News Archive

Why Europe’s economic reality shows up first in adhesive tapes

Posted on: 27 January 2026 Europe’s slowdown is structural, not cyclical, and as pressure ripples through industry, adhesive tapes act as early indicators of resilience and risk.

Afera, FINAT and CELAB Europe submit joint letter on release liner status under the PPWR

Posted on: 27 January 2026 On 16 January, Afera submitted a joint letter to the European Commission regarding the regulatory status of release liners under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

A 2026 resolution: Keeping our industry intelligent

Posted on: 26 January 2026 In a layered, unstable world, Afera’s President calls for shared intelligence, co-operation and long-term thinking over oversimplification.

European Tape Week 2026: First sponsors confirmed, call open

Posted on: 26 January 2026 H.B. Fuller joins as first Platinum Sponsor, with TS Converting Equipment │ Elite Cameron and Synthomer as Gold Sponsors. Sponsorship call remains open.

ECHA webinar on aromatic brominated flame retardants: Why it matters for the tape value chain

Posted on: 22 January 2026 ECHA is hosting a webinar on 29 January 2026 on its call for evidence supporting the preparation of a potential REACH restriction for aromatic brominated flame retardants (ABFRs). The session runs 11:00–13:00 Helsinki time (10:00–12:00 CET).

GTF/GTMC pre-meeting aligns five associations on Tokyo 2026, test methods and JATMA’s call for papers

Posted on: 20 January 2026 On Thursday 8 January 2026, representatives from the world’s regional adhesive tapes organisations, PSTC (USA), Afera (Europe), CATIA (China), TAAT (Taiwan) and JATMA (Japan), held a one-hour online pre-meeting of the 8th Global Tape Forum (GTF) and Global Test Methods Committee (GTMC) event.

Call for sponsors: Afera European Tape Week 2026

Posted on: 16 January 2026 Following the success of its inaugural edition, Afera invites sponsors to take part in the 2nd European Tape Week, taking place from 21–25 September 2026 at the Pestana Douro Riverside in Porto, Portugal.

Tracking regulatory complexity: Outcomes of Afera’s Regulatory Affairs Working Group meeting

Posted on: 19 December 2025 Afera’s Regulatory Affairs Working Group (RAWG) met on 4 December 2025 to review a broad and increasingly complex set of regulatory developments affecting the European adhesive tape industry. From PPWR implementation and design-for-recycling discussions to REACH restrictions, EUDR timing, omnibus packages and emerging policy files, the meeting highlighted the scale of regulatory change facing the sector.