EuPIA in a nutshell
Founded in 2003, the European Printing Ink Association, EuPIA, is the voice of the printing ink industry in Europe. It represents the common interests of more than 80 manufacturers of printing inks and varnishes in Europe which stand for more than 90 % of European ink sales (2024: 700’000 tons, 3billion €). The European printing ink industry employs about 12,000 people.
EuPIA takes a proactive approach on health, safety and the environment by giving guidance on safe manufacturing, use and handling of printing inks and related products. It contributes to the make printing inks manufacturing an innovative, responsible and attractive industry.
EuPIA operates under the umbrella of CEPE, the European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists’ Colours Industry. It provides a voluntary framework within which EuPIA member companies and their value chain partners can cooperate to ensure sustainable business. This framework includes an organisational structure of committees, working groups and task forces established to the needs of its members.
EuPIA advises European and national institutions to help reach decisions based on accurate information and sound science.
EuPIA maintains and creates relationships with other international associations related to the graphic and packaging industry.
Membership
Membership in EuPIA is established through membership in National Associations representing the ink industry in the Europe including also Norway, Switzerland and the UK. In other words, by virtue of being a member of the National Associations, ink companies are automatically members of EuPIA. The membership conditions are comparable:
being engaged in the manufacture and/or sale of printing inks and/or artists’ colours in at least one European country and having at least one centre of operations, legally registered in Europe.
Membership offers, amongst many other advantages, the following opportunities:
- to receive early notification of, and opportunities to address issues of common interest including relevant information on draft legislation both on European and national levels at a very early stage
- to take part in and benefit from a tailored market statistics programme
- to attend the Annual EuPIA Conference where key issues of interest are addressed
- to benefit from a wealth of documents providing guidance in areas of common interest
- to actively participate in working groups and committees of CEPE and EuPIA; ensures that a company can contribute to the associations’ position and standpoints of the industry.
Printing ink specific issues are in the remit of EuPIA, which operates under the umbrella of CEPE. All matters of common interest to the paint and printing ink industry are handled in joint committees on CEPE level.
In addition, members are granted access to the extranets of CEPE and EuPIA, which provide a wealth of valuable information exclusively for members. Newsletters and monthly summaries of CEPE’s and EuPIA’s activities inform members, in a concise way, of what is currently going on.
