News Archive

Afera calls for sponsors of European Tape Week 2025

Posted on: 21 March 2025 Afera’s management team is thrilled to bring Members and Industry colleagues an event that not only fosters industry connections but offers unique opportunities for visibility and engagement.

Thriving in a time of turbulence: Nitto EMEA CEO Sam Strijckmans’ vision for doing business in Europe in 2025 and beyond

Posted on: 21 March 2025 As Europe enters 2025, businesses are facing an increasingly turbulent environment. Economic pressures, climate concerns, regulatory challenges and geopolitical instability are all converging, making long-term planning more complex than ever.

The tape industry and Doughnut Economics, CSRD and quadruple materiality

Posted on: 21 March 2025 For DICHT! Magazine, 1.2025, by Evert Smit, president of Afera, The European Adhesive Tape Association, and director scouting for sustainability, technology and innovation at Lohmann GmbH & Co KG.

1st Afera European Tape Week: The ultimate gathering for the European tape industry!

Posted on: 21 March 2025 The only platform uniting business owners, decision-makers and technical leaders within the European industrial adhesive tapes business

Europe’s Single Use Plastics Directive (SUPD): What do we know so far?

Posted on: 20 March 2025 In this insightful Packaging Europe article, Matt Tudball, Helen McGeough, Valentina Di Micco and Carolina Perujo Holland of ICIS share what they know regarding the SUPD and its implementation, address areas of uncertainty, and explain the impacts the SUPD has already had on the market.

Evonik's New Co-Binder TEGO® Res 1100 Improves Plastic Waste Deinking

Posted on: 18 March 2025 Evonik's new co-binder is relevant to printed tapes, flexible packaging tapes, or self-adhesive labels that use solvent-borne inks.

Navigating regulatory changes: A tape industry perspective

Posted on: 12 March 2025 Pablo Englebienne, regulatory affairs manager at Afera, discusses the impact of new EU regulations on the tape industry. Learn how Afera is guiding members regarding steps to ensure compliance.

tesa: Paving the way for a more sustainable future

Posted on: 11 March 2025 ICE Awards 2025, “Sustainability”category: tesa has developed paper-based design tapes for corrugated and board material boxes and envelopes.