UPM closes the factory in Germany – Focuses production on Finland and Poland

UPM:n according to the press release, UPM Raflatac announces its decision to close the Kaltenkirchen plant in Germany in order to improve its efficiency and productivity.

The personnel impact of the measures is 154.

The company transfers the factory’s label material production to UPM Raflatac’s factories in Poland and Finland. It will transfer the production of graphic sticker materials to the Raflatac factory in Belgium during 2025.

the director of the UPM Raflatac business area Tim Kirchenin According to

“By focusing our production on more competitive factories, we also improve cost efficiency and the quality of our products, and we are able to offer even better service to our customers,” he states in the press release.

According to the company, the production of graphic sticker materials will continue in Kaltenkirchen until the transfer of the coating machine CM 3 to Belgium is completed.

The factory will be closed in stages during 2025.

Source: www.arvopaperi.fi