive tape industry, the Association has released a statement entitled “Adhesive tapes are the hidden drivers of industry toward climate neutrality by 2050”.  Read

Sustainable solvent and dispersions selection

Chaired by Afera Sustainability Working Group Chairman Martijn Verhagen, the 1st Session of the TechSem 2021 explored “tapes and sustainability”.  Read

Fresh approaches to adhesive technology R&D

Afera offered “new perspectives on tapes” in the 2nd Session of the TechSem 2021, which was moderated by Technical Committee Chairman Reinhard Storbeck.  Read

Current tape market trends: ISGATEC interviews Afera President

Ahead of his talk on adhesive tapes for industrial applications at ISGATEC’s 8-9 June online forum, Evert Smit shares his thoughts on the potential of tapes, burgeoning market segments, future workforce and regulation affecting Member businesses.  ReadAfera Members participate at 25% discount

Spotlight on raw materials supplier Dow
Isabelle Uhl, global application technology leader of packaging and specialty plastics, reflects on her nearly 3 decades of experience within our European adhesive tape industry collective.  Read
Tape manufacturer ATP joins Afera’s Technical Committee
On behalf of ATP adhesive systems AG, a market leader of water-based adhesive tapes for all industry sectors but especially automotive applications, Paul Schwitter will join the TC at its upcoming online Meeting in mid-September.  Read
PE, PVC and PS resin prices continue to climb
North American prices for polyethylene, PVC and solid polystyrene have continued to rise in 2021, and exports beyond Latin America have been cut back.  Read
Adhesive tapes help suppress vibration noise for quieter applications
Manufacturers are increasingly turning to fabricated adhesive materials to assist in meeting the growing consumer demand for products with quieter operation and reduced levels of either airborne or structural noise.  Read
Member news

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes completes bonding study with Armacell

www.adhesivesmag.com, 27 May – The study is the fourth in a series of bonding studies that aim to make it easier for converters to evaluate the performance of Avery Dennison Core Series™ portfolio adhesive products with foams and other commonly used materials.  Read

Intertape Polymer Group® launches new flame retardant polyethylene tape ideal for marine, construction and manufacturing markets

www.globenewswire.com, 18 May – IPG’s PEFR polyethylene tape is a heavy-duty tape ideal for healthcare facilities, institutional buildings, laboratories, shipyards and construction sites where flame retardant materials are required to add a critical layer of security of fire protection.  Read

Supply chain customer collaboration project wins German Innovation Award 2021

www.basf.com, 18 May – BASF received the German Innovation Award 2021 in the category “Excellence in Business to Business - Chemical Industry” for its innovative project involving the use of smart Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs).  Read

Ahlstrom-Munksjö awarded for sustainability at Avery Dennison’s global supplier recognition ceremony

www.ahlstrom-munksjo.com, 10 May – Ahlstrom-Munksjö has received the 2021 Supplier Distinction Award for Sustainability by Avery Dennison during an online ceremony.  Read

BASF launches new website for performance and formulation additives

www.basf.com, 29 April – Its design provides faster and easier access to new additives, fulfilling increasing market needs for performance and sustainability as well as stricter regulatory requirements.  Read

tesa: new adhesive tape solution for greenhouse growers

www.greenhousecanada.com, 27 April – Now greenhouse growers can reap the economic benefits of polyethylene film for greenhouse crop production – while avoiding the downside of costly film replacement.  Read

New leak detection tape changes colour after exposure to ammonia

www.ammonia21.com, 23 April – Nitto, a Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.)-based subsidiary of Nitto Denko, has launched a leak detection tape that enables visual detection of ammonia gas leaks by changing from white to blue when exposed to ammonia.  Read

Industry news

ESIG Stakeholder Day “Solvents and the European Green Deal”

www.esig.org, 8 June – Part 2: Zero Pollution/Clean Air of a webinar which is part of a series of stakeholder days that ESIG organises on the European Green Deal, this time devoted to the zero pollution aspects of the Green Deal and the role of solvents in VOC emissions and clean air.  Read

ESIG Solvents Award 2021 now open for applications

www.esig.org, 31 May 2021 – The European Solvents Industry Group (ESIG) has launched the ESIG Solvents Award to highlight the safe and sustainable use of solvents with respect to health and safety, environmental protection or product performance or any combination of those.  Read

The sticky truth about diabetes device adhesives

www.healthline.com, 25 May – Anyone who’s worn a diabetes device stuck to their body knows that some type of skin issues with the adhesives are pretty much inevitable.  Read

Painter’s tapes vs. masking tape: Adhesive strength makes all the difference

www.adhesives.org, 20 May – The difference between masking and painter’s tapes lies largely in the difference in adhesive strength and that’s what makes them suitable for different applications.  Read

Spencer Silver, inventor who made the Post-it Note stick, dies at 80

www.washingtonpost.com, 14 May – The chemist who accidentally invented the delicate adhesive used in Post-it Notes, an innovation that blanketed the office landscape like a blizzard with messages and reminders and became a favoured modern medium for jotting notes to oneself and others, died May 8 at his home in St. Paul, Minn.  Read

DuPont to build new adhesives manufacturing facility in East China

www.coatingsworld.com, 26 April – The new facility will produce adhesives to serve customers in the transportation industry, primarily in support of two industry mega trends: vehicle electrification applications and lightweighting.  Read

What is the current outlook for specialty pressure-sensitive tape market 2021?

www.awa-bv.com, 22 April – The AWAreness™ Report Global Specialty Pressure-Sensitive Tape Market 2021 covers the current market share of materials used to make tape per region and sub-region, the niches for other materials, and COVID-19 impact analysis of the market as of late.  Read

  

 
 
 


 

   

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