BIOCHEMICALS ARE TOMORROW'S PRODUCTS

UPM's extensive biochemical programme is studying wood chemicals to replace oil-based products.

PRODUCT RENEWAL TAKES ENGINEERED MATERIALS INTO THE FUTURE

Jussi Vanhanen, President of UPM's Engineered Materials
Business Group, describes their product renewal.

SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT WITH THINNER LABEL MATERIALS

UPM Raflatac's R&D is focusing on the extensive regeneration of already existing products and the development of special products for new applications.

ADHESIVE WITH MANY ADVANTAGES

UPM Raflatac's facility in Poland started manufacturing hot melt adhesive themselves to obtain a better performing product.

VERSATILITY THE KEY TO SUCCESS

Specialists from the label sector discuss the trends in and the future prospects of the industry.

PLYWOOD WITH A LITTLE SOMETHING NEW

The Plywood business area has invested in R&D, and new products have
been developed by applying chemistry.

ALGORITHMS HELP ARCHITECTS

Algorithms − a familiar concept in mathematics and computer programming − are also useful tools in architecture.

WISA PLYWOOD'S CARBON FOOTPRINT

The carbon footprint of uncoated standard plywood from forest to mill gate has now been calculated.

CEI-BOIS AND FEIC DEFEND INTERESTS OF
WOODWORKING INDUSTRY IN BRUSSELS

At the top of the agenda are, among other things, the industry's competitiveness and climate change issues.

WISA-TRUCK PLUS: CREME DE LA CREME OF PLYWOODS

The British supermarket giant Morrisons and UPM Plywood collaborated
to create a new product for delivery truck trailers.

A CELEBRATION OF WHAT PRINT CAN BE

Design magazine Wallpaper* chose UPM to supply no less than eight different papers for its unique Handmade edition this summer.

POSTERS TEACH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The posters by the French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand are printed on UPM paper.

NOTEBOOKS FOR MONGOLIA

UPM's customer, the Finnish paper merchant Kristec, will donate notebooks to all first-graders in Mongolia for one school year.

CITY MODEL OF THE FUTURE

The facade of Finland's pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo is clad in shingles using UPM's wood plastic composite.

PROFI SEEKS NEW FORMS

UPM ProFi's product development is currently investigating what kind of end product would emerge from a panel-like wood plastic composite.

CHINA DRIVES DEMAND FOR RFID TAGS IN ASIA

Despite the downturn, production has grown and expectations are high
at UPM Raflatac's factory in China.

INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF PAPER AND PRINTING

Do you need some updates on print-related technology? Or would you like to know more about paper as a sustainable product?

BIODIVERSITY AND FORESTRY ON COMMON GROUND

UPM's Global Biodiversity Programme is being put into action in each
of the countries in which UPM currently owns forest.

BIODIVERSITY IS OUR LIFE

Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, explains the significance and objectives of the Year of Biodiversity.

MEASURABLE RESPONSIBILITY

UPM's corporate responsibility principles reflect what the company is, but equally they describe what UPM wants to be.