Raflatac Ltd. celebrated 25 years

The UK market leader in the manufacture of synthetic and paper-based self-adhesive labelstock was first established in 1975. Acquired by Raflatac in 1984, the company became a significant part of one man’s vision for the future. Raflatac’s current chairman, Juhani Strömberg had a goal of making the company the leading manufacturer of self-adhesive labelstock in Europe. Scarborough had an integral role in this strategy.

Big investments
In response to the industry’s demand for increased capacity, Raflatac frequently makes investments to the plant. Recent investments have totaled over £12 million which have included state-of-the-art production facilities, increasing capacity and the speed of manufacture, in addition to improving the flow of material through the factory. A major extension and refurbishment has been made to the office areas, laboratory and training rooms which are all now equipped with some of the most advanced technological equipment in the field. “Raflatac is recognized as a major supplier of high-quality products and services. We are proud to present the developments which have been made at Scarborough and approach 2001 confident that we can continue to work with our customers in achieveing our mutual goals”, commented Dr David Wormald, Managing Director, Raflatac Ltd.

Raflatac has ten factories in four continents and a wide network of terminals and sales offices throughout the world. The company employs around 1600 persons and its turnover in 1999 was EUR 540 million. Raflatac is part of UPM-Kymmene Corporation whose expertise in paper manufacturing converting and commitment to product development are essential in enabling Raflatac Ltd. to achieve its strong position in the UK self-adhesive laminate market.