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

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

Modern tapes will answer many industrial questions

Posted on: Is adhesive bonding the joining technology of the 21st century? Dr. Ingrid Sebald, Member of the Board of Management for Technology at tesa and responsible for the areas of Technology and Sustainability, answers this question with a resounding "yes."

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