NPES Explores Printing Industry in South China

Clearly, packaging is the main focus of the printers in the region, however there are printing firms that concentrate on books and other printed products, and our visit to the Leo Paper Group Heshan Astro Printing Plant provided us with a glimpse of how fast China’s printing industry has grown. After a 2.5 hour ride to the outskirts of Guangzhou, we arrived at what we immediately recognized as a printing plant that was its own little city. High rise apartments to house the workers, a fire department, a medical facility, movie theatre, playgrounds, soccer fields, and basketball courts were all part of this enormous facility. The main 100 sheetfed offset presses (all at least 4-color and many perfecting too) in several buildings at this huge facility...5.7 million square feet huge, that is! The products printed by the 21,000 people who work there include: