North America Self-Adhesive Labels Market Analysis
The North America Self-Adhesive Labels Market is expected to register a CAGR of greater than 5% during the forecast period.
Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the market for self-adhesive labels in the region was negatively impacted. The lockdown in the countries of the North American region led to supply chain constraints that significantly obstructed the expansion of the industry. However, the market recovered last year and was expected to grow significantly in the coming years.
- Over the short term, major factors driving the market studied are the growing regional e-commerce industry and increasing demand for packed goods from the food and beverage industries.
- Conversely, associated government regulation and volatility in raw material prices are expected to hinder the market's growth.
- Nevertheless, shifting focus towards bio-based self-adhesive labels will likely act as an opportunity for the market studied.
- The United States of America dominated the North American self-adhesive labels market and is expected to remain in dominating position in the forecast period.
North America Self-Adhesive Labels Market Trends
Increasing Demand from Food and Beverages Industry
Self-adhesive labels are known to improve the aesthetic characteristics of food and beverage packaging brands. In the food and beverage packaging industry, self-adhesive labels help perform a major function in product authentication and tamper-evidence.
Packaging and labeling play an important role in the sale of products, as they help grab consumers' attention. Marketers mainly use them to encourage potential consumers to purchase the product. Labels communicate how to use, transport, recycle, and dispose of the package or product.
Labeling provides ingredient information, product identification, and cautionary notifications in the food and beverage sector. The self-adhesive label manufacturers must comply with the legal requirements to ensure that the adhesive does not affect the food ingredients.
With significant growth in the food and beverage industry and demand for packaged food products across the region, an increase is observed in the consumption of labels used in the packaging of food & beverage products.
According to the US Census Bureau, the annual sales of retail food stores in the United States accounted for USD 880.30 billion in 2021, compared to USD 850.20 billion in the previous year. Moreover, till October 2022, the total sales of food & beverage stores in the United States amounted to USD 784 billion, registering an increase of 7.7% compared to the same period in 2021.
Similarly, in Canada, the total sales of food and beverage stores in the year amounted to CAD 143.14 billion (~USD 114.2 billion) in 2021, registering an increase of around 5% compared to the previous year.
The demand for packaging material will increase with the increasing food and packed food industry. Thus, the growing food packaging market will increase the demand for self-adhesive labels in the coming years.
United States to dominate the North American market
The United States is the largest market in the region and is the world's largest economy. The self-adhesive market in the country is dominating. It will remain dominant in the forecast period owing to the huge demand from the country's food and beverage and pharmaceutical industries.
The demand for self-adhesive labels is due to high demand from the food and beverage sector. The food and beverage industry is essential to the United States economy. Food delivery services are gaining popularity in the region. With the high internet penetration rate and increasing demand for convenience, consumers are increasingly ordering groceries and other food products online.
The food industry in the country is the second-largest in the world after China. The demand for the studied market in North America mainly comes from the United States.
In 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture announced details of a framework to transform the food system to benefit consumers, producers, and rural communities. This framework provides more options, increases access, and creates new, more, and better markets for small and mid-size food producers.
Additionally, the department announced an investment of USD 600 million to support food supply chain infrastructure such as cold storage, refrigerated trucks, and processing facilities which will propel the growth of the United States food industry.
Along with food and beverages, the pharmaceutical industry in the country contributes significantly to the demand for packaging labels.
According to AstraZeneca, the projected pharmaceutical sales for the United States in 2024 are expected to be around USD 633 billion for North America.
Apart from that, many driving factors are responsible for the pharmaceutical industry of the United States, such as the decision of the Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), the spur in drug demand due to the growing aging population, and others.
Furthermore, according to a survey by IQVIA Institute, in 2021, the United States spent approximately USD 574 billion on medicines which was approximately 10% more than USD 521 billion in the prior year.
The country's market will dominate the studied market due to all the facts above.
North America Self-Adhesive Labels Industry Overview
The North American Self-Adhesive Labels Market is partially fragmented in nature. Some of the major key players in the market include (not in any particular order) 3M, Avery Dennison Corporation, H.B. Fuller Company, DuPont, and CCL Industries, among others.
North America Self-Adhesive Labels Market Leaders
3M
Avery Dennison Corporation
H.B. Fuller Company
DuPont
CCL Industries
- *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
North America Self-Adhesive Labels Market News
- July 2022: Bain Capital Private Equity, a United States-based private investment firm, signed definitive documents with BC Partners to enter into a joint ownership agreement for Fedrigoni, which produces self-adhesive labels and fiber-based packaging products.
- February 2022: A United States-based adhesive company Avery Dennison launched a range of new EVE VEGAN-certified vegan self-adhesive labels containing no animal-derived components.









