Founded in 1935, Avery Dennison is a global leader in pressure-sensitive technology and innovative self-adhesive solutions for consumer products and label materials. Based in Pasadena, Calif.,the company had 2004 sales of $5.3 billion. Avery Dennison develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of products for consumer and industrial markets, including Avery-brand office products, Fasson-brand self-adhesive materials, peel-and-stick postage stamps, battery labels, reflective highway safety products, automated retail tag and labeling systems, and specialty tapes and chemicals.

Most corporations today do not devote much attention to their history since businesses are primarily interested in moving forward into the future. We offer the following short history on Avery Dennison here, so that those who have an interest in the Company's corporate character may gain an understanding of its enthusiasm for innovation.

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