Alain Vermeire Editor-in-chief Grafisch Nieuws/M&C/Print ... - Ipex

Alain VermeireEditor-in-chief Grafisch Nieuws/M&C/Print Services

MY COMPANY Roularta Media Group Belgian media group 3000 employees Turnover 750 million euro Commercial television, radio, free press,magazines, city magazines, professionalmagazines Owner of Groupe Express in France (L’Express) Roularta Printing: turnover 106.726.889 euro in2007

GRAPHIC ARTS INDUSTRY: OUR MAGAZINESGrafisch Nieuws/Nouvelles Graphiques General magazine for graphic arts industry First edition October 15th 1951

OUR MAGAZINESM&C Magazine for print & sign industry First edition May 2005

OUR MAGAZINESPrint Services Magazine for print buyers First edition May 2008

NewslettersGN Express Weekly electronic newsletter + 260 editions so farM&C Express Commercial electronic newsletter

EventsPOD Awards Promotional event forprinting on demandindustry 10 editions so far Benelux event since2003

EventsNight of the graphic artsindustry First edition juin 2008

ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN BELGIUM Recession Declining industrial production Raise unemployment, raise government debt Graphic arts industry suffers from generaleconomic climate Companies with weak financial structure (lesscash): difficulties to survive

KEY FIGURES BELGIAN GRAPHIC ARTSINDUSTRY2008 2007/2008 2006/2008 Jan.2009Turnover 3298 -3,31 % -0,27 %Investm. 218 -3,11 % -12,80 %Mach. Pro. Rate 83,88 % -2,58 % -3,03 % 79,90 %%Employers 1339 -8,91 % -9,47 % (140 co.)Employees 15568 -1,18 % -2,68 %Trade balance 230 +41,98 % +98,28 %Export value +5,55 %Import value -0,30 %

Key figuresTurnover 2008 in detail Printing houses: -5 % Prepress & premedia: +5,17 % Finishing: stable or -1 % Newspapers: Q1/Q2/Q3 2008 – Q1/Q2/Q3 2007: -45,69 %Investments 2008 in detail Printing houses: -0,52 % Prepress & premedia: -7,14 % Finishing: -44 %

Key figuresBankruptcies 2007: 40 2008: 49 (26 printing houses, 23 prepress & premedia)Employment 2008 Printing houses: +1 % Prepress & premedia: -13,47 % Finishing: +5,47 %Most important trade partners F, NL, D 5 % import from China (4,27 % in 2007)

BELGIAN GRAPHIC ARTS INDUSTRYIN GENERALStructural and economic problemsToo much capacity, a lot of small companiesMore mergers, strategic alliances or collaboration inevitable:consolidation but still too slowSmall family enterprises with no niche activities will have hardtimesPrint jobs formerly done by small printers around the corner, willgo to digital print officesToo much me too, investments should be made according to realbusiness plan and mission statementCompanies with strong investments in automation and up-todatemachinery during the last 3 years, have an advantageBig issue: cost efficiency

SOME REMARKABLE FIGURES Long perfectors in Belgium: about 60! Long perfectors in Netherlands: about 10 orless Digital press HP Indigo: Belgium: 20,Netherlands: 135

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