News Archive

Spotlight on on adhesive tape manufacturer tesa

Posted on: 07 April 2021 Reinhard Storbeck, Afera Technical Committee Chairman and director of R&D at tesa, talks about active Afera participation, the adhesive tape network and communication

Engineers want to learn more about tapes

Posted on: 07 April 2021 Afera President is set to speak at ISGATEC’s newly created online forum on adhesive tapes for industrial applications, 8-9 June 2021, 9-13.00 CET

Adhesives industry fears further deterioration of already tense raw materials situation due to freighter accident in Suez Canal

Posted on: 07 April 2021 Plant shutdowns in Europe and the U.S., as well as severely limited sea and land freight capacities, are currently greatly affecting the availability of raw materials for the German adhesives industry.

Download 2021 edition of ASC-CATIA-FEICA Adhesives & Sealants Classification Manual

Posted on: 07 April 2021 FEICA Secretary General Kristel Ons invites Afera Members to use the jointly revised publication intended to maintain harmonised terminology and market segmentation

ASC Issues Statement on the Disruption of Adhesive Intermediates, Calls for Recovery Assistance

Posted on: 08 March 2021 The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) is closely monitoring the unprecedented disruption to the supply of many key intermediates essential to U.S. adhesive manufacturing.

Sekisui Alveo launches certified sustainable polyolefin foam products

Posted on: 09 February 2021 Sekisui Alveo, European manufacturer of high-quality polyolefin foams, has taken a further step in demonstration of its commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainable material sourcing.

ASC, CATIA, and FEICA announce revisions to joint adhesives and sealants classification manual

Posted on: 08 February 2021 The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC), the Association of the European Adhesive & Sealant Industry (FEICA), and the China Adhesives and Tape Industry Association (CATIA), have partnered to update and harmonise adhesive and sealant industry terms, definitions and market segmentation published in the ASC-CATIA-FEICA Adhesives and Sealants Classification Manual.

In memoriam: Ann Hirst-Smith

Posted on: 05 February 2021 Afera remembers an Industry colleague who worked with AWA and Afera in a number of communications capacities