The invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising (i) one or
more styrenic block copolymers, (ii) a tackifier resin, and (iii) one or
more plasticizers, wherein the or one of the styrenic block copolymers is
of the general formulae A-C-A, (1) or (A-C).sub.n-X, (2) wherein each
A independently is a polymer block of an aromatic vinyl compound, and C
is a mixed polymer block (B/I) of butadiene (B) and isoprene (I) in a
weight ratio B:I in the range of 30:70 to 70:30, and said polymer block C
has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at most -50.degree. C.
(determined according to ASTM E-1356-98), n is an integer equal to or
greater than 2, and X is the residue of a coupling agent, and wherein the
tackifier resin has an aromaticity (in relative percentage of aromatic
protons as determined by H-NMR) in the range of from 3 to 18%.