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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Afera Tape College 2019 |
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8-10 April |
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Brussels Marriott Hotel, Belgium |
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Programme & registration |
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Become a sponsor |
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62nd Afera Annual Conference 2019 |
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9-11 October |
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Pestana Palace Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal |
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9th Afera Technical Seminar |
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April 2020 |
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Brussels Marriott Hotel, Belgium |
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63rd Afera Annual Conference |
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October 2020 |
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Istanbul, Turkey |
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More industry events |
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| ISSUE 3 2019 |
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| Member news |
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| Global legislation and sustainability will shape the food safety discussion in 2019 |
| www.henkel.com, 19 February 2019 – Packaging safety is an important topic for all players along the value chain in the food industry. It is also a complex field that is constantly evolving, continuously influenced by technological innovation, market developments, and new legislation. Read |
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| Shurtape products help HVAC contractors cover their bases: education available at Tape University |
| 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 |
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| 3M medical tape a Golden Mousetrap winner |
| 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 |
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| New Hot Melt Adhesives for Everyday Applications |
| www.hbfuller.com, 12 February 2019 – H.B. Fuller will showcase two exciting hot melt, pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) products at ICE Europe 2019. Visit booth 1650, Hall 5, and learn more about the company's scientist-designed technology. Read |
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| Understanding adhesives in food packaging |
| 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 |
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| Ashland: Medical pressure-sensitive adhesive |
| 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 |
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| Loparex selects Sung An Machinery Co. Ltd. for their new high-performance tandem extrusion machine |
| 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 |
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| Industry news |
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| China’s butyl acrylate prices to rise on peak turnarounds |
| 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 |
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| Toray adding automated PP film line |
| 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 |
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| Silicone sector continues to face market pressures |
| 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 |
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| AAI launches bio-mimicking nanofiber-based dry pressure sensitive adhesive |
| 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 |
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The R&D Team Leader for Reactive Adhesives at Lohmann tells us why PU, CA and EP SBFs offer the best of both worlds of tapes and structural adhesives. 
Afera has updated our extensive worldwide industry events calendar. 
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. 
Extensive experiments lead to a theory that describes the microscale, jerky process involved in the seemingly smooth peeling of tape from a surface. 
Illinois researchers have introduced a new cutting-edge reusable adhesive that activates in seconds, works underwater, and is strong enough to deadlift 11 pounds: shape memory polymers (SMPs). 
The E.C. has granted authorisations for 4 uses of formaldehyde oligomeric reaction products with aniline (technical MDA) and 1,2 –dichloroethane (EDC). The expiry dates for their review periods are in over 10 years. 
New proposals and intentions to harmonise classification and labelling have been submitted for tellurium and tellurium dioxide. One intention has also been received for 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole. 
The public activities coordination tool (PACT) has been updated to include the outcomes of the SHVC identification and restriction processes. 
All companies placing chemical substances onto the markets in the E.U. and EEA need to prepare for the U.K.’s withdrawal from the E.U. New instructions are now available on ECHA’s website. The new material includes Q&As on stockpiles and how to transport substances through the U.K. to reach an Irish downstream user. 
