UPM Raflatac announces new distribution terminal opening at India Label Show

12/8/2006

(UPM Raflatac, Tampere, December 8, 2006) - UPM Raflatac is currently present at the India Label Show at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, focusing on locally available filmic labelstocks and an expanding service network.

Demonstrating long-term commitment both to the market and customers in the region, UPM Raflatac has announced the opening of a new slitting and distribution terminal in Mumbai, India, next year. With the new terminal, UPM Raflatac will streamline its processes to meet customer demand for shorter delivery times while offering a more diverse product range. The investment supports UPM Raflatac's goal to provide the best customer service in the industry.

UPM Raflatac offers all the advantages of being both a local and global supplier, tailoring its products to suit local conditions in the region while offering customers and end-users global expertise and functional labelstock qualities that provide the same level of performance worldwide.

For further information please contact:
Ms Elisa Nilsson, Vice President, Communications, UPM Raflatac, mobile +358 40 500 3150


UPM Raflatac in brief
UPM Raflatac is a world-leading supplier of pressure sensitive labelstock for a wide variety of needs in product and information labelling. In addition, the company is at the global forefront in the development and high-volume production of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and inlays. UPM Raflatac has around 2,300 employees and its sales in 2005 were approximately EUR 860 million. The company has a global service network consisting of 11 factories on five continents and a broad network of terminals and sales offices worldwide. UPM Raflatac is part of UPM, a leading global forest products company with stocks listed on the Helsinki and New York stock exchanges. Further information is available at www.upmraflatac.com.


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