This site came into being as a response to a notification for a major gaffers tape manufacturer that they would implement a “downsizing” of the standard size of a roll of this entertainment industry staple from 60 yards to 55 yards. This, and at least three other price increases over the last 18 months were […]
Following an announcement by major tape converter Pro Tapes and Specialties that they would downsize the standard length of a roll of gaffers tape from 60 yards to 55 yards, tape distributors began shipping 55 yard rolls this week. Read more about this significant change here. Allabouttape.com is your source for information about the adhesive […]
We have recieved yet another price increase notification, this one particularly important, since it comes from our primary converter for gaffers tape. Pro Tapes & Specialties, is taking a different approach. They have chosen to decrease the length of a roll of gaffers tape from 60 yards, the standard for many years, to a new […]
Futures trading activities in the three raw materials that provide the most important components in tape manufacturing have all seen significant downturns in the last week. Cotton pricing (cotton is the primary backing material for cloth tapes), Oil (major component of adhesives and vinyl tape backing), and rubber (primary adhesive component in tapes using natural […]