Ifra

IFRA, founded in 1961, groups more than 3,000 publishing companies and suppliers to the publishing industry from more than 70 countries. It is based in Darmstadt, Germany, with regional offices in the United States, Asia and Europe. The two organisations have a long common history: WAN was instrumental in the creation of IFRA, which emerged in 1961... under the name of INCA (International Newspaper Colour Association), an organisation to aid newspapers in their widening use of colour printing in newspaper production. In 1971, IFRA was established as a separate entity to treat the rapidly developing technical side of the industry. The acronym stands for INCA-FIEJ Research Association - FIEJ, the French acronym for the International Federation of Newspaper Publishers, is the organisation now known as WAN. Inquiries to: Larry Kilman, Head of Communications and Public Affairs, WAN-IFRA, Tel: +33 1 47 42 85 00.Read More