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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Afera Tape College 2017 |
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10-12 April Brussels Marriott Hotel, Belgium |
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Afera Annual Conference 2017 |
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4-6 October 2017 Starhotels Majestic, Turin, Italy |
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More industry events |
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november 2016 |
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Member news |
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New members since 1 January 2016 |
Eurotape B.V., The Netherlands (Active Member) Egebant Zimpara ve Polisaj Malzemeleri San. ve Tic. AŞ, Turkey (Converter Member) Kaneka, Belgium (Associated Member) Swiss Quality Paper AG, Switzerland (Associated Member) Valco Melton, Spain (Associated Member) |
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Member-branded articles and videos for posting |
Afera’s Marketing Committee is posting member-branded tape technology articles and videos on our design-focused Twitter page and Why tape? section of afera.com. Submit your items to mail@afera.com. |
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Afera logo-link available for Afera member websites |
Afera members can obtain the "Member of Afera" logo to publish as a link on their homepages. Download the logo here |
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BASF SE declares force majeure for the supply of dispersions, dispersion powders and hotmelts on acrylic monomer basis from sites in Ludwigshafen and Tarragona |
www.basf.com, 31 October 2016 – Limited access to raw material supply leads to low product inventories and restricted production output. Read |
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FEICA publishes use maps to help improve communication under REACH |
www.feica.eu, 17 October 2016 – The FEICA Use Maps comprise the majority of industrial and professional applications of the adhesive and sealant sector. Read |
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Industry news |
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Gecko-inspired adhesive withstands extreme temperatures |
www.azom.com, 17 November 2016 – Scientists have developed a new dry adhesive that bonds in extreme temperatures, a quality that could make this product suitable for space exploration and beyond. Read |
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China's packaging makers see profits squeezed as e-commerce boom draws new competitors |
www.businessinsider.com, 10 November 2016 – Chinese packaging makers are bracing themselves for Singles' Day on Friday, stocking up on cardboard and taking on staff ahead of an online shopping bonanza that shifts more goods than Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the United States combined. Read |
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Freedonia World Pressure Sensitive Tapes study |
www.freedoniagroup.com, October 2016 – Advances in the global market for pressure sensitive tapes will generally be the strongest in the developing markets worldwide. Read |
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Lintec to acquire Mactac Americas |
www.labelsandlabeling.com, 28 October 2016 – Lintec has entered into an agreement with Platinum Equity to acquire Mactac Americas for 375 million USD. Read |
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Groundbreaking adhesive tape will repel any liquid you can think of |
www.digitaltrends.com, 21 October 2016 – How well do you know your superomniphobic materials? Read |
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Paper recycling chain exceeds its voluntary commitment |
www.fetco.org, 20 October 2016 – The paper recycling rate in Europe reached an impressive 71.5% as announced by the European Recovered Paper Council (ERPC) in their final monitoring report for 2015. Read |
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