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Our story begins in 1935 with just a few spare parts, one very bright idea and a $100 loan.

Stan Avery in 1935.

Ray Stanton (¡°Stan¡±) Avery invented the world¡¯s first self-adhesive label as a way to merchandise objects. In 1935, he founded Avery Adhesives in downtown Los Angeles and, in 1990, the company merged with Dennison Manufacturing to form ɳ°Í×ãÇò.

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Over the past 90 years, we have grown from one bright idea into a global Fortune 500? corporation that continues to advance quality and innovation in materials science.

The first Avery labels were simple, round price stickers. Stan Avery chose Kum Kleen Products as his original company name to advertise the ability of a self-adhesive label to be removed without leaving a mark.

Kum Kleen round labels.

1940¨C1949

Stan Avery and his 19 employees stand in front of Avery Adhesives building.


1940

Stan Avery and his 19 employees stand in front of the Fourth Street location to which the company moved in 1940. Today, our operations are in more than 50 countries and more than 36,000 employees worldwide.

1946
Avery incorporates?and becomes?Avery Adhesive Label Corporation.

Avery builds its first-owned factory in Monrovia, California.


1948?

Avery builds its first-owned factory in Monrovia, California. The new 17,000 sq.ft. plant allowed Avery to consolidate manufacturing and shipping in one place.

1950¨C1959

Paper advertisement for the Avery Paper Company in the 1950s.


1953-1954

Avery built a plant for the new base materials division in Painesville, Ohio. The division was originally named the Avery Paper Company. In 1954, it was incorporated as Fasson.

Avery trade show exhibit from 1955.


1955

Avery goes international. Also, one of our earliest known Avery trade show exhibits.

Various Avery and Fasson products.


1958

The company name was changed to Avery Adhesive Products, after Avery¡¯s board dissolved the separate Fasson Company and integrated it into the parent corporation.

1960¨C1989

1964
Avery Adhesive Products changes its name to Avery Products Corporation to account for its entry into new, nonadhesive areas.

Stan Avery, Russ Smith and the president of the New York Stock Exchange watch as the company¡¯s symbol appears on the electronic board of the NYSE for the first time.


1967

Avery obtained listing on the New York Stock Exchange. In the photo, Stan Avery, Russ Smith and the president of the New York Stock Exchange watch as the company¡¯s symbol appears on the electronic board of the NYSE for the first time.

Stan Avery in 1976.


1974

With annual sales at $300 million, Avery Products was recognized by its inclusion on the Fortune list of the 500 largest U.S. industrial corporations.

Avery manufacturing plant in Peachtree City, Georgia.


1975

Avery constructed an entirely solvent-free plant at Peachtree City, Georgia.

1976
Avery Products Corporation renamed to Avery International.

1990¨C1999

In 1990, ɳ°Í×ãÇò was created by the strategic merger of Avery International and Dennison Manufacturing.

2000¨C2019

2007

ɳ°Í×ãÇò acquires Paxar and becomes the world¡¯s largest producer of branding and information solutions for the retail apparel industry.

2013

ɳ°Í×ãÇò sells Office Products businesses and automotive Specialty Converting business to focus on materials and solutions businesses.

Demo application of a Mactac product.

2016

ɳ°Í×ãÇò acquires the European business of Mactac.

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ɳ°Í×ãÇò acquires Ink Mill Corporation, a U.S.-based business, combining Ink Mill¡¯s digital ink capabilities and technology with ɳ°Í×ãÇò¡¯s reflective media portfolio.

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ɳ°Í×ãÇò makes a strategic investment in PragmatIC, a world leader in flexible electronics, to accelerate the mass deployment of intelligent packaging.

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Yongle Tape product.

2017

ɳ°Í×ãÇò acquires Finesse Medical, Hanita Coatings, Yongle Tape Company Ltd.

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ɳ°Í×ãÇò spurs growth of Wrapify with capital investment, opening an opportunity to expand the wrap industry and create a new revenue stream for installers.

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2019

ɳ°Í×ãÇò joins Wiliot¡¯s original investor group for a $30 Million Series B funding round, anticipating a future where paper-thin battery-free Bluetooth sensors connect people with packaging and products.

2020¨C±Ê°ù±ð²õ±ð²Ô³Ù

RFID transpoders from Smartrac.

2020

ɳ°Í×ãÇò acquires the RFID transponder business from Smartrac, a leading innovator in the development and manufacturing of RFID inlays.

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ɳ°Í×ãÇò invests in Roadrunner Recycling to launch a label matrix recycling program to enable label converters to meet zero waste-to-landfill goals.

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2021

ɳ°Í×ãÇò launches atma.io, a digital product cloud to connect physical and digital worlds by creating, assigning, and managing unique digital IDs for every physical item in the world.

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ɳ°Í×ãÇò acquires ACPO Ltd., Vestcom, JDC Solutions, ZippyYum?

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ɳ°Í×ãÇò announces new 2030 sustainability targets, approved by the Science-Based Targets Initiative, and ambition to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

2022

ɳ°Í×ãÇò achieves $9 billion in global revenue.

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ɳ°Í×ãÇò acquires Catchpoint Ltd¡¯s, Rietveld and TexTrace.

2023

ɳ°Í×ãÇò strengthens its circularity ambitions with investment in Circ for textile-to-textile recycling.

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ɳ°Í×ãÇò acquires Thermopatch, Lion Brothers and Silver Crystal, expanding its capabilities to offer a comprehensive range of apparel solutions backed by industry knowledge, expertise, quality and service.