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| ISSUE 1, 1 february 2022 |
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| Organik Kimya hosts New Era Virtual Exhibition 8-9 February |
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| The Turkish chemicals supplier to the adhesive tape industry is bringing together stakeholders from more than 100 countries in this event about the resilience of chemistry. Read |
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| Market trends: pressure-sensitive tapes on the rise |
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| Tape manufacturers are tapping into the packaging, medical, and transportation sectors to gain ground. Read |
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| Ongoing supply chain challenges impacting the adhesives and sealants industry |
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| Key industry players discuss their challenges, the materials and end-use sectors most affected, the steps they have taken and what they envision for 2022. Read |
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| Afera Steering, Technical and Marketing Committee Mtgs to be held 8-9 February |
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| The Committees will convene to work on agendas including driving Afera’s sustainability programme, monitoring legislation, developing new test methods and organising the 10th Tape College in Brussels and 65th Annual Conference in Valencia. View Committee & Working Group Members |
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| Updated tape, adhesive and film industry events calendar 2022-2023 |
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| Because of the evolving events landscape, we continue to keep track of the core global industry events that matter to you. Read |
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| Member news |
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| tesa lays foundations for new plant in Vietnam |
| www.einnews.com, 28 January – A ceremony has marked the start for tesa's new production base located in the DEEP C Industrial Zones of the northern port city of Haiphong. Read |
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| Adhesives Research names Brad Zechman President |
| www.adhesivesresearch.com, 21 January – The Ireland-based adhesive tape manufacturer’s president is responsible for driving the global growth and development of its business in the healthcare and industrial markets in North America, Europe and Asia. Read |
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| Tale of the tape: adhesive tape and the USA bobsled/skeleton team |
| www.adhesivesmag.com, 20 January – Adhesive tape is an essential part of a bobsled and skeleton athlete’s sled and gear. Read |
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| Riggins succeeds Medley as CEO of Loparex |
| www.adhesivesmag.com, 14 January – Pamplona Capital Management, owner of Loparex, has appointed Charmaine Riggins as the Loparex Group’s new CEO, effective January 10, 2022. Read |
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| H.B. Fuller’s new fibre-based tear tape receives sustainability award |
| www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 4 January – H.B. Fuller’s new Sesame® Evolution™ fibre-based e-commerce opening tear tape has won the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO) sustainability award. Read |
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| 3M and Ansys train engineers to improve adhesive joint design and drive sustainability |
| www.finance.yahoo.com, 3 January – Ansys Learning Hub courses taught by 3M research scientists help engineers develop innovative designs using tapes and adhesives while eliminating material waste. Read |
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| Trivanovic appointed CEO of Shurtape Technologies’ Global Business |
| www.adhesivesmag.com, 28 December – Shurtape Technologies LLC recently announced that Vuk Trivanovic, CEO of the company’s Industrial and Engineered Solutions (ESG) Groups, will expand his role and responsibilities as CEO to encompass the full scope of Shurtape’s global business. Read |
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| Industry news |
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| Debond-on-demand short course (European Coatings) |
| www.european-coatings.com, 16 February – De-bonding-on-demand of adhesives: How does it work technically and who actually needs it? Read |
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| Film additives target sustainability goals |
| www.compoundingworld.com, 24 January – Development in additives for packaging films are increasingly focused on meeting the environmental and sustainability requirements of users. Read |
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| Supply chain continuity and sustainability top of mind among label customers |
| www.finat.com, 13 January – FINAT’s half-yearly market trends report reveals supply chain issues and sustainable label and packaging solutions as the top concerns when it comes to label procurement trends with brand owner professionals. Read |
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| The raw materials game |
| www.european-coatings.com, 10 January – Global scarcity of raw materials is hampering growth. What are the causes and what does the future hold? Read |
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| FEICA Notification of Polymers leaflet available in 7 languages |
| www.feica.eu, 24 December – FEICA has published a leaflet explaining why the notification of polymers under European regulation should be limited to a concise dataset, and analytical or test data should not be required at the notification stage. Read |
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| Case study: preventing hospital-acquired infections with treated adhesive films |
| www.adhesivesmag.com, 22 December – A study at the University Hospital Basel has confirmed the effectiveness of an antimicrobial coating on adhesive films. Read |
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