UPM Raflatac opens slitting and distribution center in Moscow

UPM Raflatac has opened a new slitting and distribution center in Moscow, Russia, which will supply the local labeling market with film and paper labelstock. 

The terminal started operations in September and will serve customers in the Moscow region, the country’s biggest labelstock market. 

‘Covering the number of customers in the Moscow region and providing the strictly required 24-hour delivery are obvious reasons for having a terminal close to Moscow,’ said Dmitrij Strechin, country manager, Russia and Kazakhstan. ‘Moscow is a highly competitive area for both printers and suppliers of self-adhesive laminate, so operations need to be in accordance with very high quality and service standards.’ 

The Moscow terminal complements UPM Raflatac’s service and logistics network in Russia, comprising a slitting and distribution terminal in St Petersburg and sales offices in Moscow and St Petersburg. The new Moscow terminal further strengthens UPM Raflatac’s position in the Eastern European market: ‘This investment is well in line with our strategy to gradually grow our market share in Eastern Europe,’ said Tapio Kolunsarka, senior vice president, UPM Raflatac EMEA. 

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