Avery Dennison is a global materials science and digital identification company founded in 1935 by R. Stanton Avery. It developed the world's first self-adhesive label and has since built a business around pressure-sensitive adhesive materials, labeling and packaging solutions, functional materials, Performance Tapes, Graphics Solutions and Apparel Solutions. The company reports annual revenue exceeding $8 billion, employs approximately 35,000 people and serves customers in more than 50 countries.
For technologists, the most relevant activity sits in RFID technology and digital identification. Avery Dennison produces radio frequency identification inlays and related solutions used to identify and track physical goods across apparel, automotive, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, logistics, retail and packaging operations. The work spans materials science and pressure-sensitive adhesive technology alongside digital identification systems, pairing physical manufacturing at scale with data-generating connected products.
The company also states a commitment to sustainability and to circular-economy initiatives across its global operations; among its cited milestones is the opening of China's first green factory in pressure-sensitive labels. Avery Dennison is a Fortune 500 enterprise operating across a footprint that includes the United States and China.
