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Paper books are still being printed!
We live in an age where it would be easy to believe that digital technology is everywhere. Yet paper books still have a bright future ahead of them, and their words are still being printed. With figures to back it up, the various publishing sectors are confirming the leading position of this medium, which has never failed to live up to its reputation.
Paper continues to dominate
Book fairs would undoubtedly be gloomy if publishing were exclusively digital, and book signings would undoubtedly be less attractive. The organisers of the latest Paris Book Fair are delighted that this is not yet the case. Printed books are still more than in the majority and have even made an interesting comeback, boasting a 2% increase in sales in 2015. Across the Atlantic, where the digital market is making the biggest impression, they account for only a quarter of book sales, whether fiction or practical titles, and this figure has already been declining for two years. While this may seem like a large number at first glance, France is far from having reached this plateau. It's a milestone that e-readers are struggling to reach, with purchases by ebook fans stagnating a little more every day.
Print that adapts to our tastes
If books in their most tangible form are still very much with us today, it's also because they have been able to adapt to our times. We are a long way from the era of copyist monks and texts calligraphed over many months. Now you can choose a title from a publishing house, out of print or not, and have it printed in just a few minutes. That's what the"Expresso Book Machine" in the Parisian Presses Universitaires de France shop is all about. Several million books are already available, some of which have fallen into the public domain, so they can be sold, printed and bound in just a few moments. It is entirely conceivable that other publishers will imitate this approach and that we will soon be able to go to our favourite bookshop to place an order for a book... and receive it immediately. This offer is, of course, in line with the print-on-demand approach already used in a number of catalogues, notably those of Bragelonne, which publishes fiction from its Snark collection in this way, or reissues older titles. In all cases, the quality remains high, as does the pleasure.
Physical better than digital
Under the impetus of publishers, paper books now offer unexpected prospects. It should not be forgotten that one of its greatest strengths is that it can be used without the need for an adapter. Reading devices have had a hard time catching on in this country because they were introduced at the same time as tablets and smartphones, and not everyone necessarily wants or needs to buy multiple electronic devices. However, most of us have eyes, and paper remains the best medium for communicating with this tool, which can also be lent out as and when required without the need for complicated handling.
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The territorial press prize: an increasingly coveted trophy
For the fifteenth consecutive year, the regional press prize will be awarded in June 2016. Each year, it is awarded by a panel of professionals to the magazine with the best content, presentation and images. Open to all producers of territorial publications, entry is free and open from now on.
Created in 1998 by Didier Rigaud, the prize is awarded to a selection of internal and external territorial magazines and journals at the annual Rencontres de la presse territoriale. One of the advantages of this award is that it allows all local authorities, whatever their size, to enter. In 2015, Andelot-Morval was awarded the trophy for its Tam-Tam newspaper. The commune of 90 inhabitants publishes a magazine that is original in its layout and interesting in its writing. Last year, it shared the podium with Claix and Grenoble.
The municipal bulletin is the leading communication tool for local authorities
Over the last 15 years, the number of entries for this prize organised by Cap' com has grown steadily, with more than 150 now taking part. The prize is awarded by a jury of communications professionals, who select around fifty magazines and assess them before giving their verdict.
Participation in this prize, and the progress made in terms of images and quality, prove that this type of magazine has been able to evolve to win over a readership that has become difficult to seduce by arousing curiosity. The stakes are high for municipalities and local authorities. Their publication remains the main tool for communicating with their constituents, and as such deserves to be given professional resources. Keeping abreast of the latest developments in both print and web, our teams are constantly working to improve both the form and content of our publications.
While social networks are popular for providing immediate information, they are not very popular with the readership of the regional press, who traditionally prefer to consult their usual paper newspaper. This success is borne out by the figures.
The regional press: France's leading press group
In 2014, the regional press distributed around 15 million copies each month, received by 80¨% of the population, making it the leading national press group. While the PQR and PQN are struggling to maintain their circulation, the regional press is nibbling away at its share of readership every year. In 10 years it has increased its circulation by 15% and continues to boost its publications.
Paradoxically, the corporate press does a poor job of measuring its impact in terms of content. To capitalise on the trust of its readers, the corporate press must publish objective information on the issues it covers. It will favour realistic reports for a more informed readership, but one that is worried about the economic and social situation.
With the professionalisation of its editorial teams, it is adopting a magazine tone. No longer content to simply report on local projects and innovations, the magazine now focuses on features, telling local residents about their area and the changes it is undergoing.
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Digital Week, the time to boost your communication and make your marketing more efficient!
Digital Week is an opportunity to take stock of your company's digital performance and unveil the innovations that will further boost your growth. When digital revolutionises your marketing and communications, Digital Week is the place to be.
Digital Week, a week to accelerate your development
From 21 to 25 March 2016, Digital Week will be highlighting the latest innovations and the results achieved by the countless advances made in recent years. With 21 operational training courses and a day of plenary conferences (on 23 March under the theme "Digital innovation and performance. Boost your efficiency and accelerate your business"), Digital Week is the perfect time to take stock and consider the opportunities for your company and/or your projects.
The digitisation of the economy, combined with the emergence and consecration of Smart and then Big Data, means that the digital dimension now needs to be integrated into every department of the company. The question of whether your company should move into the digital age no longer arises. The only remaining question is how to define your policy in this area and the timetable for its deployment.
Digital marketing, a revolution in corporate communications
This Digital Week will be an opportunity to look again at the importance of Data in the development of your businesses. From data collection to data security, data classification and data management, this data is now an essential part of your customer capital.
Enriched and updated in real time, this data forms the basis of your prospecting, and therefore of your development. Thanks to data mining (the analysis and understanding of data), your communications and advertising department can personalise its messages, both in terms of content and in terms of defining the best time to send them. The sales team (or the developers for your website) will then have sales pitches tailored to each prospect and/or customer. Even your production department will be able to make adjustments and be more reactive, thanks to this Data Visualisation, which ensures instant monitoring of all your marketing actions and thus enables greater responsiveness.
Digital marketing or the digital company: where does it fit in and what does the future hold?
Digital performance affects all the departments in your company, by revealing new tools for meeting new consumer expectations. Distribution has gone from being multi-channel to omni-channel, and all development strategies need to incorporate this cross-channel dimension if they are to be truly effective.
With the use of Big Data, this cross-channel marketing adapts in real time to all these distribution channels, and even becomes behavioural, since it offers a 360° vision of the customer relationship. The whole company will benefit from the innovations in scoring and forecasting that come from using Big Data. Predictive marketing opens up new avenues by modelling the behaviour of your prospects and customers. By detecting an action or a feeling in advance, predictive marketing will enable your company to anticipate, whether it's to improve its image, combat the infidelity of some of its customers or dispel doubts and convince hesitant prospects.
By acting in advance rather than after the event, your teams become more efficient. Digital Week will shed new light on all these innovations and performances. Finally, it will be an opportunity to highlight the exponential development of connected objects and the growth forecasts in this field. As well as creating new markets and therefore new opportunities for your business, the widespread use of connected objects will generate a huge new mass of data, which all the experts are happy to describe as "more easily exploitable". New data, which will mean new developments and new tools, which we may be talking about again at Digital Week 2017.
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Printers and suppliers optimistic about 2016
Professional opinion surveys confirm that the global printing industry and its associated suppliers are very optimistic about their economic development in 2016.
DRUPA, the world's leading exhibition for graphic and industrial printing
A recent survey organised by DRUPA, the world's leading trade fair for graphic and industrial printing, shows that 37% of the panel of experts questioned among printers and 41% of suppliers considered their economic situations to be good in 2015, compared with 12% and 14% respectively who considered them to be mediocre.
The third edition of the report on global trends in the state and outlook for the printing industry was presented and commented on to printing professionals at this world trade fair.
The report provides an opportunity to take stock of these businesses in an economic climate that is still somewhat gloomy. It shows that commercial printing is diversifying even further, publishing is still struggling to find a response to the development of digital technology, the packaging sector is holding its own thanks to value-added items, and only the functional printing market is holding its own thanks in part to textiles and interior decoration.
Against this mixed backdrop, we learn that the effects of the 2008 crisis have unfortunately not yet disappeared everywhere, and that the recovery is not being felt uniformly across the sector. Nevertheless, printers are optimistic about 2016, despite the fact that profits are still limited and prices are still falling.
Globally, forecasts for 2016 show a net positive/negative balance of over 40%, compared with around 25% in 2015. The North American and Asian markets are the most optimistic for 2016 (70% and 60% respectively). Europe is about average, with just over 40% of printers optimistic.
Many print professionals are looking for an increase in growth
For 2016 , many print professionals, given the way they perceive the evolution of the markets in their field, envisage an increase in their growth.
On the one hand, there are more of them in this position than in 2015, and on the other, 50% of them believe that their economic situation will improve this year, compared with just 6% who say that the situation will worsen.
In terms of global distribution, the Middle East and the continents of Asia, Africa and Australia have the highest levels of confidence; from the point of view of professional sectors, the functional and commercial markets are the most optimistic in terms of economic development.
On a global scale, suppliers are not to be outdone, as their confidence shows a positive balance of 50% for this new year, whereas 2015 ended with a balance of 25%.
This renewed optimism is due in particular to the continents of Africa and South America, and in part to the Middle East.
In conclusion, printers and suppliers alike have fully understood that their businesses can only be sustained at the cost of a positive development strategy, and in the face of a world undergoing profound digital change, these businesses need to find ways of remaining relevant and competitive.
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The 2016 book fair is now called Livre Paris 2016
On 17 March, the Paris Book Fair will be opening for the 36th time at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre. A major event in the world of publishing, this event has been given a new look. One of the highlights of the revamp is the change of name to Livre Paris.
As every year, the first few hours of the show will be reserved for publishing professionals, before the Parc des Expositions at Porte de Versailles opens its doors to the general public. Paris Livre 2016 will then be open to visitors until Sunday 20 March, with the possibility of an evening event (until 10pm) on Thursday 17 March 2016.
To underline both the continuity and the changes that have been made, Livre Paris will be taking place "outside the walls". On the weekend before the fair (12 and 13 March), a 600-metre-long literary alleyway, between the Pont de la Concorde and the Léopold-Sédar-Songhor footbridge, will encourage visitors to find out more or to extend this educational and entertaining experience. Livre en Seine is free and open to all, and will continue at Porte de Versailles from 17 March!
The highlight of the publishing world changes its name to Livre Paris 2016
The change of name for the now-defunct Salon du Livre de Paris is not insignificant, but reflects a genuine transformation. Of course, the thousands of books on display, the hundreds of authors and the countless publishers will continue to fill the aisles of the Parc des Expos at Porte de Versailles for 4 days, but Livre Paris 2016 has been redesigned as a place of escape and wonder.
The new layout of this Parisian fair is organised around 4 themed squares. The layout does not, however, prevent interaction and bridges being built between these different worlds.
- Culinary Square
- Knowledge Square
- Youth Square
- Religions, Culture and Society Square
Livre Paris 2016, a livelier fair with two dynamic and eclectic stages
Two stages will now complete this highlight of the publishing world. The literary stage promises to be a great place to meet people, with works of all kinds on display, as well as reflections on the future of books. The second, the comics stage, represents an innovation and is guaranteed to meet the many expectations of readers and/or fans of manga and other works of this fast-changing 9th art.
On these two stages, the latest news from the world of books will be presented by numerous authors and/or publishers, and Livre Paris 2016 even promises an unexpected programme throughout these 4 days of celebrations, particularly during the night-time event on Thursday 17 March. The stages of Livre Paris 2016 promise to achieve this ambitious goal : to make books more alive and in tune with today's society.
Resisting to open up to others and explore new horizons
While Livre Paris 2016, like all the previous editions, offers an incomparable eclecticism and diversity in terms of both the books presented and the events on offer, the event remains attached to an Ariadne's thread. In 2016, the theme will be Resistance(s).
Resisting for the sake of culture and the future of books, resisting to pass on and share values, resisting to avoid turning in on ourselves... it's an ambitious goal, and one that's in line with this approach, aimed at restoring the written word to its rightful place.
This resistance is not just an empty word or a qualifier for a Livre Paris fair, but a real state of mind. Is it not to resist, and therefore to open up to others, that this fair continues its tour of the literary world? In 2016, South Korea will be in the spotlight, and no fewer than 30 South Korean authors will be representing this wealth of publishing talent, one of the largest on the Asian continent.
Since resistance means accepting differences, Livre Paris 2016 will also be welcoming 22 Congolese authors to celebrate the cities of Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo. Constantine, this year's guest city, will be keen to showcase the richness of Algeria, and the twenty or so Algerian authors will be determined to celebrate Constantine, Capital of Arab Culture, until April 2016.
By choosing a new name, Livre Paris 2016 intends to adapt to the new expectations of its visitors. Despite these changes and innovations, the event is still the one that publishing professionals and book lovers have been waiting for. In this respect, the Paris Book Fair remains unchanged and is proving to be a perfect example of...Resistance.
Digital printing grows with product customisation
The technique of personalisation is well known in marketing. The biggest campaign was launched some fifteen years ago in the United States with Mars' famous M&M's chocolate sweets. This campaign was the first example of sophisticated printing and was a huge success with consumers. This was followed by printing on textiles, cars, etc. The trend has been gathering pace over the last few years.
Technological developments are now benefiting the major brands, which have the opportunity to differentiate their products and win over more and more consumers.
Evian, Coca-Cola, Oreo, Nutella, etc. Companies are increasingly offering their customers the opportunity to customise their products. Thanks to this marketing technique, consumers feel pampered because they have a unique product.
The famous soda brand allows its consumers to choose original packaging, whether in colour or with their first name written on it. In Italy, Ferrero has also allowed its customers to illustrate the famous jar of chocolate spread with personalised packaging. As well as enjoying the chocolate, the buyer can also derive pleasure from offering a jar of Nutella to a friend, who will be surprised to see his or her first name on the white paper. The friend will feel valued by the possession of a familiar object bearing his or her name. For the famous cake brand, consumers can colour in the packaging or choose from several designs. At a time when colouring is back in fashion among adults, this $10 privilege is a big hit across the Atlantic.
Generation Y, those born at the end of the 1970s, are directly affected by this personalisation ofdigital printing, as they are more sensitive to emotion than price. In the United States, one in five of them would like a personalised product, and one in four in Asia.
At a time when social media are exploding, personalisation is responding to a new consumer expectation.
They express themselves, give their opinions on products and are looking for a special relationship with the company. On the other hand, the company gathers all this information preciously so that it can be reused in a future campaign.
Technological advances are enabling digital printing to develop thanks to the upheaval brought about by the personalisation of packaging, and this is only the beginning. Further progress is expected in terms of cost and production speed. Digital serves the product, innovation serves marketing.
3D printing will be one of the new areas of development for digital printing.
Some brands, such as Barilla, are organising competitions in which the winner can create a special pasta model using 3D printing. BMW has also launched an advertising campaign for children who have used this new printing technology to design their own cars and turn their dreams into reality. Digital printing still has a long way to go!
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Specialist press: the success of company newspapers
The paper newspaper has a bright future ahead of it. In 2016, company publications are thriving, and are widely read by employees, who prefer them to any other means of communication.
A few years ago, they were thought to be dead, dethroned by intranets and social networks. Against all expectations, this is not the case. According to a Havas study, 95% of companies published a company newspaper in 2016.
The number of publications increases by 10% each year.
France Télécom has 130,000 copies of its magazine, while Engie has 170,000 copies of its quarterly publication. There isn't a company that doesn't have its own magazine. As the primary vehicle for internal communication, it not only conveys information directly related to the company, but is also increasingly used as a means for employees to express themselves. At France Telecom, staff of all qualifications no longer hesitate to suggest subjects for their Connect magazine.
In the age of Facebook and intranet communication, they are faithfully read and followed. 90% of their readership appreciate their readability and 82% find their content interesting, whereas the more disembodied distribution of information on the intranet does not work and 58% of companies relay this information via social networks.
At Havas, the corporate magazine market is growing by 10% a year, despite the cost of printing. An 8-page publication with a print run of 3,000 copies costs €11,000. After dying out a few years ago, the new-style corporate magazine is attracting more and more fans.
A new layout and fresh content are the hallmarks of this revival.
They owe their resurrection as much to their content as to their packaging! Company magazines have come a long way. Gone are the austere six sheets, with conventional layouts and boring content. Publishing professionals are finding that their managers have done a lot to dust off the genre and are now applying the recipes for success of the general press to these publications.
They are offering fewer and fewer long articles in favour of more personalised subjects. They play the proximity card and make more use of interviews or portraits to present articles. Less institutional discourse is being replaced by the use of "we" or " I". This can be seen as a direct influence of reality TV shows and news reports. This new approach to writing has led Orange Mag to publish 11 regional editions.
Publications ever closer to readers
All editorial departments are on the lookout for the "langue de bois". Employees, like all readers of the press, are looking for reliable, verified information, avoiding the easy bias often attributed to company newspapers.
The figures in the study attest to the fact that, although they like their company newspaper, readers consider the information given on its pages to be unreliable. There is a real need to build trust, which requires objective processing of the information. On the other hand, while they appreciate interviews to illustrate a subject, only 47% approve of the space given to employees. There are limits to navel-gazing on the doorstep of society. Now that it's all shiny and full-colour, the company newspaper must, as a matter of priority, deal with information in its sector of activity and be open to it.
Other article to consult in the field of publishing: Le cadrat d'or
The Cadrat d'or is the most prestigious competition in the French printing industry.
For many years, the Cadrat d'Or trophy has been awarded for quality and technique. A look back at the history of the most respected trophy in the printing world.
The origins of the Cadrat d'or
The Cadrat d'Or competition was created in 1956 by Robert Vallet, President and founder of the CCFI (Compagnie des Chefs de Fabrication de l'Imprimerie). Since 1956, this competition has rewarded the best designs from the French printing industry. The respectability of this competition comes from the fact that absolutely all printers can compete. It doesn't matter the size of the printing works or the print processes they use... The competition is independent.
ITAB
Every year, the ITAB organises the Cadrat d'Or competition. ITAB is an association under the 1901 law. Created in 1952, the ITAB brings together all the professionals in the graphics industry. CCFI works with numerous professional bodies. As such, it contributes its experience and ideas on all practical issues relating to the printing profession.
How to enter the competition
The competition is open to all French printers. However, in some years, the cadrat d'or is awarded within the European framework. The competition is free. To enter, you need to submit a file to the jury. This must include 2 or 3 works and a registration form. The designs presented to the jury must be works that have been proposed to customers. The works must be industrial; no prototypes will be accepted. The jury is made up of the president of the C.C.F.I, the companions of the C.C.F.I, the former winners of the cadrat d'or and personalities from the world of graphic arts.
Judging criteria
The jury for the cadrat d'or is required to judge the technical quality of the prints, whatever the printing process. The jury will examine in detail the quality of the reproduction, the register, the colouring, the evenness of the inking, the absence of smudges, etc. Finally, the jury will pay close attention to the overall quality of the work.
The benefits of the Cadrat d'or trophy
From the point of view of the graphics industry, being a winner means that you are the printer who pays the most attention to quality and technical criteria. It's a guarantee of respect for the customer. Being a winner is also a team effort, because this trophy is intended for everyone who worked on the project... More than anything else, the Cadrat d'Or will sound like a mark of excellence to your suppliers, subcontractors and principals.
The latest winners
In 2012, the cadrat d'or trophy was awarded to Sia Art et Caractère. In 2013, it was awarded to Imprimerie Média Graphic, and in 2014, it was awarded to Imprimerie Escourbiac.
The 59th cadrat, the last cadrat, was awarded in 2015 to Pierre Gradenigo, CEO of Imprimerie Stipa. Gradenigo had already won the cadrat in 2010, and says that "this is by far the finest prize a printer can receive".
The next competition
The 60th cadrat d'or will be awarded on 19 May. You have until 30 April 2016 to submit your work. Send all your entries to Cabinet BL, 55, rue des Vinaigriers- 75010 Paris.
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Graphic printing, or the challenge of quality
The quality of graphic work, printed matter or packaging often depends to a large extent on the paper used. Quality paper enhances the look of your work and gives it a unique, professional touch.
Fedrigioni through time
Fedrigoni is a pioneering paper company with more than 125 years of experience, combining creative innovation with sound ethical principles that have made it one of Europe's top five companies in the speciality paper sector, originally intended for printing. Today, Fedrigioni's high-quality papers are used in publishing and other sectors, with different types of specific qualities that cover a wide range of needs and demands in the sector.
A tour to celebrate 20 years of beautiful days
Fedrigoni is now celebrating its twentieth anniversary, and to mark the occasion it is organising a paper tour of 9 French towns to meet its customers and stay as close to them as ever, on the theme of " paper in all its forms ". This event will enable the company to showcase its expertise and its partners in the local graphics sector in each of the towns hosting the event. The tour will include competitions between cities to showcase creations made with Fedrigoni papers, a way of highlighting the company's product range and the multitude of creative possibilities it offers.
Colourful expertise
Fedrigioni offers a wide range of papers in different materials and colours, so that everyone and every speciality can find the one that suits them best. Whether they are publishers, book designers or other printers, a wide choice is available from Fedrigioni to enhance their work and showcase their printed matter, whether it's a book or an advertising edition, labels or bindings, but also packaging and cardboard. The company can also create made-to-measure products to increase customer loyalty, with short lead times and fast turnaround times.
Thanks to a high quality of specific technical papers, a palette of colours and textures to enhance the product. They can also count on materials ranging from the most classic to the most elaborate, everything is done to ensure that customers get a product that lives up to their expectations.
Over the years, Fedrigioni has reinvented itself and diversified its horizons in order to reach a wider audience and a larger and more diverse number of partners in a variety of fields. With a wide range of colours and paper materials, it is now used inadvertising printing andpublishing as well as diary printing. You can choose from a wide catalogue of materials and colours at Margy, a company specialising in printing, to create personalisedadvertising diary covers for different fields that will satisfy you with their quality and style that will reflect your image and your desires.
Paperworld 2016 and other international trade fairs for the paper industry
Paperworld 2016, one of the world's leading events for stationery and office supplies, was held in Frankfurt from 30 January to 2 February 2016. Every year, this international trade fair showcases innovations and trends in thepaper industry.
In this respect, Paperworld lives up to its name as a global trade fair, with 1,636 exhibitors from 60 countries taking part in this year's event, more than two-thirds of them from outside Germany, including the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and France.
In addition, some 40,000 trade visitors and buyers from 148 countries wandered the many aisles of the exhibition halls.
Paperworld is a gigantic marketplace where every product is represented.
Examples include the following categories:
Everything for office equipment
The various exhibitors were able to present their new products for different types of paper, pads, writing paper, envelopes, computer accessories and consumables, labels, calendars and organisers.
envelopes, computer accessories and consumables, labels, calendars and organisers. Each product was available in a wide range of materials and formats.
Everything for printing
A new hall this year was entirely dedicated to printer supplies and accessories.
Everything for writing
For pens, pencils, highlighters, felt-tips, templates and drawing materials, the ranges and designs were varied and the innovations numerous.
Everything for school supplies
These include writing instruments, drawing instruments, notebooks, notepads, folders, files or cases, as well as a wide range of satchels and bags and other leather goods.
Everything for stationery and packaging
Paperworld also features a huge selection of greetings cards, calendars, albums, diaries, trendy items, books and games. You'll also find everything to do with packaging, from the latest trends in gift wrap and napkins to designs for wrapping paper.
More specific stands are reserved for products aimed at Asian markets, with top-of-the-range paper series, or for the creative arts.
This event is also an opportunity to discover the latest innovations, to award prizes by product category, and to take advantage of numerous demonstrations.
Paperworld is not the only event linked to the paper industry.
In fact, 16 other shows are held around the world.
Germany is the leading organiser, with no fewer than 5 events:
- In Berlin, from 29 February to 2 March 2016, the Forest Industry Conference for Europe is being held.
- In Düssedorf, from 31 May to 10 June 2016, the world's leading printing and paper trade fair is held only once every four years.
- In Munich, the International Trade Fair for Cardboard and Corrugated Board will open its doors between 21 and 23 March 2017; the International Trade Fair for the Paper Industry will also be held on the same dates.
In Zagreb, Croatia, the International Trade Fair for the Printing and Paper Industries will be held in May 2017.
In Helsinki, Finland, the International Exhibition of Suppliers to the Paper and Pulp Industry is scheduled for June 2018.
In Italy, the international trade fair for the paper industry, machinery and plant equipment will be held in October 2016.
- In Milan, the international trade fair for paper, paper converting, packaging machinery and printing materials has already been scheduled for 15 to 18 May 2018, and the event dedicated to toilet paper manufacturers, converters and distributors is scheduled for 28 to 30 March 2017.
In Moscow, the International Exhibition for Machinery, Equipment, Fasteners, Tools and Instruments for Woodworking, Furniture, Carpentry, Paper and Pulp will take place from 24 to 27 October 2016.
In Saint Petersburg, the international exhibition and conference on the forestry and pulp and paper industry in Russia will be held from 25 to 28 October 2016. On the same dates, and in the same city, the International Exhibition of Paper-related Industries will open its doors.
In Stockholm, Sweden, the International Trade Fair for the Paper and Pulp Industry is scheduled for 24-26 May 2016.
Finally, in Istanbul, Turkey, there are three dates to remember:
- in May 2016, for the Paper, Corrugated Board and Packaging Exhibition
- from 1 to 30 October 2016, for the International Printing and Paper Technology Exhibition
- from 27 to 29 September 2016, for an event dedicated to manufacturers, converters and distributors of toilet paper.
You can find all these dates on the official paper industry trade fair website.