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Kraton: radiation-curable polymer

Posted on: 10 November 2020 Kraton DX0222 reportedly has high thermal stability at normal process temperatures with excellent reactivity toward radiation curing

Avery Dennison publishes results for study on adhesive tape bonding effectiveness with multi-materials

Posted on: 10 November 2020 The first study saw the company teaming its Core Series Portfolio range of adhesives with Superior Felt and Filtration’s Sunburst 1000 series of non-woven products to test how the adhesives and materials would function under extreme and real-world conditions when in a controlled environment

H.B. Fuller joins Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network

Posted on: 10 November 2020 Amazon reports that these certification guidelines for packaging reduce packing times, packaging waste, risk of damage, and difficult unboxing experiences

Same same but different – Lohmann DuploFLEX® range once again successful at EFIA Awards

Posted on: 10 November 2020 Customers of the leading international manufacturer of technical adhesive tapes Lohmann have been recognized by the European Flexographic Industry Association in the EFIA Awards 2020

Regulatory compliance takes a great network and the right company setup—which could give you a competitive advantage

Posted on: 30 October 2020 Afera’s latest pre-Conference biweekly webinar covered current and future challenges in regulatory affairs for the adhesive tape industry with panellists from Nitto, tesa, Lohmann and Afera

European tape businesses cue in on sustainability in waste processing infrastructure and ‘enabling’ function of tape technologies

Posted on: 02 October 2020 Afera’s 8th Webinar covered “the state of sustainability in adhesive tapes,” probing the importance of partnership, transparency and the E.U. Green Deal to the adhesive tape value chain

Spotlight on research institute Fraunhofer IFAM

Posted on: 02 October 2020 Adhesive engineer Uwe Maurieschat tells about his experience with Afera, as well as that of the notable German research organisation dedicated to manufacturing technology and advanced materials and Afera Member since 2009

BASF closes divestiture of its construction chemicals business

Posted on: 02 October 2020 On September 30, 2020, effective at midnight, BASF closed the divestiture of its construction chemicals business to an affiliate of Lone Star, a global private equity firm