UPM Raflatac Calls for Industry Collaboration on Sustainability Issues

TAMPERE, Finland—Speaking at a Labelexpo Europe 2007 seminar on “Challenging our business - today’s RFID and environmental opportunities” in Brussels, Belgium, UPM Raflatac President Heikki Pikkarainen called for industry collaboration in sustainability issues.

“Tackling the key challenges of the labeling industry—ensuring that the products come from sustainable managed forests, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, environmentally sound production and distribution, and turning waste efficiently into a resource—requires that the whole industry works together,” he said. “By combining the efforts of the entire labeling sector we can make a difference to our industry and our environment.”