Industry associations can play a crucial role in helping member companies overcome key challenges as they work towards meeting their sustainability goals. Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association, in collaboration with the German Adhesives Association (IVK) and sustainability consultancy Sphera, are helping adhesive and adhesive tape manufacturers assess the sustainability of their products by developing […]
Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association, has released a new guidance document, “Sustainable use of Adhesive Tapes,” as part of the work undertaken by the Advocacy Workstream of Afera’s Flagship Sustainability Project (AFSP). The association explained that the purpose of this guidance document is to provide information to end users about the various types of […]
Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association, recently welcomed over 150 commodity and specialty tape professionals from 15 countries across Europe, Asia, and the United States for critical networking and deep diving into the hottest tape business issues at its successful 67th Annual Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece. The conference set a record for attendance and also […]
Afera, The European Adhesive Tape Association, has released a new position paper on mass balance chain of custody as part of the work undertaken by the Advocacy Workstream of Afera’s Flagship Sustainability Project (AFSP). In the paper, Afera stated that it endorses the mass balance approach as a valid transitional mechanism for increasing circular content […]
The successful completion of a workshop series hosted by Afera and the German Adhesives Association (IVK) paves the way for the development of a new Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) tool for adhesive tape manufacturers in Europe. The final two workshops on PCF, attended by a targeted group of experts within the adhesives and adhesive tapes […]
