Avery Dennison Corporation AVY

AVY Company Overview

Avery Dennison Corporation is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in labeling, packaging materials, and functional materials used across a wide range of industries. The company operates primarily in the labeling and packaging, retail branding, and industrial materials markets, serving customers in consumer packaged goods, apparel, logistics, healthcare, automotive, and industrial sectors. Its core revenue drivers include pressure-sensitive label materials, RFID solutions, and branding and information solutions used for product identification and supply chain management.

Founded in 1935 as Kum Kleen Products by Ray Stanton Avery, the company initially focused on self-adhesive labeling innovations and later expanded through organic growth and acquisitions. Over decades, Avery Dennison evolved into a global enterprise with a strong emphasis on materials science, innovation, and scale. Its strategic positioning is reinforced by long-standing customer relationships, proprietary technologies in adhesive and RFID materials, and a global manufacturing and distribution network.