UPM Raflatac has been granted FSC and PEFC chain of custody certificates for its labelstock operations in Australia and New Zealand. The chain of custody certifications guarantee the wood used in UPM Raflatac’s label materials originates from sustainably managed forests.

UPM Raflatac has been granted FSC and PEFC chain of custody certificates for its labelstock operations in Australia and New Zealand. The chain of custody certifications guarantee the wood used in UPM Raflatac’s label materials originates from sustainably managed forests.

UPM Raflatac has been granted FSC and PEFC chain of custody certificates for its labelstock operations in Australia and New Zealand. The chain of custody certifications guarantee the wood used in UPM Raflatac’s label materials originates from sustainably managed forests.

UPM has developed a new in-house solution for recycling paper based release liner back into pulp and paper.

Organisers of the global print simulator-based productivity competition say that its final round will comprise a face-to-face contest at drupa with over 150 students from Asia, Europe and North America.

UPM has sold its packaging paper production to the Swedish packaging paper company Billerud for €130m. The transaction includes two packaging paper machines; one in Pietarsaari and one in Tervasaari, Finland.

The  world’s biggest label show opens its doors at the end of next month in Brussels, and there will be plenty of Aussie label professionals making the trip. Andy Thomas from LabelExpo organiser Tarsus runs the rule over some of the highlights they can expect to see

UPM Raflatac has opened two new slitting and distribution terminals, in Bangalore, India and Istanbul, Turkey. The new terminals will supply local labelling markets with high-quality film and paper labelstock, according to the company.

UPM Raflatac has opened two new slitting and distribution terminals, in Bangalore, India and Istanbul, Turkey. The new terminals will supply local labelling markets with high-quality film and paper labelstock, according to the company.

UPM will supply around nine million sheets of copy paper in cooperation with office supplies company Lyreco to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next week.

UPM Raflatac says it is planning to strengthen its RFID business by transferring production of RFID tags and inlays from Jyväskylä, Finland to Guangzhou, China, and to Fletcher, USA. Production at Guangzhou and Fletcher will be developed to meet the market demand, according to the company.

UPM Raflatac says it is planning to strengthen its RFID business by transferring production of RFID tags and inlays from Jyväskylä, Finland to Guangzhou, China, and to Fletcher, USA. Production at Guangzhou and Fletcher will be developed to meet the market demand, according to the company.

Pulp product giant UPM's operating profit excluding special items for the fourth quarter of 2008 is EUR 46m negative. That includes a write down of wood inventory. Operating profit excluding special items for the year 2008 is EUR 513m compared with EUR 835m in 2007.

Pulp product giant UPM's operating profit excluding special items for the fourth quarter of 2008 is EUR 46m negative. That includes a write down of wood inventory. Operating profit excluding special items for the year 2008 is EUR 513m compared with EUR 835m in 2007.

UPM Raflatac says it has enhanced its service level with a promise to ship a wide selection of RFID tags and inlays in its product offering to customers within 48 hours of order.

Self-adhesive label materials supplier UPM Raflatac opted to showcases its range of paper and film labelstock products at this motnhs India Label Show 2008 in its bid to capture a slice of the growing labelling market in South Asia.

UPM has launched carbon footprint calculations for its paper products, which it says will assist its customers to estimate their own carbon footprint. The basis for UPM's carbon calculations are the ten elements of the Carbon Footprint Framework for Paper and Board Products developed by the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI).

UPM has launched carbon footprint calculations for its paper products, which it says will assist its customers to estimate their own carbon footprint. The basis for UPM's carbon calculations are the ten elements of the Carbon Footprint Framework for Paper and Board Products developed by the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI).

Label materials supplier UPM Raflatac has received an ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System certification for the design, manufacture, slitting, sheeting and sale of self-adhesive labelstock.

Global paper maker UPM has launched new sample books for rotogravure and heatset web offset this week, which provide an overview of UPM printing paper range and are, claims the company, useful when selecting papers for end uses.