UPM Raflatac’s RafCycle recycling service has recently bagged the 2024 Innovator Award for Innovation in a Recovery Technology or Practice at the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) Impact event.
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”This award is a testament to our ongoing commitment to contributing to the circular economy. By collecting and recycling the release liner waste through RafCycle service, we help businesses in the label industry meet their sustainability goals. This is true not only for our customers, but their customers as well,” stated Michael Garretson, Manager, RafCycle, UPM Raflatac Americas.
The SPC Innovator Awards recognize meaningful contributions and advancements towards more sustainable packaging. The awards showcase the outstanding collaboration behind extraordinary advancements in sustainability. Recognized as the original label release liner recycling service, RafCycle by UPM Raflatac has over 400 partners worldwide.
“This groundbreaking practice was selected based on a rigorous selection criteria, assessed by our esteemed judges. We recognize RafCycle as a circular solution to the label waste and applaud UPM Raflatac for this breakthrough innovation,” stated Olga Kachook, Director, SPC.
UPM Raflatac offers high-quality self-adhesive paper and film products including label materials, graphics solutions and removable self-adhesive products. It operates 12 factories and delivers its innovative and sustainable products through its global network of distribution terminals. The company is one of UPM’s growth businesses and employs around 3,300 people and its sales has reached almost EUR 2 billion (USD 2,1 billion) in 2022.
UPM delivers renewable and responsible solutions and innovate for a future beyond fossils across six business areas: UPM Fibres, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Communication Papers and UPM Plywood. As the industry leader in responsibility, the company is committed to the UN Business Ambition for 1.5°C and the science-based targets to mitigate climate change. The company employs 17,200 people worldwide and its annual sales are approximately EUR 11,7 billion.
