tesa® 4903

tesa® 4903 – CST with Paper from Responsible Sources


Product Features
  • 97.3% recyclability rate 1
  • Robust backing material
  • High adhesion and initial tack
All product features
Product description

tesa® 4903 is a general-purpose recyclable packaging tape based on a fine craft paper backing and a synthetic rubber adhesive. The paper backing of tesa® 4903 is made with paper from well-managed sources. The synthetic rubber adhesive system provides very high adhesion and initial tack on a wide variety of carton qualities. tesa® 4903 is the preferred solution for light-weight packaging applications (max. 10 kg).


Product details and specifications

Product Features

  • 97.3% recyclability rate 1
  • Robust backing material
  • High adhesion and initial tack
  • Can be torn by hand
  • Printable
  1. PTS recyclability test, conducted using the PTS-RH 021:2012 method

Application Fields

  • Sealing of cardboxes
  • Suitable for light-weight packaging
  • Good adhesion in recycled cardboards
  • Brand showcase and advertisement purposes
  • Suitable for manual and automatic dispensers
Backing material Paper
Total thickness 140 µm
Type of adhesive synthetic rubber
Elongation at break 2 %
Tensile strength 50 N/cm
Low noise unwinding yes
Manual application yes
Automatic application yes
Hand tearability very good
Packaging Weight Up to 10 kg
Solvent free yes
Adhesion to steel 5.5 N/cm
tesa® products prove their impressive quality day in, day out in demanding conditions and are regularly subjected to strict controls. All technical information and data above mentioned are provided to the best of our knowledge on the basis of our practical experience. They shall be considered as average values and are not appropriate for a specification. Therefore tesa SE can make no warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The user is responsible for determining whether the tesa® product is fit for a particular purpose and suitable for the user’s method of application. If you are in any doubt, our technical staff will be glad to support you.
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Product comparison

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Total thickness
140 µm
210 µm
105 µm
210 µm
125 µm
30
65 µm
88 µm
62 µm
65
50 µm
Type of adhesive
synthetic rubber
synthetic rubber
synthetic rubber
natural rubber
natural rubber
water-based acrylic
natural rubber
natural rubber
water-based acrylic
natural rubber
acrylic
Backing material
Paper
Paper
Paper
flat paper
Paper
PET
PVC film
PVC film
BOPP
PVC film
BOPP
Hand tearability
very good
no
yes
very good
no
Automatic application
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Packaging Weight
Up to 10 kg
Up to 25 kg
Up to 15 kg
Up to 15 kg
Printability
no
good
yes
Last updated on 5 June 2024