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H.B. Fuller strengthens leadership in Tapes & Labels with high-performance adhesive solutions

Posted on: 07 May 2026 Driving reliability, application control, and operational stability for labeling processes worldwide

Synthomer reports strong Adhesive Solutions performance in 2025

Posted on: 30 April 2026 Synthomer’s 2025 results highlight continued momentum in its Adhesive Solutions division, including exposure to tapes and labels, improved margins and its partnership with Henkel on lower-carbon hot-melt adhesive products.

Henkel highlights adhesive and coating solutions for circular packaging

Posted on: 30 April 2026 Henkel’s interpack 2026 preview points to the growing role of adhesives and functional coatings in packaging design, with low-CO₂ hot melts, solvent-free laminating adhesives, barrier coatings and recyclability testing all relevant to converters and suppliers across the adhesive tapes and flexible-materials value chain.

AWA Release Liner Market Report 2026 AWA listed for pre-order

Posted on: 30 April 2026 AWA has listed its forthcoming 2026 release-liner market report, covering global and regional demand, substrates, end-use segments, M&A activity and siliconising trends across applications including labels, graphic films and pressure-sensitive tapes.

IPG expands Tuck Tape range for consumer retail applications

Posted on: 30 April 2026 Cantech, part of the IPG family, has expanded its Tuck Tape offering in Canada with new and rebranded adhesive products for paint, hardware and home-packaging applications, reflecting continued demand for pressure-sensitive tape solutions beyond industrial markets.

UPM reports solid demand for self-adhesive label materials in Europe

Posted on: 29 April 2026 UPM’s Q1 2026 report points to stable momentum in self-adhesive label materials and improved European demand for label, release-base and packaging papers, underlining continued resilience in paper- and film-based materials used across pressure-sensitive applications.

ICAP-SIRA to present halogen-free PSA solutions for flame-retardant tapes

Posted on: 29 April 2026 ICAP-SIRA’s PSTC Tape Week presentation will focus on acrylic flame-retardant polymers for pressure-sensitive adhesive applications, highlighting ongoing material innovation in safer, more sustainable tape constructions.

Ahlstrom strengthens innovation capabilities with a single global innovation hub in France

Posted on: 29 April 2026 Ahlstrom announced plans to consolidate Group Research and Innovation activities into a single global innovation hub in Pont-Évêque, France, covering applications including food and consumer packaging, protective materials and building solutions.