Headlines — September 2006

UPM Raflatac expands its labelstock business in the United States

HELSINKI, Finland—UPM Raflatac will build a new pressure-sensitive labelstock factory in Dixon, Illinois, 105 miles west of Chicago that will focus on serving label converters in the U.S. Midwest marketplace. The construction of the new factory will start immediately and is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2008. The value of the investment will be approximately $109 million. The new factory will offer UPM Raflatac’s full North American product range of paper and filmic products. It will feature UPM Raflatac’s latest, proprietary technical solutions both in the coating and finishing areas.