UPM Raflatac Announces Lifetime Guarantee For Library Book RFID tags

(UPM Raflatac, Tampere, October 12, 2007) — UPM Raflatac has introduced a warranty for RFID tags sold into library book tagging applications. The guarantee covers the lifetime of a book in standard environmental conditions. The lifetime of a book in a public lending library is considered to be 10 years.

The introduction of this warranty reinforces UPM Raflatac's commitment to the adoption of RFID technology by the public lending library sector. It is also testimony to the high-quality performance of UPM Raflatac HF tags, which are the industry benchmark in library applications.

About UPM Raflatac
UPM Raflatac is at the global forefront in the development and high-volume production of HF and UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and inlays. In addition, the company is a world-leading supplier of self-adhesive label materials for a wide variety of needs in product and information labeling.

UPM Raflatac, which forms UPM's Label Division, has around 2,500 employees and made sales of approximately EUR 1 billion in 2006. The company has a global service network consisting of 11 factories on five continents and a broad network of distribution and slitting terminals and sales offices worldwide. Further information is available at www.upmraflatac.com.