UPM Raflatac to open slitting and distribution terminal in Dallas

UPM Raflatac is to open a slitting and distribution terminal in Dallas, Texas in partnership with Southwest Label Stock as it looks to strategically position it closer to customers in the US Southwest.

The new terminal will allow UPM Raflatac to offer a wider range of products with reduced material lead times to customers in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas

The new terminal will allow UPM Raflatac to offer a wider range of products with reduced material lead times to customers in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. And because of the collaboration with Southwest Label Stock, UPM Raflatac will gain two new local sales representatives dedicated to improving customer responsiveness in those regions.

Linnea Keen, the recently appointed vice president of sales at UPM Raflatac Americas, said: ‘We are looking forward to the opportunities this partnership will bring. The new slitting terminal will put us geographically closer to many of our customers in the Southwest, and we are confident that the new additions to our sales team will provide excellent service and help customers throughout the region.’