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March, 2003

3M™ Scotch® Bi-Directional Filament Tape 8959

Product Description

Scotch® Filament Tape 8959 is a bi-directional specialty packaging tape reinforced with continuous glass

yarns in both the longitudinal and transverse direction along with a biaxially oriented polypropylene backing.

The polypropylene backing provides good abrasion, moisture and scu resistance. The adhesive is speci cally

formulated to provide good adhesion to a wide variety of surfaces including metallic, plastic, and berboard.

Product Features

• High cross-direction tensile strength.

• Allows printing and illustrations to be seen through the tape.

• Excellent shear and initial adhesion.

• Excellent aging.

• Protection of laments and adhesive to provide longer package life.

• Performs better than paper backings when exposed to outdoor and humid environments.

• Resists center seams slitting in both machine and cross direction, increasing the performance of the tape.

• Excellent holding power under wide range of application conditions with minimum amount of tape.

• Hold with minimum rubdown, doesn’t require water to activate.

• Boxes remain closed for long periods of time.