Developments and technological advances in decorative gravure

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1 Developments and technological advances in decorative gravure Welcome and introduction to ERA activities James Siever ERA Secretary General

2 ERA - European Rotogravure Association e.v. Leading international organisation of the gravure industry Industry association founded in member companies from Europe and overseas Publication, packaging and decorative gravure printers Associated industries: paper, ink, press and cylinder manufacturers Affiliate members: magazine publishers, catalogue publishers, print buyers

3 Gravure in daily life Major magazines and catalogues are printed in gravure All types of packaging are printed in gravure Deco papers are produced with gravure printing

4 Gravure in the magazine and catalogue market in Europe Market share of gravure in Europe Magazines ca. 60% Present print capacity of publication gravure printers* Prinovis 25 Quebecor 10,5 Schlott 9,5 Polestar 9 TSB 6,5 Bauer 6 Burda 5 *(in % of the total gravure printing capacity) Catalogues > 50% Mondadori 5

5 Building for gravure New generation of publication gravure presses New presses ( ) Prinovis Nuremberg 2 x 4,32m KBA Prinovis Liverpool 3 x 4,32m + 1 x 2,75m KBA Eurogravure 2 x 3,68m + 1 x 2,65m Cerutti Polestar Sheffield 3 x 3,88m Cerutti Burda 1 x 3,68m KBA TSB 1 x 3,68m KBA Lenglet 1 x 3,68m KBA Bauer Poland 2 x 3,68m KBA Quebecor Hélio Charl. 2 x 4,32m KBA New locations Prinovis Polestar Eurogravure Bauer Liverpool, UK Sheffield, UK Treviglio, Italy Nowogrodziec, Poland

6 Rennaissance of gravure in packaging printing Market share of the print processes in packaging worldwide Total market Gravure 22%, Flexible packaging Gravure 30% Flexo 30%, Flexo 55% Offset 40%, Other 8% Other 15%,Tendency

7 Packaging markets in Asia: stronghold of gravure 500 imported gravure presses printing in China GDP growth Packaging growth China India Indo- Malay- Japan South Philip- Thai- EU US nesia sia Korea pines land Fuji 3.1 Cerutti 5.1 Bobst 4.5 Komori 9.5 Toshiba 6.7 Comprint 11.7 Schiavi 1.0 W&H 3.0 F&K Others Source: ABACUS Corporation Ltd.

8 ERA - European Rotogravure Association e.v. Supporting the gravure industry Promoting the process k Marketing and PR Providing information k Conferences and seminars Organising technical co-operation k Industry committees and international standards Representing the industry k Lobbying in the EU

9 ERA organisation structure General Assembly Board of Directors Secretary General Publication Printers Packaging & Decorative Group Overseas Printers Commissions & Working Groups Supplying Industry Publishers / Print buyers

10 ERA activities Technical Commissions and Working Groups Prepress and Cylinder Commission Printing and Finishing Commission Print Process Commission Environment, Health & Safety Commission Paper Commission Pro Tiefdruck PackMan ECI Gravure Working Group ERA participates in Ghent PDF Workgroup ISO TC/130

11 EU activities affecting our industry ERA represents the interests of the gravure industry in decision making processes Labelling and classification of toluene Eco-label BREF REACH

12 ERA - European Rotogravure Association e.v. Forthcoming activities Gravure Seminar with the Stuttgart University k July 2006 ERA Annual Meeting in Manchester, UK k September 2006 ERA Packaging Conference in Osnabrück, Germany k October 2006 India Gravure Conference in Delhi, India k February 2007

13 We thank you for your participation and invite you to take part in our activities