Avery's Durable Adhesive for Electrical Labeling

Avery Dennison has announced a new product made specifically for labels on electrical products.

The benefits of this new product are prformance similar to solvent acrylics, without the solvent and a lower cost.

The new product name and number is Fasson S8001.

To learn more about his product visit www.labelsandlabeling.com or visit www.averydennison.com.

Vendor Consolidations and Closings

Over the last few months several vendors have consolidated and/or discontinued certain products or lines.

Some of the most notable instances are Venture's acquisition of Compac Corporation's adhesive tape assets and Permacel's annoucement of their plant closing in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.

This consolidation and discontinuation of products has left many customers looking for comparable products to fulfill their needs and applications. We recommend viewing this interactive comparisons chart to find the best alternatives to Permacel’s discontinued products. For comparable products among most other adhesive tape manufacturers, visit Compare-A-Tape on TapeInfo.com.

For more information on above mentioned cases, read the following:

Permacel Article

Venture and Compac Article

DeWAL Industries at International Plastics Showcase

DeWAL Industries will feature various products at the International Plastics Showcase.

The International Plastics Showcase is scheduled to begin June 22, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The event will take place at the McCormick Place and end on June 26, 2009.

According to DeWAL's website, DeWAL Industries will showcase their PTFE and UHMW film products, pressure sensitive tape products and unsintered, low density and laminated specialty products.

To learn more about DeWAL Industries, visit DeWAL.com.

To learn more about the International Plastics Showcase, visit NPE.com.

Saint-Gobain Wins Award

Saint-Gobain wins EPA's Energy Star Partner of the Year Award.

Saint-Gobain has earned recognition for the company's outstanding energy management and reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.

According to a Saint-Gobain press release, last year the company reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 70,000 tons.

Visit www.saint-gobain.com to learn more about this "green" company.