Adchem

What Adchem does

Adchem is a US-based manufacturer of high-performance pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes operating from its headquarters in Riverhead, New York, since approximately 1970. The company engineers and produces over 275 products across more than 50 distinct rubber and acrylic adhesive formulations, with an annual coated output capacity of 25 million square yards under ISO 9001-2015 quality certification and ISO 17025-accredited test labs. Adchem's product portfolio is organized into system families — including General Purpose Acrylic (150/250/350 series), High Performance Acrylic for Low Surface Energy bonding (650/750 series), Acrylic Transfer Tapes (700–7800 series), specialty removable (8300), graphic mounting (8400), high-temperature silicone (9000), glazing foam tapes (GT/HF), muntin tape (MT SDL), and rubber-based systems (4100/4300/4370/5900/6400) — plus a Polyken-branded medical tape line covering wearables, diagnostics, wound care, and PPE applications.

The company's business model is B2B direct sales to industrial customers across primary verticals of automotive, construction, graphics, medical, and transportation, with secondary exposure to electronics, sound/vibration, gaskets, window/door, abrasives, and appliances. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales with quote-based pricing rather than disclosed list pricing, supplemented by custom product design and development services built around substrate, application, fabrication, evaluation, and logistics analysis. Distribution is principally domestic (North America) via direct sales supported by an on-site parametric product search system and proactive technical service testing. Adchem holds ISO 9001-2015, ISO 17025, and PSTC Responsible Tape Manufacturer certifications, and has held executive leadership positions in industry standards bodies.

Adchem is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berry Global Inc. (NYSE: BERY), having been acquired around 2020 as part of Berry's broader tape solutions portfolio alongside the Polyken, Nashua, and Patco brands. The company employs over 100 people including PhDs, chemists, engineers, and executives, and operates as "The Adhesive Tape Engineers" with a stated positioning of being large enough to supply millions of square yards annually while remaining small enough to respond flexibly to custom engineering requirements. The strategic implication is that Adchem functions as a specialty tape R&D and manufacturing engine within Berry's diversified packaging and materials portfolio, with limited public financial disclosure and no independent fundraising or capital markets profile of its own.

Name

Adchem

Legal name

Adchem Corporation

Website

https://adchem.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Adchem manufactures over 275 high-performance pressure sensitive adhesive tape products across 50+ rubber and acrylic formulations, serving automotive, construction, graphics, medical, and transportation industrial customers in North America. The company operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berry Global Inc. from its Riverhead, New York headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Adhesive Tapes

NAICS

Adhesive Manufacturing (32552), Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing (3255), Adhesive Manufacturing (325520)

SIC

Adhesives & Sealants (2891)

akta.pro primary industry

Tapes, Labels & Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives (IMAEAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adhesives & Sealants Chemicals (IMAEABAA), Construction Adhesives (Structural & Non-Structural) (IMADAOAA), Industrial Rubber Adhesives, Cements & Repair Materials (IMANALAJ)

Keywords

• Pressure sensitive adhesive tapes
• Industrial tape manufacturing
• Double coated adhesive films
• Foam bonding adhesives
• Medical adhesive tapes

Headquarters

HQ city

Riverhead

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Adhesive Tape Products: Adchem manufactures and sells high performance pressure sensitive adhesive tapes including double coated tapes, transfer tapes, foam tapes, acrylic tapes, rubber tapes, and specialty tapes. Products are sold directly to industrial customers in automotive, construction, medical, graphics, and transportation markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Adchem manufactures and supplies high-performance pressure sensitive adhesive tape systems, double-coated films, tissues, and transfer tapes for industrial customers. Its portfolio spans over 275 products covering acrylic and rubber adhesive families engineered for general purpose bonding, LSE substrate bonding, foam bonding, glazing, medical, and graphics/printing applications. Products are produced in Riverhead, NY and distributed to automotive, construction, graphics, medical, and transportation markets across North America.

Product overview

Adchem (The Adhesive Tape Engineers) is a manufacturer of high-performance pressure sensitive adhesive tapes serving major North American markets. The company operates as a product-line-based portfolio comprising over 275 products organized into distinct tape system families. Core product lines include General Purpose Acrylic systems (150, 250, 350 series), High Performance Acrylic systems for LSE bonding (650, 750 series), and Transfer Tape systems (700, 7300, 7500, 7600, 7700, 7800 series). Specialty lines include the 8300 Removable Tape System for medical/graphics, 8400 Rubber Graphic Mounting Systems, 9000 Silicone Tape System for high-temperature applications, GT and HF Glazing Foam Tape Systems for window/door markets, MT SDL Muntin Tape System, and rubber-based systems (4100, 4300, 4370, 5900, 6400 series). The company also offers Polyken-branded medical tapes, LSE tapes, laser cutting tapes, protective care adhesives, and solvent-free options. Adchem provides custom product development services and holds ISO 9001-2015 certification with ISO 17025 compliant test labs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Polyken Medical Tapes: Medical-grade adhesive tape products for wearable devices, diagnostics, wound care, and medical device assembly.

Products and services

• Acrylic Adhesive Tape Systems Engineered acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive tape families spanning general purpose (150, 250 series), aggressive bonding (350, 400 series), for substrates including urethane foams, cloths, vinyls, papers, and rigid/flexible plastics. Sold to industrial converters and OEM manufacturers.
• Acrylic Transfer Tape Systems Unsupported acrylic transfer tape families for general purpose bonding, plasticizer tolerance, high performance permanent bonding, and low surface energy (LSE) foam-to-foam bonding with optional biostatic additive for microbial resistance.
• LSE Bonding Adhesive Systems High performance acrylic adhesive systems engineered specifically for low surface energy substrates such as plastics, foams, and composite materials, targeted at automotive and foam bonding applications. Includes low VOC, low flammability variants.
• Rubber-Based Foam Bonding Tape Systems Rubber-based pressure sensitive tape families for foam, sponge, rubber and gasket bonding in industrial, automotive, and appliance markets, including high performance, ultra high performance, universal hybrid rubber/acrylic, and rubber transfer adhesives with high peel and shear.
• Glazing & Window/Door Tape Systems High strength UV resistant acrylic and hybrid rubber/acrylic foam glazing tapes plus a simulated divided light muntin tape for vinyl window and door glazing applications, providing long term indoor/outdoor adhesion to glass, PVC, vinyl, wood, and aluminum.
• Silicone Adhesive Tape Systems 9000 series high performance silicone adhesive tapes designed for low energy surfaces and silicone foams, engineered for high temperature resistance up to 500°F with UV and chemical resistance.
• Removable Tape Systems Differential double coated PET film tape with permanent acrylic adhesive on one side and low peel removable acrylic on the other, allowing clean removal after prolonged UV exposure for medical and graphics applications.
• Polyken Medical Tapes Medical-grade pressure sensitive adhesive tapes sold under the Polyken sub-brand for wearable devices, medical device assembly, surgical drapes, sterilization pouches, diagnostics, wound care, and protective care and safety (PPE) applications.
• Laser Cutting Tapes Specialty adhesive tapes designed and qualified for laser cutting applications where conventional die-cutting would not be suitable.
• Solvent Free Adhesive Tapes Low VOC adhesive tapes manufactured without solvents for environmentally conscious industrial applications.
• Protective Care & Safety Adhesives Adhesive tape products engineered for protective care and safety apparel applications including face shields, masks, and protective coverings.
• Custom Product Development Engineered custom product design and development service based on detailed substrate, application, fabrication, evaluation, and logistics analysis, providing tailored tape solutions beyond standard catalog offerings.

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered parent company, sister brand and industry association.

• Berry Global Inc.parent companyOthersAdchem is a subsidiary of Berry Global Inc., a large manufacturer of adhesive tapes. Adchem operates as 'The Adhesive Tape Engineers' within the Berry Global family of brands including Polyken, Nashua, and Patco.
• Polykensister brandOthersPolyken is a sister brand under Berry Global that specializes in medical tape products. Adchem manufactures Polyken medical tapes for wearable devices, device assemblies, surgical drapes, and other medical applications.
• Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC)industry associationStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdchem is certified as a Responsible Tape Manufacturer by PSTC. The company is active in industry standards bodies with executive leadership positions and standards committee leadership positions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nitto Denko: Nitto is a Japanese diversified specialty tape maker with strong positions in industrial, automotive, and electronics PSA tapes, including LSE bonding and electronics-grade films. It overlaps directly with Adchem’s automotive and electronics tape portfolios.
• Scapa Group (Scapa Healthcare / Scapa Industrial): Scapa is a UK-based specialty manufacturer of technical adhesive tapes for industrial, medical, and wearable applications. It is a direct mid-sized peer to Adchem in custom-engineered PSA tapes, with comparable scale and similar end-market orientation.
• Shurtape Technologies: Shurtape is a U.S.-based manufacturer of pressure-sensitive tapes serving industrial, packaging, and consumer markets. Direct peer for Adchem in industrial and specialty tape segments within North America, with similar mid-sized manufacturer profile.
• tesa SE: tesa is a German specialty manufacturer of self-adhesive tapes serving automotive, electronics, and industrial customers worldwide. It is a direct peer in PSA tape systems, double-coated tapes, and transfer tapes — the exact product categories Adchem competes in.
• Intertape Polymer Group: Intertape Polymer Group is a North American manufacturer of pressure-sensitive tapes, including cloth, foil, and specialty industrial tapes. Comparable to Adchem as a North American–focused tape converter with overlapping industrial customer bases.

Regional players

• Tremco illbruck (Tremco Construction Tape Solutions): Tremco illbruck supplies specialty adhesive and sealant tapes for window, door, and construction applications, primarily in Europe. It overlaps with Adchem’s construction and glazing tape systems but competes primarily in a different geographic footprint.

Others

• Berry Global Inc. (Polyken / Nashua / Patco brands): Berry Global is Adchem’s parent company and operates sister tape brands Polyken (medical tapes), Nashua, and Patco that compete in adjacent tape categories. Relevant as the parent and ecosystem context, not a head-to-head peer because Adchem sits within Berry’s portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Avery Dennison (Performance Tapes): Avery Dennison’s Performance Tapes division manufactures specialty pressure-sensitive tapes for industrial, automotive, and medical markets. Comparable to Adchem in product family and customer overlap, but with materially larger scale, broader geographic reach, and a public-company balance sheet.
• 3M (Industrial Adhesives & Tapes Division): 3M’s Industrial Adhesives & Tapes division is the global benchmark for pressure-sensitive tapes across automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. It is comparable to Adchem as the most diversified incumbent in the same product category, with far larger R&D, global manufacturing, and regulatory depth.
• Saint-Gobain (Adfors / Tape Solutions): Saint-Gobain’s tape and engineered film businesses include high-performance PSA tapes for construction, automotive, and industrial markets. Comparable to Adchem in product overlap but operates at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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