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A new chapter for Fabrice Talon — and a continued commitment to the tape industry

Posted on: 25 June 2026 After nearly four decades in the adhesive tape ecosystem, Fabrice Talon could have chosen to step away from the industry altogether. Instead, the former Scapa, SWM and Mativ executive has launched RESET Consulting and joined Afera as an Affiliated Member, bringing his experience and perspective back to an industry he believes still has some of its most exciting years ahead of it.

Leading sustainable transformation: Afera and PlasticsEurope among 13 industry associations at Sphera workshop

Posted on: 25 June 2026 The workshop titled, “The role of industry associations on leading sustainable transformation” included presentations from PlasticsEurope, Afera, and European Aluminium. Afera’s Regulatory Affairs and Sustainability Manager, Pablo Englebienne, showcased the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Calculation Tool called TACK.

Pellet loss Regulation reaches the adhesive tape value chain

Posted on: 25 June 2026 As implementation begins, Afera is helping Members understand how the E.U.'s new pellet loss Regulation could affect adhesive tape manufacturing and polymer handling...

European Tape Week 2026 heads for Porto with final programme in place

Posted on: 24 June 2026 With the ETW 2026 programme now finalised, registration nearing 200 and Afera-appointed hotel rates available only through 30 June, Porto is shaping up as the European adhesive tape industry’s strongest meeting point of the year.

PPWR questions move from theory to implementation

Posted on: 24 June 2026 European packaging legislation is increasingly moving from interpretation to implementation, bringing new compliance questions for manufacturers, converters and suppliers across the adhesive tape value chain. At its latest quarterly Meeting, Afera’s Regulatory Affairs Working Group (RAWG) reviewed a series of developments under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), alongside related standardisation and compliance initiatives that could shape future business requirements. Members can read the full, detailed version in Afera’s Members-only section.

When does adhesive film count as packaging under the PPWR?

Posted on: 24 June 2026 Afera’s new decision tree gives adhesive-film companies and their customers a practical way to distinguish process films from packaging under the PPWR.

Stewardship Intelligence: Why our industry needs more than optimisation

Posted on: 22 June 2026 As the adhesive and adhesive tape industry navigates supply-chain disruption, regulatory change and rising sustainability expectations, technical excellence alone is no longer enough. Dr. Evert Smit, Afera President, argues that companies must develop a new capability—Stewardship Intelligence—to build the resilience and adaptive capacity needed for long-term success.

Raw materials reshape Europe’s tape value chain

Posted on: 21 June 2026 Four years of energy shocks, overcapacity, closures and new trade frictions have turned raw materials from a purchasing issue into a strategic test for European adhesive tape manufacturers. The latest movement through Hormuz offers some relief, but it does not restore the ‘old normal’.