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Operations & Footprint 29 Oct 2026

UPM Adhesive Materials to build first Indian plant, a label-stock coating line in Gujarat

UPM Adhesive Materials will build its first manufacturing facility in India, an acrylic-based coating line for self-adhesive label materials in Gujarat, due to open in early 2028. The plant moves UPM beyond distribution into local production in India, following a March 2026 slitting and distribution terminal near New Delhi and an existing terminal near Mumbai.

Why this mattersLocal coating shortens lead times for Indian label converters and lets UPM compete from inside a market it has so far served through distribution terminals only.

  • Gujarat plant will house an acrylic-based coating line for self-adhesive label materials
  • Facility expected to open in early 2028
  • It is UPM Adhesive Materials' first manufacturing site in India, beyond distribution terminals near Mumbai and New Delhi
  • A slitting and distribution terminal near New Delhi was announced in March 2026
  • UPM Adhesive Materials employs about 3,300 people worldwide; 2025 sales were nearly EUR 1.7bn
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  • 2026-10-30 · Edited before publication: The source says this is UPM Adhesive Materials' first Indian factory, not UPM group's. Headline corrected. The EUR-to-USD conversion is unnecessary and was over-precise, so it is removed. Why-it-matters generalised beyond the source and is rewritten.