Raflatac’s terminal in Hungary is now open and operational

Raflatac Kft, Tatabánya, is a modern production facility refined to the demands of fast service. The terminal provides slitting facilities for filmic and paper labelstocks, and the automated packing line represents the latest technology.

“Raflatac’s new terminal in Tatabánya answers the changes taking place in the European marketplace. Raflatac has anticipated the opportunities brought by change and provided for the needs of an entire region experiencing rapid economic growth,” says Thomas Rohweder, Senior Vice President for Raflatac Europe.
 
Situated in the middle of Europe, 80 kilometres from Budapest and 180 kilometres from Vienna, the Tatabánya terminal is an essential link in Raflatac’s terminal network. Customers can now be served with increasing speed and efficiency in the home market  Hungary as well as in Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia Montenegro, Slovakia and Slovenia.

“We’re proud to have such a landmark terminal. Our customers in the region now have a clearly improved service and a wider product range that corresponds well to their needs,” says Ernö Tökes, Managing Director of Raflatac Kft, Tatabánya.

Raflatac in brief
One of the world’s leading suppliers of paper-based and filmic pressure sensitive labelstock, Raflatac develops and manufactures label materials for a wide variety of needs in product and information labelling. Raflatac has 2,200 employees and its turnover in 2003 was MEUR 740 million. The company has factories on five continents and a wide network of terminals and sales offices worldwide. Raflatac is part of the UPM Group, one of the world's leading forest product companies. UPM shares are listed on the Helsinki and New York stock exchanges.

For further information, please contact
Raflatac Communications
Elisa Nilsson, Vice President, Communications
P.O. Box 53, 33101 Tampere, Finland
Tel. +358 204 16143
Fax +358 204 16 8136
raflatac@raflatac.com
www.raflatac.com