UPM Raflatac enters wide-format segment with Grafityp acquisition

Paper, pulp and self-adhesive label-stock company UPM Raflatac has acquired Grafityp, a Belgian-based company to further accelerate its growth in graphics solutions. Merging UPM Raflatac’s existing Graphics business with Grafityp will strengthen UPM Raflatac’s overall competitive positioning in this attractive product segment. Grafityp is a well-established company with more than 50 years of history and a pioneer in developing and manufacturing self-adhesive graphics solutions. Today, it is known for its strong brands and product portfolio consisting of colour films, print films for large-format colour printing, laminates and wrapping films for various end-uses.

Grafityp has approximately 100 employees and has a manufacturing site in Houthalen, Belgium and a distribution centre in the UK. On other hand, Finland-headquartered UPM Raflatac employs over 16,000 people worldwide. The company has now committed to becoming a full product and service provider in graphics solutions. Merging Grafityp with UPM Graphics business accelerates its growth. According to a source from the company, the new acquisition is set both the companies to grow together, offering an even stronger product portfolio to their current and new customers. After all, UPM Raflatac’s strategy is to grow its graphics business through organic and possibly inorganic measures to give it a significant weight in the company’s product portfolio. Typical graphics applications in the portfolio can be found, for examples, in indoor and outdoor advertising, signage and vehicle wrapping.