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www.tesa.com, 25 March 2019 – Sales up 6.8%, EBIT margin at 15.7%. Double-digit growth in the business with the electronics industry. Automotive sector once again provides strong impetus. Further acquisitions successfully concluded. Read
www.tesa.com, 25 March 2019 – One of the first milestones is the construction of a state-of-the-art cleanroom unit at the Suzhou plant. Read
www.reuters.com, 18 March 2019 – The U.S. manufacturer has been struggling with a slowdown in its Chinese business, and said in January it saw sluggish sales in its global automotive and electronics business led by weak customer demand in China. Read
www.netcomposites.com, 11 March 2019 – The experts for Automation and Production Technology of the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM will present a recently developed end-effector for automated high-precision placement of adhesive films at JEC WORLD 2019. Read
www.basf.com, 28 February 2019 – Offered in commercial quantities, VMOX is particularly suitable as a reactive diluent in UV curing inks and coatings, which can for example be used for digital UV printing. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 27 February 2019 – The new partnership agreement, effective from 1 February 2019, includes all Ashland PureRad™ UV/EB, H-UV & LED curable laminating adhesives and PSAs including Pureseal™ waterbased adhesives for the printing industry. Read
www.placticsnews.com, 20 February 2019 – RKW SE, one of Europe's largest film extruders, is investing $18.8 million to expand its production site in Franklin, Ky. Read
www.scapaindustrial.com, 8 February 2019 – Scapa Group plc, a global supplier of bonding solutions and manufacturer of adhesive-based products for the healthcare and industrial markets, is proud to launch its new Barnier brand focused website, www.BarnierPro.com. Read
www.placticsnews.com, 21 March 2019 – Celgard’s separators are made with a combination of polypropylene and polyethylene films, while the wet process films made under the Hipore name in Moriyama, Japan, use polyolefin. Read
www.placticsnews.com, 21 March 2019 – Celgard’s separators are made with a combination of polypropylene and polyethylene films, while the wet process films made under the Hipore name in Moriyama, Japan, use polyolefin. Read
www.placticsnews.com, 14 March 2019 – Saudi Basic Industries Corp. has completed a pilot project aimed at large-scale laminate production of composite tape made from its polycarbonate. Read
www.placticsnews.com, 8 March 2019 –The new assets will expand production of Kapton-brand polyimide film and Pyralux-brand flexible circuit materials to meet growing market demand in automotive, consumer electronics, telecom and defence, officials with Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont said. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 8 March 2019 – The Pressen brand of hot melt pressure sensitive adhesives is now bolstered by the latest development Pressen 2441, a MOSH & MOAH free adhesives designed specifically for use as on high tack self-adhesive tapes and as the self-adhesive security seal in the flexible packaging / bag sealing applications. Read
www.placticsnews.com, 7 March 2019 – The Sustainable Packaging Coalition and the Centre for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners have named five finalists in their FlexPack Recovery Challenge, a competition to promote new ideas for the recovery of multi-material flexible packaging waste. Read
www.placticsnews.com, 1 March 2019 – U.S. film supplier Now Plastics has launched a “groundbreaking” line of films, made from 60-90 percent post-consumer PET specifically for the European market. Read
www.popsci.com, 1 March 2019 – If you’re a photographer, videographer, musician, actor, or pretty much any other role involved in creative productions, you’ve almost certainly come in contact with gaffer tape. Read
www.digitaltrends.com, 27 February 2019 – To facilitate better networking at challenging locations such as arenas, historic sites, and dense urban environments, Frenger and colleagues invented what they call “Radio Stripes” – essentially packing tape with serialised radios every foot or so and linked by flexible wire. Read
www.achrnews.com, 18 February 2019 – Using the wrong tape on a job can leave contractors in a sticky situation when the building inspector comes to pay a call. Read
www.rubbernews.com, 15 February 2019 – St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M Co.'s health care segment won a 2019 materials and assembly Golden Mousetrap Award for its 4077 elastic polyurethane-blend nonwoven extended-wear medical tape. Read
www.henkel.com, 7 February 2019 – International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) has published a comprehensive paper on adhesives for food packaging applications, co-authored by Henkel’s expert on product safety and regulatory affairs, Dr. Monika Tönnießen, in her role as FEICA representative. Read
www.adhesivesmag.com, 7 February 2019 – This company recently announce plans to introduce Aroset™ Gentle 700, a new medical pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) at MD&M West, taking place February 5-7 in in Anaheim, Calif. Read
www.chemquest.com, February 2019 – Dr. Crystal G. Morrison, a highly regarded scientist and leader who is passionate about developing people and organizations to their highest potential, is ChemQuest’s newest R&D director. Read
www.flexpack.org, 30 January 2019 – Loparex, a global leader in release liner solutions, announces the purchase of a new high-speed tandem extrusion coating machine from Sung An Machinery Co. Ltd (SAM), which will enhance Loparex’s capability to provide high quality release liner solutions to the market. Read
www.icis.com, 11 February 2019 – China’s domestic butyl acrylate market is heading for a price hike following the Lunar New Year holidays, amid a milieu of plant maintenance works. Read
www.plasticsnews.com, 8 February 2019 – Toray Plastics (America) Inc. is building a facility in North Kingston, R.I., to house a new automated oriented polypropylene film line that will increase capacity for packaging, label, medical and industrial applications. Read
www.rubbernews.com, 7 February 2019 – The new year for the silicone rubber industry began much like 2018 ended, with short supply, higher prices and uncertainty about when market conditions may brighten. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 4 February 2019 – The dry adhesive product, based on biomimicry research studies at the University of Akron, consists of millions of solid, sub-micron-diameter nanofibers that interact with microscopic surface contours for strong shear adhesion, but has nearly zero tackiness and low peel force. Read
Unique to the European tape industry, Afera’s 9th Tape College brings 2 full days of learning about the fundamentals and current technical essentials of tape technology to professionals relatively new to the market. It is also a coveted networking event for the global tape business.
Current Global Test Methods Committee (GTMC) Chairman Kiran Malhotra recently announced his retirement as product development director at Berry Specialty Tapes RINY. He worked at Berry and as technical director at Adchem Corp. for 20 years.
www.assemblymag.com, 16 January 2019 – 3M and Eckhart have developed a cobot-based automated tape application system for the automotive and industrial market. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 10 January 2019 – tesa has launched the tesa Precision Mask® 4334 with washi paper, the ideal masking tape for two-tone applications. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 4 January 2019 – tesa has introduced six new aluminium foil tapes to increase the energy efficiency of fridges and freezers. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 10 January 2019 – Cosmo Films has launched sterilizable conduction sealing film for wad and lidding applications for PP and PE containers. Read
www.echa.europa.eu, 9 January 2019 – Inspectors, working together with customs authorities, have started checking the compliance of importers and manufacturers with REACH registration obligations as part of an EU-wide Forum enforcement project. Read
www.echa.europa.eu, 9 January 2019 – The Forum will focus on, among other things, registration, risk management, internet sales and imports. Read
www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com, 9 January 2019 – The European PVC sector has made great progress in recycling since 2000 and companies are continuing their commitment. But legacy additives are a regulatory problem. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 7 January 2019 – Ampacet has introduced PERMSTAT 232, a unique permanent antistatic additive solution for biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) that has been designed for problem-free printing, converting and labelling operations. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 7 January 2019 – Solvay has appointed Composites One as a new North America distributor for its process materials and tooling product lines. Read
www.adhesivesmag.com, 4 January 2019 – The seam tapes market is expected to grow from $205 million in 2018 to $283 million by 2023, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7% during the forecast period, according to a recent report. Read
www.packagingeurope.com, 4 January 2019 – DuPont Teijin Films today announced the launch of its new Mylar® Harvest Fresh rPET range of heat sealable polyester films with up to 50 per cent post-consumer recycled rPET content. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 28 December 2018 – The global adhesive film market is projected to grow from USD 57.2 billion in 2018 to USD 75.4 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 5.7% between 2018 and 2023. Read
www.basf.com, 19 December 2018 - With the Online Planning Tool, Master Builders Solutions® by BASF has developed an innovative specification tool that not only helps construction professionals find the right solutions for their projects quickly and easily, but also adjusts flexibly to changing project requirements and provides crucial information along each step of the project-planning process. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 19 December 2018 – UPM Raflatac is boldly taking a leap forward in its promise to label a smarter future. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 18 December 2018 – Designed by scientists and customised to meet the unique requirements in India, this new hot melt PSA is set to play its role in reinventing the future of tapes and labels. Read
www.assemblymag.com, 13 December 2018 – Acrylic foam and glazing tapes can often replace fasteners or liquid adhesive in many applications. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 6 December 2018 – TSRC has introduced TAIPOL® 6014, a novel low styrene SEBS polymer which combines high flowability, ease of processability and a strength-elasticity balance in formulations to fit a variety of applications. Read
www.basf.com, 5 December 2018 – At the 2019 European Coatings Show (ECS), which is going to take place in Nuremberg from March 19 to 21, BASF experts and specialists from BTC, the European distribution organisation of BASF, will present new raw materials for the coatings, paint and construction industries. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 5 December 2018 – UPM Raflatac has announced the global launch of a renewed portfolio of innovative Home Care film label materials. Read
www.european-coatings.com, 14 December 2018 – Novel aliphatic polyurethane-silica hybrid films were prepared using prepolymerisation method in the presence of spherical, submicron amorphous SiO2 Sidistar T120 particles (0, 1, 2, 5 and 10 wt%). Read
www.outdoorlife.com, 1 December 2018 – During the past 75 years of its existence, duct tape has become a staple product for “fix-it-yourselfers” from every walk of life. Read
www.adhesivesmag.com, 13 November 2018 – Vertically integrated tape suppliers can offer stabilised value, flexibility in product development and superior product performance. Read
www.adhesivesmag.com, 23 November 2018 – At its 2018 Fall Member Meeting, the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) announced long-time former board member Charlie McKenna as the inductee to the organisation’s prestigious Hall of Fame, and marketing committee member Dennis Schulmerich as the recipient of its President’s Award. Read
www.basf.com, 21 November 2018 – With Solunaut, Master Builders Solutions® by BASF has developed an online solution-finder for the construction industry. Read
www.labelsandlabeling.com, 16 November 2018 – H.B. Fuller will showcase its Lunamelt PS 4015 sealing adhesive at the upcoming Labelexpo India 2018. Read
www.compelo.com, 14 November 2018 –The ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament at the O2 Arena in London has switched from Barclays to Nitto as its sponsor - so we take a closer look at the Japanese materials manufacturer. Read
www.packagingnews.co.uk, 29 November 2018 – CBS Packaging Group has invested in new taping machinery to boost its e-commerce packaging business. Read
www.packagingeurope.com, 27 November 2018 – Emsur France SPO is present at this year´s ALL4PACK Paris exhibition with the latest solution developed in collaboration with tesa, as their strategic partner for this specific adhesive tape for the French market. Read
www.tapeuniversity.com, 20 November 2018 – When we talk about the health risks associated with abatement and remediation jobs in hospitals, bacteria and viruses are among the top concerns. Read
www.designboom.com, 15 November 2018 – In GLOO, nendo reworks the typically excessive appearance of stationery packaging in a series of uniform adhesive products complete with a matte white finish and subtle, non-distracting information printed on them. Read
Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association, announced today that its Design that sticks: scanning the web for next product design Twitter account @_ProductDesign has drawn an audience of more than 5,000 multi-industry design and process engineers who are only just learning about the use of tape as a multifaceted bonding solution.
www.todaysmedicaldevelopments.com, 7 November 2018 – One of the most important, yet stressful jobs clinicians do is to ensure critical, life-sustaining tubes are safely secured because even the slightest millimetre of movement can be life-threatening for some patients. Read
www.tapeuniversity.com, 13 November 2018 – Most of us have come in contact with mould at some point in time – whether you’ve uncovered it in a corner in your house or had to toss a loaf of bread that was starting to go bad – mould can crop up almost anywhere. Read
www.plasticnews.com, 6 November 2018 – Tekni-Plex Inc. has acquired flexible packaging producer Beyers Plastics NV, which is based in Puurs, Belgium, from the investment firm Famo NV. Read
www.tapeuniversity.com, 6 November 2018 – We’ve talked a lot about the importance of airtight barriers for abatement at Tape University, but this month we’re going to dive deeper and take a closer look at the real-life hazards that go unseen. Read
www.phys.org, 5 November 2018 – Researchers of the Micro, Nano and Molecular Systems Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, together with an international team of scientists, have developed propeller-shaped nanorobots that, for the first time, are able to drill through dense tissue as is prevalent in an eye. Read
www.chemquest.com, 23 October 2018 – Michael Fox is celebrating one year with the ChemQuest Group’s civil engineering, infrastructure and building/construction division as a director. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 22 October 2018 – The need for safe, secure and tamper-proof courier bags also has increased manifold as the e-commerce industry continues to grow, which is of special significance in India with 374 million internet subscribers and 1.17 billion mobile subscribers. Read
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 22 October 2018 – Unplanned extubations or dislodgement can significantly impact clinical outcomes, patient care quality and cost targets, so it’s incredibly important that clinicians are confident that the tape they choose will perform. Read
www.plasticsnews.com, 29 October 2018 – Bioplastics manufacturer Secos Group Ltd. will move its cast film manufacturing to Malaysia from Melbourne, Australia. Read
www.star2.com, 26 October 2018 – If you tune in to any sports channel or attend a sporting event, you’d have noticed athletes strapping various body parts with multi-coloured tapes. Read
www.plasticsnews.com, 18 October 2018 – Concern over plastic marine pollution and waste among institutional investors has grown sharply over the last 18 months, according to the organizer of a $1 trillion campaign to pressure major consumer brands to reduce their plastics use. Read
