New Pennsylvania Terminal Extends Raflatac’s North American Presence

28.2.2005

Raflatac announces the opening of a new slitting and distribution center in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The terminal, which began operations in January 2005, will strengthen and expedite the company’s delivery capabilities to customers in New England, the Mid-Atlantic region and parts of Canada.

“Our customers depend on us to deliver a wide range of pressure sensitive labelstocks in an accelerated timeframe,” says Jouko Lähepelto, Senior Vice President, Americas. “Our new facility will strengthen our production capabilities, while enhancing the consistency of our market-leading supply chain.”

The opening of terminal adds vital capacity to Raflatac’s already substantial North American network. Raflatac's manufacturing center is located in North Carolina, while the company operates a terminal in California and offers slitting and distribution from Wisconsin, Toronto and Mexico City. The company leverages its global reach, highly skilled workforce and best-in-class manufacturing and delivery capabilities to deliver prime and VIP label materials for diverse consumer and industrial applications.

Raflatac in brief
Raflatac is one of the world’s leading suppliers of paper-based and film pressure sensitive labelstocks. Raflatac develops and manufactures label materials for a wide variety of needs in prime and VIP labeling. Raflatac has 2,200 employees and its turnover in 2003 was USD 850 million. The company has factories on five continents and a wide network of terminals and sales offices worldwide.

Raflatac is part of UPM, one of the world's leading forest products companies. UPM shares are listed on the Helsinki and New York stock exchanges.

For further information, please contact:
Raflatac, Inc.
Patricia Smith, Marketing Communications Coordinator
400 Broadpointe Drive
Fletcher, NC 28732 USA
Tel. +1 828-651-4859
Fax +1 828-651-4860
patricia.smith@raflatac.com

Raflatac Group Communications
Elisa Nilsson, Vice President, Communications
P.O. Box 53
33101 Tampere
Finland
Tel. +358 204 16 143
Fax +358 204 16 8136
raflatac@raflatac.com
www.raflatac.com