Permacel

Permacel , a division of the Nitto Denko company, is an industrial tape manufacturing company. Headquartered in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin this company produces of 350 kinds of tape used in a broad range of industries. Some of the types of tapes produced by Permacel are: paper masking tape, reinforced strapping tape, paper packaging tape, PTFE tape, film tape, double coated tape, transfer tape, repulpable tape, thread seal, foil tape, surface protective films and vinyl tape. Permacel manufactured and sold graphic art tapes up until 2004 when that part of their business was sold to Shurtape Technologies.

History

In the 1920's a small Detroit druggist had uncovered and was selling Johnson & Johnson surgical tape to a car manufacturer who used the tape for masking two-tone paint jobs. By 1927 Johnson & Johnson recognized the market potential for tape products in the industrial market. A small department was formed to market "masking tape." Cellophane and paper tapes were soon developed for the industrial market. This new division of Johnson & Johnson was called the Revolite Corporation. In 1947 Revolite was renamed the Industrial Tape Corporation and in 1953 ITC became Permacel. (The name came from the brand-name "Permacel" , the first product shipped from its plant, a masking tape) In 1982, Permacel was acquired by Avery International, a self-adhesive label company. In 1988, Permacel was acquired by Nitto Denko.

Permacel claims a number of firsts, First masking tape, First filament reinforced tape and patents, First polypropylene tape, First PTFE thread sealant tape, First colored and waterproof cloth tape, and First aluminum foil tape. ( Source, corporate literature).

External links

* [http://www.permacel.com/ Permacel's corporate website]