News Archive

Tapes and adhesives take centre stage across Europe

Posted on: 13 November 2025 As adhesive tapes and systems continue to advance, their role in key industries expands far beyond traditional sealing and bonding.

In memoriam: Francesca Righetti of Italian tape manufacturer NAR

Posted on: 10 November 2025 A tribute from Afera, The European Adhesive Tape Association

AFSP milestones presented at the 1st European Tape Week

Posted on: 30 October 2025 Oct 2025: At the Conference, Afera’s Karla Pastor and Sreeparna Das spotlighted AFSP’s momentum in driving sustainability across the adhesive tape industry.

1st Afera European Tape Week: A resounding success in navigating the future of adhesive tapes

Posted on: 15 October 2025 Afera’s 1st European Tape Week, held at the end of September in Thessaloniki, was a resounding success, uniting the adhesive tapes value chain for a week of innovation, sustainability and strategy under one roof.

SVHC consultation on n-hexane: Critical implications for downstream users

Posted on: 13 October 2025 On 1 September 2025, ECHA opened the public consultation on the inclusion of n-hexane (EC 203-777-6) in the candidate list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC).

Sustainable packaging: Transforming the European adhesive tape industry

Posted on: 13 October 2025 Sustainability in packaging is reshaping how Europe’s adhesive tape industry innovates, collaborates and competes. In this feature, we explore insights from the latest ASC webinar and highlight how both major players and agile SMEs are driving circularity, efficiency and design-for-recycling across the value chain.

From volatility to vision: Thessaloniki as the adhesive tape industry’s call to action

Posted on: 17 September 2025 In a time of volatility, regulation and shifting costs, the adhesive tape industry must act together. Thessaloniki is our call to action—a week to turn shared challenges into shared direction.

When good intentions collide: The psychology behind misunderstood regulations

Posted on: 17 September 2025 We are standing—not only in bonding—at a paradoxical crossroads. On the one hand, our industrial world urgently needs to transform towards sustainability, circularity and smarter use of materials.