Fiber Fix, the invention of a Brigham Young University student, is touted as being 100 hundred times stronger than duct tape, when it comes to making repairs. This tape product uses a water activated epoxy which can be wrapped around almost any shape to create a permanent repair. Inventor Spencer Quinn says his product the […]
Increased demand for pressure sensitive adhesives products (tape, lables, medical supplies, etc.), particularly in Asia has forecasters seeing growth to over $8 billion in sales by 2018. Click here and you can read more about where this growth is focused.
Rising demand for adhesive products in the Asian Pacific region has led one of the world’s leading tape manufacturers to open a huge adhesive production plant in China. The plant came online in September and is expected to produce almost a half million metric tons of adhesives annually, once fully operational. Henkel’s tape brands include […]
We wrote a few days ago about the new Colorplast factory to be built in Rock Hill, SC. It turns out that this European concern didn’t end up on South Carolina by accident. As part of its industrial recruiting plan, South Carolina is focusing on STEM education-thats “science, technology, engineering and mathematics. With a program […]
Pro Tapes & Specialties is ushering in the fall hunting season with the introduction of a line of camouflage tape. Partnering with Kryptek, a maker of outdoor gear, the Pro Tapes version of camouflage duct tape has a matte finish to better blend in when maximum concealment is the goal. The tape is strong, hand […]
German adhesive tape maker Coroplast is making a big investment in South Carolina. Coroplast Tape Corporation is planning a $12 million dollar production facility in Rock Hill, which will be their first American plant. When completed, the maker of tapes used in the auto industry will employ 150 workers.
A new series of party games and entertainment are counting on neon gaffers tape to keep the games on the court. Taking advantage of the characteristic of this tape to glow under black light, live gaming companies are using gaffers tape to outline playing courts for games like Blacklight Volleyball. Click here and take a […]