Tale of the tape: lower costs, environmental issues among top concerns of tape makers. (Pressure Sensitive Adhesives).

Adhesives Age,  April, 2003  

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Keeping consistent with the rest of the post-9/11 world, the tape business is facing myriad issues. Most of them, Li such as cost cutting, environmental legislation, consolidation and the economy, may have a familiar ring to industry members.

"The need for higher-performing and lower-cost products has been a trend for a few years," observed Lewis Cohen, president of Venture Thpe, Rockland, Mass. "Another issue that is popping up is globalization. As Asian companies expand, they are looking for other places to sell their products. The U.S. has become a target for them, and that gives American tape companies ...