WELCOME TO THE EUROPEAN PAPER MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
The abbreviation EUGROPA stand for the European Association of Paper Merchants. Together, the EUGROPA members employ a workforce of around 15,000 and have sales revenues of approximately EUR 8.6 billion. The trading volume of the members amounts to a total of some 8.4 million tonnes.
PAPER MERCHANT VALUE FOR CUSTOMERS
We do a lot of Evangelization about Paper
- Fight misconceived ideas about environmental impact of Paper
- Explain Role & Efficiency of Paper in Overall Marketing spending mix
- Promote the use of Value added grades; Recycled, Creative Papers
We facilitate Demand Creation
- Provide Business networking opportunities between Brand owners, Agencies & Printers
- Generate leads by doing prescription with agencies and brand owners
- Provide marketing budget to finance demand generating activities
We provide Business & Technical Consulting
- Market trends sharing, new market opportunities
- “Green” certification consulting: FSC, PEFC
- Workflow management consulting: from Pre-press to Finishing
- Colour Management consulting, ICC profiling & ICC profile availability
We offer a One-stop shop with a wide Product assortment
- High-stock rotation & exotic items, Standard & Bespoke, Stock & Indent offer
- Ream wrapped & Bulk packed, Standard pallets & Split pallets
- Mill brands, Merchant On Label & Customer On Label brands
- Promotional offer / Clearance-Stock offer
We help the Selection of the right Paper
- Price lists, product information & data sheets via web site, printed catalogues and sales people
- Paper compatibility matrix with equipment and with printing techniques
- Samples, Printed samples, Dummies, Trial Packs
- Showroom
We provide a wide range of Delivery options
- Next business day with full geographical coverage
- Same day delivery, multiple-deliveries per day, taxi delivery
- Small Order Service, Delivery at point of paper use
We propose Converting & Product Personalization capabilities
- Cutting to specific sizes, Reel-to-Reel cutting, Punching, Specific Labelling
- Surface treatment
We offer from classic Ordering to full end-to-end Paper Management
- Extended business hour ordering offline & 24/7, Ordering online capabilities
- Stock consignment & Merchant-managed stock service
- Return of Unused Paper & Waste collection service
We ensure CSR compliance and propose Sustainability options
- Tracking of Supplier compliance with traceability legislation and availability of mandatory documentation
- Large “Green” product offer (FSC/PEFC, Recycled) with GSS rating system
- FSC/PEFC chain of custody certification
We manage After-Sales issues
- Identify technical issues, perform initial diagnostics
- Manage returns and replacement of faulty products
- Manage logistic issues with internal & external transport providers
We provide Financing services
- Payment options: Credit card, p-Card, Credit facilities
- Factoring services
We offer e-Services
- Customized customer-specific price list and Datasheet & Paper certificate downloading
- 24/24, 7/7 ordering service
- EDI & S2S integration
- Marketing collaterals & Sales tools ordering
PAPER MERCHANT VALUE FOR SUPPLIERS
We do a lot of Evangelization about Paper
- Fight misconceived ideas about environmental impact of Paper
- Explain Role & Efficiency of Paper in Overall Marketing spending mix
- Promote the use of Value added grades; Recycled, Creative Papers
We provide Market Understanding
- Technology trends, new applications, new customer types, pricing & volume trends
- Identify new product needs, participate to product development & testing with customers and with OEMs
We give Market Coverage
- Manage large Field and Telephone-based account management teams
- Paper consultants to address brand owners and agencies
- Showrooms & Training centres
We facilitate Demand Generation
- Provide product literature, samples , dummies, trial packs
- Train Printers and Office resellers on new products, new opportunities
- Propose Co- Marketing activities with Printers and Office paper resellers
We manage Credit risk & Cash collection as well as advanced Financial services
- Assess credit risks, negotiate insurance coverage, provide credit limits and financial options
- Collect cash
We manage Customer claims (Technical and Delivery related)
- Identify technical issues, perform initial diagnostics
- Manage returns and replacement of faulty products
- Manage logistic issues and external transport providers
We provide an efficient Supply chain
- Share forecasts to improve production planning
- Propose EDI links for efficient order processing
- Manage stock to ensure immediate product availability and bespoke product requests
- Offer converting capabilities & product personalization
MEMBERS - THE 5 INTERNATIONAL PAPER MERCHANTS
USEFUL LINKS – ALL ABOUT PAPER
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- Print Power EU
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- Two Sides
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- American Forest & Paper Association
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- Association of French Paper Industries
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- Confederation of European Paper Industries
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- European Association of Graphic Paper Producers
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- National Paper Trade Association
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- Verband Deutscher Papierfabriken
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- Bundesverband des Deutschen Papiergrosshandels e.V.
SOCIAL NETWORK
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CONTACT
Elmar Schätzlein
President
c/o IGEPA group GmbH & Co. KG
Heidenkampsweg 74-76
20097 Hamburg
Phone: +49 170 22 444 15
E-Mail: eschaetzlein@igepagroup.com
IGEPA group GmbH & Co. KG
Heidenkampsweg 74-76
D-20097 Hamburg
Phone: +49-(0)40 72 77 88-0
Fax: +49-(0)40 72 77 88-50
E-Mail: info@igepagroup.com
www.igepagroup.com
Personally liable partner:
Igepa Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
(20097 Hamburg, Amtsgericht Hamburg, HRB 102465)
Executive Director: Elmar Schätzlein & Jörg Sensburg
Register court: Amtsgericht Hamburg
Registration number: HRA 107668
USt.-Id.Nr. DE135508882
Responsible for content according to § 10 paragraph 3 MDStV: Elmar Schätzlein