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Thanks to all Marketing Committee Participants for some great discussions Afera, The European Adhesive Tape Association in Thessaloniki today. Nice Start and I am looking forward to another 3 #Afera24 conference days 👏👏👏 #TapeIndustry #AdhesiveTapes #Networking #Loparex
Today kicked off the first of 4 active days of the #TapeIndustryConference of #Afera2024 in Thessaloniki, the premier yearly meeting of the key players, inquisitive minds, influencers and innovative leaders from best-in-class businesses within the #commodity and #specialty European industrial #AdhesiveTapes value chains. This morning we held the #Afera Technical and Marketing Committee Meetings in parallel. The TC had a full agenda with lively dicussions on the updating and development of #TestMethods, such as #ISO-certified Peel Adhesion, Time-to-Ruture, "Wall Hook" and Cepi Lab. #EURegulatoryAffairs issues of focus include #PPWR, PVC REACH Restriction, Deforestation Regulation (#EUDR), Green Claims Directive (#GCD), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (#CSRD), Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (#CS3D) and other #REACH topics. In addition to its focus on creating the framework and content for our 2025 European Tape Week (combining our Annual Conference and Technical Seminar during the same week, 22-26 September 2025), strengthening our social and trade media relationships and presence, and supporting Afera's efforts to showcase our programmes and activities such as the approaching launch of the Afera-Industrieverband Klebstoffe e.V. / German Adhesives Association #PCFCalculationTool, the MKC decided to pursue a project on developing and building out an accurate market study containing data and trends on #CommodityTapes with the support of #MemberCompanies, such as Atlas Tapes. After a walking #networking lunch in the beautiful Grecian sun, all those involved in Afera's #Sustainability Project (#AFSP) came together for a general meeting on the achievement and status of the 3 workstreams focussed on #CalculationMethods, #WasteManagement and #advocacy. In 2024, the AFSP has held 15 workstream meetings with ~50 expert participants, released 5 #PositionPapers and #Guidances (with another 2 in the pipeline), and realised the development of a web-based PCF calculation tool of adhesives and tapes that follows ISO standards. *More details about the Tool are set to be released this week! 🌱 Afera's Sustainability Project Workstreams have garnered a lot of attention from our growing Membership and the tapes industry in general. If you would like to get involved, visit https://lnkd.in/gkKP_XGV or contact us via [email protected]. Learn more about Afera Membership: https://lnkd.in/eTjSeYK9 #MemberBenefits