UPM Expands its Labelstock Business in the U.S.

The new factory will offer UPM Raflatac's full North American product range of paper and film products. It will feature UPM Raflatac's latest, proprietary technical solutions both in the coating and finishing areas.

"Our target is to be the number one choice of label converters everywhere we operate," says Heikki Pikkarainen, president, UPM Raflatac. "With the Dixon investment, we will complete our service network in the U.S. market, consisting of our labelstock and RFID tag and inlay factories in Fletcher, N.C. and the slitting terminals in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. and Ontario, Calif. Our Fletcher operation has been a great success and we have received an extremely favorable customer reception for our product and service offering in North America. The Dixon factory will enable us to grow further in North America where the market growth is annually approximately 5 percent."