Flexible packaging adhesives are used to protect graphics and add utility to a package by bonding two or more films together. Ashland has a variety of water-based adhesives, 2-component solventless adhesives and UV / EB curable adhesives that can be adapted to meet the demanding needs of our customers.

Ashland has a range of specialty Aroset® emulsion pressure sensitive adhesives formulated for applied graphics applications including transportation wrap, fleet marking, point-of-purchase advertising, floor & window graphics as well as exhibition signage.  Our coater ready formulations provide outstanding plasticizer & shrink resistance along with smooth uniform peel performance.  Aroset emulsions can be custom formulated to meet your most demanding performance requirements.

Whether aesthetics, release or adhesion characteristics drive your performance, Ashland's extensive solvent, emulsion, and UV/EB adhesives and coatings deliver. Cooperating with our customers to consistently bring value is what truly sets Ashland apart. Our broad applications and process experience, coupled with our range of technology solutions, help our customers balance performance and sustainability with faster curing, reduced VOCs and applied costs. By defining innovation and customer service in the global marketplace, Ashland has you covered above, between and below the substrate.

Ashland's Flexcryl™ and Aroset™ emulsion pressure-sensitive adhesives cover a wide range of applications including general purpose and all-temperature permanent as well as removable labels. Our coater-ready formulations are designed to perform on a wide variety of coaters, including high-speed slot die, gravure, reverse roll and curtain coating.  In addition to our full line of pressure-sensitive adhesives, Ashland has custom-formulated release coatings and silicone coating extenders, as well as print-receptive coatings and primers.

Whether you are in the wound care, transdermal, electromedical or diagnostic markets, all our formulations have been developed to deliver dependable quality, superior performance and enhanced value. Ashland’s high-performance pressure sensitive adhesive products are custom designed and provide innovative solutions to the demands of the health care industry. In addition to our psa, Ashland has an extended capacity to customize waterborne heat seal and cohesive formulas for medical packaging market (surgical glove, medical instrument and bandages).

From specialty applications such as solar and safety window film to surface protection/masking film and electronic display, Ashland's broad product line of specialty adhesives can be custom formulated to meet your most demanding performance requirements. In addition to our pressure-sensitive adhesives, Ashland can offer an extensive line of laminating adhesives and hard coatings for the specialty film market.

Ashland's Aroset™ high-performance pressure-sensitive adhesive products offer performance for a wide variety of specialty tape applications, such as masking, medical, vibration damping, security and transportation. Our adhesives cover a broad range of performance requirements for specialty tape applications including permanent and removable adhesives, high temperature resistance, low temperature bonding, low surface-energy adhesion, water and chemical resistance, and more. In addition to our pressure-sensitive adhesives, Ashland has custom-formulated release coatings and silicone coating extenders, as well as print-receptive coatings and primers.