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Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association, recently released the 2024 edition of the Afera Test Methods Manual, most notably including the latest test method (TM) to be developed and finalised by Afera’s Next-Level TMs Working Group: Determination of Dynamic Shear Strength of Double-Sided PSA Tapes, or Dynamic Shear. The contents of the TMs Manual has been developed, edited and provided as a resource for the European adhesive tape industry. The new, exclusively digital, 138-page edi Read more...
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has started up its new speciality kraft paper machine at its Steti mill in the Czech Republic. The €67 million investment in the machine makes it Europe’s first dedicated paper machine for speciality kraft paper grades made out of fresh and recycled fibre for retail and online shopping bags. The paper machine will produce up to 130,000 tonnes of speciality kraft paper per year, meaning Mondi will have the largest product port Read more...
Mondi Paper Bags, part of Mondi Group, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, has acquired two paper bag lines from Helwan Cement Company and InterCement Sacs, two major cement producers in Egypt. The acquired production lines will increase Mondi’s capacity by approximately 60-80 million bags annually and strengthen Mondi's position in the Middle Eastern bag market, particularly in supporting suppliers to the construction industry. Mondi Paper Bags, a global pr Read more...
