Avery Dennison Dedicates New Research Center in China

KUNSHAN, Jiangsu, China—Avery Dennison Corporation announced the opening of the Philip M. Neal Asia Pacific Research Center, based in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in eastern China, that will act as a gateway for the Company’s new products and technology into the Asia Pacific region.

The state-of-the-art research center is named after Avery Dennison’s fourth chief executive officer, who retired from the company and its board of directors in 2005. It is the latest in a series of investments that reflect the Company’s ongoing commitment to growth and technology in this fast-growing region. These investments include manufacturing, distribution and sales operations in Guangzhou, Nansha, Kunshan, Tianjin, Chengdu, Fuzhou, Qingdao, Suzhou and Shanghai.