Labels

Adhesive Solutions for Labels

Pressure sensitive adhesives labels are everywhere – from the apples in the kitchen to the shampoo bottle in the shower! With a broad portfolio of hotmelt rubber and UV curing, and water-based and solvent-based acrylics, we will have the right solution for your labeling applications!

We are leading with high-impact solutions, created with consumers in mind. Partner with us to [be more] reliable!

Bubbles and lots of splashing are what make bath time truly fun. Discover how our comprehensive range of adhesive solutions for labeling can keep labels in place even after several extra splashy bath times!

We understand the changing market dynamics driven by consumer trends, and we put this knowledge into every innovative solution we develop. Our high-impact solutions are created with consumers in mind – how can our adhesives experts help you to [be more] for your customers?

Food Safe Packaging

There is an increasing demand for safe, secure and sustainable packaging driven by heightened consumer awareness on food safety and health. Rising legislations are influencing food safe packaging development, design and materials in use. We aim to provide a new level of food safe packaging adhesives – committed to protecting brands and consumers, now and in the future.

Explore our Food Safe Packaging Portal to learn more on Henkel’s initiative.

Specialty Labels and Sustainability

Our comprehensive product range is complemented by in-house analytical and lab testing, where we offer process and application excellence paired with the highest quality and safety. Customers also benefit from Henkel's strong focus on sustainability with renewable hotmelt PSA and linerless labels.

Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Solutions for Your Label Applications

Learn more about our portfolio, process and application know-how in the different application areas:

Food labels play a critical role in food contact and related applications, not only from a regulatory, but also from a consumer perspective. Henkel is offering food labeling solutions for a broad range of application fields, including cold and wet surface labeling, filmic labels for milk bottles, direct food contact, fatty food labels as well as wine and beverages.

Our adhesive solutions for food labels show high performance even for demanding applications, excellent adhesion to dry, moist and fatty products, and a very good tack. Learn more about our food labeling solutions and their particular benefits for your specific application

Tailored hotmelt adhesives to fulfill your needs for food labels.

TECHNOMELT^® PS Range

Wine/beverages:

For heavy paper or filmic labels
Enabling high-quality label design
Permanent
Good adhesion on glass and chilled surfaces
Ice water resistance

Direct food contact:

Excellent adhesion to dry, moist and fatty products
For demanding food contact applications
Good performance in low temperatures

Filmic labels for milk bottles:

Low application and service temperature
Good cold performance
Food contact approved

More information about TECHNOMELT® Hotmelt Adhesives

As a leading supplier of pressure sensitive adhesives for the label industry, Henkel is presenting a comprehensive range of adhesive solutions for various applications – especially for clear labels, which can enhance diversification of your product line.

Henkel's portfolio in this field includes clear high-tack adhesives suitable for a variety of difficult surfaces where a no label look is desired.

Tailored hotmelt adhesives to fulfill your needs for clear labels.

TECHNOMELT^® PS Range

Excellent clarity
Good adhesion to non-polar surfaces
Suitable for labels requiring pasteurization resistance
Good dimensional stability and squeezability

More information about TECHNOMELT® Hotmelt Adhesives

Tailored water-based adhesives to fulfill your needs for clear labels.

AQUENCE^® PS Range

Superior water resistance
Suitable for high-speed coating
Recommended for beverage and household applications
Excellent die-cuttability
Good adhesion to a variety of substrates

Manufactured in Europe and North America

More information about AQUENCE® Water-based Adhesives

Tailored UV acrylic adhesives to fulfill your needs for clear labels.

LOCTITE^® DURO-TAK UV Range

Low viscosity
Excellent long term UV and heat stability
Very high transparency

Manufactured in Europe and North America

More information about LOCTITE® UV Acrylic Adhesives

Durable labels are used throughout various sectors in which resistance to harsh conditions is essential, including the packaging, oil and gas or the automotive industry. Such conditions may refer to the presence of moisture, difficult storage and shipping environments, and particularly high or low temperatures.

As the name suggests, durable labels are supposed to have a higher longevity than e.g. regular labels. Henkel is your experienced partner, offering reliable adhesive solutions for application fields such as drum labels, device assembly labels or labels for electronic devices.

Tailored solvent acrylic adhesives to fulfill your needs for durable labels.

LOCTITE^® DURO-TAK Range

Good adhesion on various substrates like ABS, PVC, PS, PA, aluminum
General purpose grade
Excellent shear resistance

Manufactured in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific

More information about LOCTITE® Solvent Acrylic Adhesives

Similar to durable labels, packing list envelopes also need to withstand some of the toughest conditions. While their main task is to protect documents such as invoices from weather and handling influences, they also need to be attached firmly to the packaging while being shipped. This requires strong and reliable adhesive solutions.

Henkel is offering a range of pressure sensitive adhesive solutions specifically for packing list envelopes, developed to offer excellent adhesion on PE film, cardboard and still other materials. Learn more about our portfolio in this field

Tailored hotmelt adhesives to fulfill your needs for packing list envelopes.

TECHNOMELT^® PS Range

Good performance at low temperatures
Excellent adhesion on PE film and cardboard
70% renewable raw material content
Good lay flat properties

More information about TECHNOMELT® Hotmelt Adhesives

General purpose labeling, most of all product identification labels as part of permanent labels, continues to gain in importance. Comprising functions such as information transfer or product traceability, permanent labels are designed to endure even tough manufacturing processes. As your trusted partner, Henkel is offering permanent and high-durability adhesive solutions for various application fields, e.g. EDP labels, baggage tags and business forms. Learn more about our hotmelt, water-based, UV acrylic and solvent acrylic product range.

Tailored hotmelt adhesives to fulfill your needs for general purpose permanent labels.

TECHNOMELT^® PS Range

Good adhesion to a variety of substrates, e.g. recycled paper, cardboard, PE
Excellent in die cutting process for sheet labels
Well balanced all-rounder adhesives
Typical applications: EDP labels, baggage tags, business forms and all kind of permanent labels

More information about TECHNOMELT® Hotmelt Adhesives

Tailored water-based adhesives to fulfill your needs for general purpose permanent labels.

AQUENCE^® PS Range

Good adhesion on surfaces with condensation
Excellent die-cuttability
Some products are compatible with a wide range of tackifiers

Manufactured in Europe and North America

More information about AQUENCE® Water-based Adhesives

Tailored UV hotmelt acrylic adhesives to fulfill your needs for general purpose permanent labels.

LOCTITE^® DURO-TAK UV Range

Well balanced in adhesion and cohesion
Good processability
Excellent long term UV and heat stability
Very high transparency
Good adhesion to non-polar surfaces

Manufactured in Europe and North America

More information about LOCTITE® UV Acrylic Adhesives

Tailored solvent acrylic adhesives to fulfill your needs for general purpose permanent labels.

LOCTITE^® DURO-TAK Range

Good adhesion on various substrates like ABS, PVC, PS, PA, aluminum
Good shear resistance

Manufactured in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific

More information about LOCTITE® Solvent Acrylic Adhesives

Due to constant technological progress within the healthcare industry and in respect of operational security and productivity, pharmaceutical labels are playing a significant role. In order to offer highest efficiency and reliability, adhesive labeling solutions e.g. for blood bags or small diameter bottles require specific properties.

These may refer to adhesion to various substrates, die-cutting, low temperature resistance or the no label look. Henkel is providing sophisticated adhesive solutions for pharmaceutical labels. Learn more about our hotmelts, water-based and solvent acrylic adhesives and their particular benefits for your fields of application.

Tailored water-based adhesives to fulfill your needs for pharmaceutical labels.

AQUENCE^® PS Range

Unique balance of adhesion and cohesion preventing label flagging
Henkel food contact statement available
Good adhesion on both polar and non-polar surfaces
High clarity

Manufactured in Europe and North America

More information about AQUENCE® Water-based Adhesives

Tailored solvent acrylic adhesives to fulfill your needs for pharmaceutical labels.

LOCTITE® DURO-TAK Range

Good adhesion to typical film constructions like PVC
Low migration
High clarity

Manufactured in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific

More information about LOCTITE® Solvent Acrylic Adhesives

Fabric labels and tire labels are widely used in the clothing, carpet and automotive industry. While the former are ideal for sticking on garment, the latter are designed to stick to rubber and other difficult surfaces.

Henkel is your experienced partner, offering a range of hotmelt adhesives for fabric labels and tire labels. Our adhesive solutions combine excellent adhesion and good temperature resistance.

Tailored hotmelt adhesives to fulfill your needs for fabric labels and tire labels.

TECHNOMELT^® PS Range

Very aggressive tack and adhesion
Good wet-out on rough surfaces
Softer/harder grade
Good temperature resistance

More information about TECHNOMELT® Hotmelt Adhesives

Removable labels and reclosable labels are important for various industries. Typical applications include protective films, wet wipes and removable filmic or paper face stocks. Here, the requirements towards the adhesive are complex since e.g. removability from a wide range of surfaces, smooth peel and re-opening need to be ensured.

Henkel is offering a complete range covering all PSA technologies for removable applications: hotmelt, water-based, UV acrylic and solvent acrylic adhesives.

Tailored hotmelt adhesives to fulfill your needs for removable labels and reclosable labels.

TECHNOMELT^® PS Range

Removable and repositionable filmic label
Suitable for re-openable lids and closure of booklet labels
Smooth removability from a wide range of surfaces

More information about TECHNOMELT® Hotmelt Adhesives

Tailored water-based adhesives to fulfill your needs for removable labels and reclosable labels.

AQUENCE^® PS Range

Best in class removable for paper and filmic face stocks
Stable adhesion over time
Smooth removability
Good low temperature performance

Manufactured in Europe and North America

More information about AQUENCE® Water-based Adhesives

Tailored UV acrylic adhesives to fulfill your needs for removable labels and reclosable labels.

LOCTITE^® DURO-TAK UV Range

Removable filmic and paper labels
Reclosable labels (excellent soft removability)
Excellent chemical and plasticizer resistance
Excellent heat and aging resistance
Suitable for wet wipes

Manufactured in Europe and North America

More information about LOCTITE® UV Acrylic Adhesives

Tailored solvent acrylic adhesives to fulfill your needs for removable labels and reclosable labels.

LOCTITE^® DURO-TAK Range

Clean removability and excellent reclosability
Good dimensional stability
2-component system allowing peel adjustments by cross-linker addition
Good adhesion to a variety of materials, e.g. polyolefinic materials
Good performance at low temperature

Manufactured in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific

More information about LOCTITE® Solvent Acrylic Adhesives

Specialty applications such as radio-frequency identification (RFID), digital printing or wash-off also require specialty labels. Since these particular requirements are different by nature, different adhesive technologies are needed as well.

Henkel owns vast experience in the development of adhesive solutions for specialty labels and is offering a comprehensive range of hotmelt and UV acrylic adhesives in this field.

Tailored hotmelt adhesives to fulfill your needs for specialty labels.

TECHNOMELT^® PS Range

RFID:

High initial tack performance
Good balance between adhesion and cohesion
High adhesion for various substrates
Excellent aging resistance

Digital printing labels:

High resistance against edge-bleeding, particularly in digital printing process
Low coating weight

More information about TECHNOMELT® Hotmelt Adhesives

Tailored UV acrylic adhesives to fulfill your needs for specialty labels.

LOCTITE^® DURO-TAK UV Range

Alkali wash-off products for bottle labeling
Removable filmic and paper labels
Low viscosity
Excellent long term UV and heat stability
High temperature constructions

Manufactured in Europe and North America

More information about LOCTITE® UV Acrylic Adhesives

Labels

We are leading with high-impact solutions, created with consumers in mind. Partner with us to [be more] reliable!

Food Safe Packaging

Specialty Labels and Sustainability

Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Solutions for Your Label Applications

Food Labels

TECHNOMELT® Hotmelt Adhesives

Clear Labels

TECHNOMELT® Hotmelt Adhesives

AQUENCE® Water-based Adhesives

LOCTITE® UV Acrylic Adhesives

Durable Labels

LOCTITE® Solvent Acrylic Adhesives

Packing List Envelopes

TECHNOMELT® Hotmelt Adhesives

General Purpose Permanent Labels

TECHNOMELT® Hotmelt Adhesives

AQUENCE® Water-based Adhesives

LOCTITE® UV Acrylic Adhesives

LOCTITE® Solvent Acrylic Adhesives

Pharmaceutical Labels

AQUENCE® Water-based Adhesives

LOCTITE® Solvent Acrylic Adhesives

Fabric Labels / Tire Labels

TECHNOMELT® Hotmelt Adhesives

Removable Labels / Reclosable Labels

TECHNOMELT® Hotmelt Adhesives

AQUENCE® Water-based Adhesives

LOCTITE® UV Acrylic Adhesives

LOCTITE® Solvent Acrylic Adhesives

Specialty Labels

TECHNOMELT® Hotmelt Adhesives

LOCTITE® UV Acrylic Adhesives

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