UPM Raflatac Acquires Assets of Seattle-based Converters Express

MILLS RIVER, NC—UPM Raflatac, one of the world’s leading suppliers of self-adhesive label materials, has completed its acquisition of the assets of Seattle, Washington-based Converters Express Inc. This acquisition allows UPM Raflatac to expand its customer reach and improve its service capabilities to the Northwestern U.S. label market by offering label converters in the area … Continued

Bobst REVO Master Class Open House a Success

CAPALLE-CAMPI BISENZIO, Italy—The Bobst REVO Master Class Open House, which took place from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 at the Competence Center of Bobst Firenze, Italy, succeeded in being a very dynamic event rich in interaction and networking opportunities for the 322 people that attended it over the three days and six sessions. Printers and converters … Continued

UPM Raflatac Announces Numerous New Appointments

TAMPERE, Finland—UPM Raflatac is preparing for further growth by adopting a new scalable global operating model. The new model consists of three strategic business units (SBUs) and three market regions. The SBUs are responsible for product offering and manufacturing globally. The market regions are responsible for the customer interface and service. At the same time … Continued

UPM Raflatac, Baumgarten to Release Life Cycle Assessment

MILLS RIVER, NC—To help understand the full “label life” of its products, from the extraction of raw materials to delivery of finished label stock to customers, UPM Raflatac has collaborated with leading Brazilian converter Baumgarten on a life cycle assessment (LCA) of label material release liners, with exciting results to report. These two frontrunner companies in … Continued

Coveris Wins 2015 RafCycle Award

TAMPERE, Finland—UPM Raflatac has announced Coveris as the winner of the RafCycle Award at Labelexpo Europe 2015 in Brussels. The RafCycle Award is presented in recognition of excellence in recycling and environmental performance. Coveris has demonstrated great commitment to improving the environmental performance of self adhesive labelling and promoting the sustainability of the labeling business … Continued

Digital Flexo Revolution Promised

FLORENCE, Italy—Nuova Gidue’s headquarters was the stage for a Dec. 11-12, 2013 meeting between seven leading companies in the label and narrow web flexographic printing field. There, experts from Nuova Gidue, UPM Raflatac, Adare, Esko, Flint Group, Dupont and Apex Group of Companies gathered for a kick off meeting to run a project—”REVO, Digital Flexo … Continued

Winners Circle for Phoenix Challenge High School Competition

CHARLOTTE, NC—After a spirited, multi-functional event at the 2013 International Phoenix Challenge High School Flexo Competition, prizes were awarded to this year’s top performers. First-place was awarded to Andrew Mandeville and Alex Yelton of Enka High School, Chandler, North Carolina. The pair won the first place award by earning the highest combined scores in the … Continued