The newly designed Shurtape.com helps craftsmen and technicians find just the right product to get the job done. The entry portal to the web site features a “Find your tape” function that quickly leads you to the products that are designed for your job and includes a handy comparison chart generator that lets you see the […]
A glue so strong that it will seal a surgical incision in a child’s beating heart could lead to major advances in tape adhesives. The glue was developed by Dr. Pedro del Nido, a surgeeon at Boston Childrens’ Hospital to aid in heart surgery and it is able to bond even in the presence of […]
Tape manufacturers and buyers have endorsed the Responsible Tape Manufacturer Program from the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council as a way to find suppliers that invest in responsible manufacturing processes. This program is designed to recognize good manufacturing practices and pass that information on to customers. Click here for more information.
Cotton future prices have continued to fall since the beginning of the year and that bodes well for the buyers of cloth tapes like gaffers tape. Falling US exports, coupled with expectation that American farmers would increase their 2014 plantings in cotton have trimmed the commodity price from its late 2013 highs. Cotton is the […]
Stable (and currently falling) prices for raw materials used in cloth tape manufacturing would seem to bode well for continuing price stability in that segment. The price on gaffers tape, the bellwether product in this category, has been unchanged since mid 2011 and stable cotton futures and falling oil prices will hopefully offset some of […]
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.
Tape manufacturers who are represented by the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council(PSTC) have come together to create the Responsible Tape Manufacturer (RTM) program. Manufacturers who are in this program are certifying that their products comply with three critical areas of concern to tape users and the general public. 1. Their manufacturing processes are environmentally sensitive and […]