Published: August 28, 2014

AVON, Ohio (August 2014) – From creating wallets and flowers to purses and more ... just when you thought Duck Tape®couldn’t get any better, there’s a new scent-sation on the market as Duck® brand introduces the first-ever scented duct tape: Duck Tape Scents®.

Duck Tape Scents® will engage not only your creativity, but also your nose, and are sure to add a fragrant pop to your Duck Tape® crafts, decorations and repairs. Duck Tape Scents® are available in six fun and exciting colors:

  • Cupcake: a new bright fuchsia Duck Tape® mixed with the sweet whiff of fluffy pink frosting

  • Lemon: a happy yellow Duck Tape® with the refreshing smell of fresh-cut sugared lemons

  • Orange Cream: a delightful new orange Duck Tape® reminiscent of childhood summers, with orange that has been swirled with a vanilla twist

  • Mint: a new green color melted with a hint of smooth mint

  • Grape: a new deep purple hue blended with the fruity scent of bunches of grapes

  • Bubble Gum: a new pastel pink bursting with the sweet pop of bubble gum

"Our fans continue to challenge us to come up with fresh, new ideas in the world of Duck Tape®... and we listen,” said Ami DeWille, corporate trend and senior category manager, Duck Tape®, at ShurTech Brands, LLC, the company that markets the Duck® brand. “Duck Tape Scents® are not meant to fragrance your space or help with odors, but rather they are all about engaging your senses as you create with Duck Tape®. Duck Tape Scents® are our latest innovation, joining our recent introductions of easy-to-use formats like Duck Tape® Sheets and Ducklings® mini rolls. We strive to make crafting and creating with Duck Tape® both fun and approachable – and now, you can give your projects a new ‘scents’ of pride!”   

Duck Tape Scents® are available in 8-yard rolls – including five new solid colors never seen before – all which coordinate well with Duck® brand’s vibrant palette of hundreds of colors, designs and licenses. Duck Tape Scents® offer the same performance expected of Duck Tape® – with the added bonus of scents we all know and love.

Duck Tape Scents® are available now at stores nationwide, at a retail cost of $5 per roll. For more information about Duck Tape® and to get inspired with craft ideas and instructions, visit DuckBrand.com.

DUCK TAPE® BRAND DUCT TAPE

An American original, Duck® brand is known for its quality and innovation, which now includes a vibrant assortment of hundreds of colors, designs and licenses. Duck Tape® brand duct tape is available nationally at mass merchandise, craft, hardware, home center, food, drug, office, auto and specialty retailers in colors like aqua, fluorescent green, pink, orange and yellow, and designs such as Gummy Bears, Cheetah Kisses and Galaxy.

Duck Tape® is marketed by ShurTech Brands, LLC, and the Duck® brand, which offers an array of tapes, packaging supplies and home products that provide simple, imaginative and helpful solutions for a variety of tasks around the home, school and office. Visit DuckBrand.com for additional product information. And, keep up-to-date on Duck® brand news by joining our nearly 6 million fans on Facebook® (facebook.com/ducktape), following us on Twitter® (@theduckbrand), following our boards on Pinterest® (pinterest.com/theduckbrand) or watching us on YouTube®(youtube.com/theduckbrand).

SHURTECH BRANDS, LLC

ShurTech Brands, LLC, markets do-it-yourself tapes, office and housewares products under the Duck®, FrogTape®, Painter’s Mate Green®, GeckoTech®, Easy Liner® and Shurtape®  brands. The company is a subsidiary of Shurtape Technologies, LLC, Hickory, N.C., an industry-leading producer of pressure sensitive masking, duct, packaging and specialty tape products, with facilities in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico, Peru, United Arab Emirates and China. Shurtape services numerous markets, including industrial, packaging, HVAC, professional paint, auto, marine, aerospace, arts and entertainment, and retail. Shurtape also manufactures and markets the Shurtape® and Kip® brands. Visit ShurTech.com for more information.

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