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ISSUE 4, 4 JUNE 2021 |
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Spotlight on raw materials supplier Dow |
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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 |
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Tape manufacturer ATP joins Afera’s Technical Committee |
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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 |
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PE, PVC and PS resin prices continue to climb |
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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 |
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Adhesive tapes help suppress vibration noise for quieter applications |
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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 |
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Member news |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Industry news |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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