UPM Raflatac doubles the RFID tag production capacity in Finland

UPM Raflatac, a leading manufacturer of RFID tags and inlays, announced today that it is doubling the RFID tag and inlay production capacity at its Jyväskylä production plant in Finland. With this capacity increase the company addresses rapidly growing demand for both HF and UHF products.

The additional RFID tag production capacity will be installed and ready for use in March 2007, when UPM Raflatac RFID production plant in Jyväskylä, Central Finland moves to new, modern premises in the same area. In addition to production in Finland, UPM Raflatac has an RFID production plant in North Carolina, USA. Both production plants serve RFID markets globally.

"Our sales have developed positively over the past two years. To support growing customer demand, we've decided to increase our production capacity in Finland. With twice the capacity we'll be able to secure our leading position in the market", says Christer Härkönen, Senior Vice President, RFID at UPM Raflatac.

For further information please contact:
Mr Heikki Pikkarainen, President, UPM Raflatac, tel. + 358 40 760 5758
Mr Christer Härkönen, Senior Vice President, RFID, UPM Raflatac, tel +358 50 569 3342