The key to business success is staying connected, sharing knowledge, experiences, resources and ideas. Michael Basista, Eastern Europe account manager and Ludovic Harelle, senior technical engineer for PROCITE* window envelope films, from The Dow Chemical Company, will participate in the FEPE meeting scheduled in Prague (Czech Republic), April 6-7, 2003.

FEPE has invited the envelope manufacturers of Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Ukraine to meet with the affiliated members in order to inform and discuss technical developments which are relevant to their needs.

FEPE currently represents 7 European national associations and 65 European envelope manufacturers. Additionally 28 companies support FEPE as affiliated members. FEPE’s main objective is to communicate the needs and opportunities of the European envelope industry.

The FEPE Meeting Agenda:
08.00 – 09.00 Welcome, mutual presentation of participants/ companies
09.00 – 09.30 Envelope market tendencies
09.30 – 10.00 Overprinting techniques
10.00 – 10.15 Short coffee break
10.15 – 10.45 The market for used envelope folding machines
10.45 – 11.15 Die cutting and flexible dies
11.15 – 11.30 Short coffee break
11.30 – 12.00 Glue application and technical factors
12.00 – 12.30 Window films – physical specifications and its application
12.30 – 13.00 Flexoprinting colours
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 15.00 Paper qualities and technical specifications
15.00 – 17.00 Contact forum and table top exhibition by suppliers

During the contact forum, there will be opportunities to meet the affiliated FEPE members and Dow representatives for bilateral talks.