UPM Raflatac Opens Labelstock Factory in China

The Changshu factory is located next to the UPM paper mill by the Yangtze River, about 100 kilometres west of Shanghai. In keeping with UPM’s global emphasis on sustainability and energy independence, the nearly 200 hectare site hosts its own power plant, effluent treatment plant and a harbour. The $40 million capital commitment to build the Changshu factory is part of UPM Raflatac’s global growth and investment strategy, which includes expansion in North America with a new facility under construction in Dixon, Ill. in addition to the doubling of film production capacity in Europe carried out in 2006.