Adhesive Acrylate-Olefin Copolymers, Methods for Producing Same and Compositions Utilizing Same

A facestock/adhesive construction for a plastic, glass, cardboard, or metal article, the construction comprising:

• a face layer, wherein the face layer is formed from a facestock material selected from olefin polymer facestocks, polystyrene facestocks, or PET facestocks, the facestock having a shrink force;
• and
• an adhesive layer adhered to the article, the adhesive having a retention force to the article,
• wherein the adhesive retention force to the article is greater than the facestock shrink force in the presence of a caustic solution;
• and
• wherein the adhesive layer comprises a homogeneous dispersion comprising an anionic/non-ionic emulsion pressure-sensitive copolymer latex of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate and other alkyl acrylates and styrene with at least one unsaturated carboxylic acid, including tackifiers comprising a mixture of hydrogenated rosin and tall oil esters, wherein other alkyl acrylates are selected from the group consisting of methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, and mixtures thereof.