UPM and Mark Andy renew partnership in the Americas for seventh year

UPM Adhesive Materials and Mark Andy have renewed their strategic partnership in the Americas for the seventh consecutive year, continuing a collaboration focused on label materials and printing technologies.

The partnership combines UPM’s portfolio of self-adhesive paper and film materials with Mark Andy’s narrow- and mid-web printing and finishing equipment, supporting label and packaging converters across the Americas and Europe.

Both companies said the collaboration will continue to focus on delivering solutions optimised for performance, sustainability, and cost-efficiency. The materials are designed to be compatible with Mark Andy’s conventional, hybrid, and digital presses.

Kirit Naik, senior manager, new materials and technologies at UPM Adhesive Materials, said the partnership enables the integration of material innovation with press performance, supporting converters in meeting evolving sustainability and market requirements.

David Medlar, vice president, product line management at Mark Andy, said the renewal reflects the company’s focus on providing practical solutions for converters, combining material expertise with printing technology to support decision-making across substrates and processes.

UPM label materials are also featured at Mark Andy’s demo centres, where they are used to demonstrate press capabilities and application performance to customers.

The companies said the continued collaboration reinforces their long-standing relationship and shared focus on supporting converters with reliable and scalable label production solutions.