News Archive

Trinseo announces PMMA depolymerisation plant for recycling PMMA-based materials

Posted on: 08 December 2023 Specialty material solutions provider Trinseo is aiming to advance the potential of sustainable plastics with its polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) depolymerization plant in Rho, Italy, apparently enabling efficient recycling of PMMA-based materials.

Mondi’s commitment to boost saturating kraft paper gives customers an advantage

Posted on: 08 December 2023 Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has expanded its range of saturating kraft paper and increased capacity, in order to improve and enhance its service to manufacturers of internal and external building panels, worktops, furniture and technical films.

Keeping the liner in the loop: recycling options for waste release liners

Posted on: 08 December 2023 Adhesive tapes are multi-layered products comprised of a carrier material that serves as a backing, an adhesive coating, and in some cases, a removable liner.

BASF and tesa cooperate on the use of renewable raw materials

Posted on: 07 December 2023 tesa SE (Norderstedt, Germany), an international manufacturer of innovative adhesive tapes and self-adhesive product solutions, is working with its central supplier BASF to use low-emission biomass-balanced (BMB) acrylic monomers.

Afera launches 11th Tape College

Posted on: 05 December 2023 21 field experts to educate industry newcomers on adhesive tape technology | 12-14 March 2024 in Munich | Early bird registration discount until January 1st | Hotel booking discount until January 30th

Air Canada tests jet de-icing heated adhesive tape strips to end blasts of glycol

Posted on: 05 December 2023 As winter approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, airlines are wheeling their de-icing equipment out of storage, typically a heavy truck with a large tank and boom-mounted cannon that sprays ice-melting glycol onto an aircraft’s wings and upper fuselage.

Podcast: shining a spotlight on the PPWR

Posted on: 29 November 2023 Following the European parliament’s adoption of amendments to the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), Tim Sykes speaks to Avery Dennison’s policy specialists Emilie Bartolini and Alena Maran to get their take on implications for the value chain, challenges and opportunities and the company’s actions to ‘PPWR-proof’ itself and its partners.

Online course: UV/EB-cured adhesives formulation in practice

Posted on: 29 November 2023 Make the best of UV/ EB technology to formulate cost-effective adhesives faster as per desired applications (PSA, FR type adhesive, Laminating adhesives…).