The conference drew more than 230 tape-related company delegates, including a significant number of CEOs and heads of R&D, from 15 European countries.
Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association, reported its first Global Adhesive Tape Summit included a sold-out program of market and technical lectures, a company visit of Neenah Gessner GmbH, and biennial international test method and standards committee meetings. The summit took place June 11-15 in Munich, Germany.
Themed “Relationships and Drivers in the Tape Business: Creating and Leveraging Technology, Markets, Processes, Value and Opportunities,” the event was attended by more than 230 delegates, including a significant number of CEOs and heads of R&D, from 15 European countries, China, India, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, and the U.S. Afera members made up about 71% of the participants; 43 attendees represented Afera member tape manufacturers and 104 were member suppliers involved with raw materials, machines, and packaging.