GTF news covers the decisions and actions coming out of its biennial meetings, which include sharing information about events, standards, market trends and legislation pertaining to the global tape industry and harmonising global test methods.
At the Adhesive and Tape Annual Conference just concluded last week, the China Adhesives and Tape Industry Association (CATIA) promoted and released the 7th Global Tape Forum/Global Test Methods Committee Meeting & 2024 China Adhesive Tape Forum, which is scheduled in Shanghai from 24 to 26 April 2024.
This morning, Afera, The European adhesive tape network hosted the combined pre-Global Tape Forum and Global Test Methods Committee Meeting as the kick-off event to our 10th TechSem at the Brussels Marriott Hotel.
Following agreement with all Members, late last year Afera’s leadership announced its hosting of a joint, preparatory Global Tape Forum (GTF) and Global Test Methods Committee (GTMC) Meeting in 2023, ahead of the 8th official international events planned for China in 2024.
The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), the leading North American trade association for pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape manufactures and affiliate suppliers, recently announced its call for abstracts for the opportunity to presentduring the Building & Construction Industry: Markets and Applications Track at its upcoming annual event, the historically known Tape Summit, taking place in Orlando, Florida, May 6-9, 2020.
JATMA, the Japanese Adhesive Tape Manufacturers Association, which was set to host the 7th edition of the GTF and Global Test Methods Committee Meetings on 10-12 November 2021 at the Osaka International Convention Centre, has postponed the event until further notice.
Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association, announced today the resounding success of its 1st Global Adhesive Tape Summit, which boasted a sold-out programme of market and technical lectures, a company visit of Neenah Gessner GmbH, and biennial international test method and standards committee meetings.
Afera hosts Global Tape Forum & Global Test Methods Committee 2018 Meetings in Munich.
5th Global Tape Forum Global Test Methods Committee and CATIA Technical Conference May 17-20 in Beijing
5 world PSA tape trade associations form the Global Tape Forum (GTF)
PSTC announces recipient of the 2013 Carl Dahlquist Award
5 world PSA tape trade associations form the Global Tape Forum (GTF)
Harmonisation of test methods throughout the pressure- sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape industry is a step closer following the recent meeting of the Global Tape Forum (GTF) in Taipei, Taiwan.
Creating the GTF Afera SC Strategy Subgroup Member Mike Ayres of Advance Tapes (U.K.) has been leading the Global Tape Forum (GTF) project for the last 2 years. At Afera’s recent Stockholm Conference, he explained that the GTF’s second meeting took place on 6 October, and that he was happy to report that the GTF was firmly off and running.
