News Archive

New study on the European adhesives market

Posted on: 02 February 2025 The new market study shows that adhesive products that are at least partially made from renewable raw materials or are biodegradable are currently gaining in importance.

Disposable and flexible smart electronic tapes for long-term biopotential monitoring

Posted on: 30 January 2025 A smart electronic tape (SET) acquires biopotentials in the form of a dry single-sided tape made from a combination of an ultra-stretchable conductive pattern on substrates with different functions.

Fiber-based transparent tape backing

Posted on: 28 January 2025 Made from renewable materials, Ahlstrom's MasterTape Cristal is a sustainable alternative to traditional plastic packaging tape that maintains comparable strength and transparency.

Adhesive technology training offer expanded

Posted on: 25 January 2025 Fraunhofer IFAM is intensifying its commitment to the field of adhesive technology training.

Evert Smit’s New Year’s message to Afera Members and the greater adhesive tapes industry

Posted on: 16 January 2025 Afera’s President discusses exactly how to reaffirm our vision and commitment as successful leaders while facing the challenges and opportunities of the year ahead.

Spotlight on a New Afera Member: Functional films supplier Hueck Folien

Posted on: 16 January 2025 Michael Luthwig, sales manager for adhesive tapes at Hueck Folien, explains how the leading Austrian specialist in film coating maintains a robust competitive edge in a rapidly evolving market, and why it finds importance in Afera’s sustainability and test methods standardisation programmes.

Mauro Castignani becomes Managing Director of ABI Tape Belgium

Posted on: 16 January 2025 Having joined adhesive tape manufacturer and Afera Member American Biltrite in 1995, Mr. Castignani has extensive expertise in the market and assumes additional responsibilities for the EMEA region.

Perspectives for the electronics industry: IVK spotlight on light-curing adhesive tapes

Posted on: 16 January 2025 Light-curing adhesive tapes are a milestone alternative to conventional pressure-sensitive tapes and liquid adhesives in holding the internal components of smartphones, tablets and smartwatches together.