News Archive

More than 165 participants attend Afera and IVK Webinar on new PCF calculation tool

Posted on: 15 June 2023 More than 165 participants from 90+ companies and organizations within the adhesives and adhesive tapes industry attended the first in the series of 4 workshops on Product Carbon Footprint (PCF), which was held online on 6 June 2023.

Making batteries more sustainable, more durable and better-performing

Posted on: 14 June 2023 On Wednesday, Parliament approved new rules for the design, production and waste management of all types of batteries sold in the EU.

UPM launches new label to promote recycling of release papers

Posted on: 02 June 2023 The LinerLoop label is hoped to increase the rate of which release papers are recycled in the current closed-loop system.

Afera and IVK to hold workshop on new PCF calculation tool

Posted on: 01 June 2023 The first of 4 free workshops, the 6 June webinar will familiarise Members with Afera’s harmonisation project and the online platform Sphera is developing exclusively for the 2 associations

Afera feedback to public consultation on review of Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive

Posted on: 31 May 2023 Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association, welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commission’s proposal to revise the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.

PSA tape and specialty tape market data and trends: 2023 AWA preliminary study results update

Posted on: 31 May 2023 AWA Alexander Watson Associates are publishing the AWAreness™ Report Global Specialty Pressure-sensitive Tape Market 2023. Afera Members get a preview of the statistics, technical data and trends included this report.

artimelt launches new website

Posted on: 31 May 2023 For more than 7 years now, artimelt has been successfully operating on the market as an independent company specialising exclusively in hotmelt solutions.

Upcoming Afera Annual Conference to take place in Malta

Posted on: 31 May 2023 Early-bird registration is open till 9 June for the European Adhesive Tape Network’s 66th yearly Industry meeting themed “Taping our future”