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Live demo of TACK PCF calculation tool for adhesives and tapes: Afera-IVK members webinar

Posted on: 06 March 2025 20 March 2025, 13:00 – 15:00 CET

Sustainability perspectives: Tackling packaging challenges with the right carton sealing tapes

Posted on: 06 March 2025 What are some of the major sustainability challenges companies face particularly in the area of industrial packaging? tesa’s Sergiu Crisan speaks to Elisabeth Skoda and discusses opportunities in implementing sustainable solutions and how tesa devised an assortment of packaging tapes that tackle sustainability challenges without the need for complex processes.

Selecting pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes for use with Mica in EV batteries (Whitepaper by Avery Dennison Performance Tapes)

Posted on: 04 March 2025 Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes have emerged as a preferred solution for bonding mica materials in a battery pack.

Navigating the future: How U.S. regulatory and trade policies shape the global adhesives landscape – a European perspective

Posted on: 03 March 2025 The recent election results for U.S. president and Congress will have a measurable impact not only on domestic industry.

Electrically conductive PSA tapes from 3M

Posted on: 25 February 2025 The 3M™ Electrically Conductive Tape 5113 Series line features XYZ-axis conductivity, a long shelf, high adhesion, higher temperature resistance, and even adheres to some low surface energy (LSE) substrates.

Scotch Brand celebrates 100 years of innovation and reliability

Posted on: 25 February 2025 This year marks a significant milestone for 3M's Scotch™ Brand as it celebrates its 100th anniversary. Since the invention of Scotch Masking Tape in 1925, Scotch Brand has grown and evolved into more than a thousand varieties of adhesive tape and products.

Afera Members receive 15% discount on upcoming AWA Global Release Liner Summit 2025

Posted on: 19 February 2025 In the runup to the landmark event themed “25 years of bringing the release liner industry together,” Afera has partnered Alexander Watson Associates to secure discounted entry for all our Members.

French group Chargeurs grows revenue by 11.9% in 2024

Posted on: 19 February 2025 After presenting its new corporate identity in January, French textile group Compagnie Chargeurs Invest (CCI) has reported a revenue of €729.6 million for fiscal 2024, equivalent to a growth of 11.9%, and of 10.7% in comparable terms.