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.

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.