Avery Dennison's acquires Thermopatch, a leader in industrial laundry labeling, heat transfers and emblems on textiles, advances the company's strategy to drive growth in external embellishments.
MENTOR, Ohio, March 7th 2023 - Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Thermopatch, a leader specializing in labeling, embellishments, and transfers for the sports, industrial laundry, workwear and hospitality industries.Thermopatch will become part of the company's Solution Group, Apparel Division. The acquisition will allow the combined business to build on collective industry knowledge, leveraging the company's know-how, quality, and service to drive growth in external embellishments. Thermopatch, headquartered in Syracuse, New York, had revenues of approximately $40 million in 2022, with around 200 employees, with operations in North America and Europe.
"We are thrilled to welcome Thermopatch into the Avery Dennison family. It's an excellent strategic fit for expanding our position in embellishments, labels and transfers," said Michael Barton, senior vice president and general manager RBIS Apparel Solutions. "We continue to accelerate our progress within our external embellishments business, going from strength to strength and entering new markets. In doing so, we are building on last year's launch of Embelex, Avery Dennison's full-service, end-to-end platform for on-product branding, graphics and trims, and accelerating our strategy to drive growth and innovation in this market. Combining Thermopatch and our strong product portfolio and long-standing customer relationships will enable us to continue to grow and deliver value for all our stakeholders."
"This next chapter is a great opportunity for us," said Tom DePuit, CEO of Thermopatch. "I am proud of what we as a business have accomplished over the last 85 years, and I am confident that Thermopatch will continue to thrive. With the combined capabilities of both businesses, we can further advance innovation and provide increased value for our customers and the industries we serve while continuing to deliver the same quality of service."
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Avery Dennison Corporation specializes in the development, manufacturing and marketing of pressure-sensitive materials and self-adhesive products. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- adhesive materials and specialty products (71.9%): papers, plastic films, metal foils and fabrics coated with adhesives, reflective films, polymer adhesives, specialty tapes, highly engineered films, inlays, self-adhesive battery labels, postage stamps, etc.;
- price marking and identification products (28.1%): printed labels, graphic tags, barcode tags, price tickets, carton labels, etc. intended for retailers, apparel manufacturers, and distributors. The group also provides copiers, ink-jet and laser printer labels and printer cards, binders, dividers, sheet protectors, markers, adhesives, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (30.8%), Asia (30.4%), Europe /Middle East/ Africa (27.6%), Latin America (7%) and other (4.2%).
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