Book Printing Outlook -- Consumer Confidence Key

Optimism is strong for 2009, and printers are taking measures to ensure success. Montreal-based Quebecor World, which filed for restructuring bankruptcy in the United States and Canada in 2008, made a lot of difficult choices over the course of the year. It removed some flexographic capacity from its book platform, restructured its operating units for maximum efficiency, and is now poised to emerge from creditor protection with a much-improved balance sheet and available funds.