SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of February 2006
Commission File Number :1-14118
PRESS RELEASE #07/06
QUEBECOR WORLD ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT IN WIDE-WEB
OFFSET PRESSES FOR CORBY, UK FACILITY
QUEBECOR WORLD INC.
(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)
612 Saint-Jacques Street, Montreal, Quebec H3C 4M8
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
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February 23, 2006 07/06
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QUEBECOR WORLD ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT IN WIDE-WEB
OFFSET PRESSES FOR CORBY, UK FACILITY
Montréal, Canada – Quebecor World Inc. (NYSE:IQW, TSX: IQW.SV) is pleased to announce a major investment program for its Corby facility in the United Kingdom. The investment plan includes the installation of two state-of-the-art KBA 818 72-page presses equipped with the latest technology which will improve efficiency and further enhance customer service.
"This investment will allow the Corby facility to capitalise on the vibrant magazine and retail insert market in the United Kingdom and underlines the Company's position as a leading web-offset printer in the UK," said Andrew Parker, Managing Director, Quebecor World Corby.
The new wide-web presses will benefit from leading-edge technology. These new presses will run faster and deliver greater throughput than other wide-web presses in the market today. The presses will also be equipped with the latest automated systems to provide maximum efficiency and the highest level of quality for our customers. The first press is expected to be operational in latter half of the third quarter of 2006.
The investment is part of Quebecor World's previously announced European investment plan and follows successful negotiations with the employees' representatives that will bring the facility's costs inline with market improving its competitive position in today's challenging marketplace.
About Quebecor World
Quebecor World Inc. (NYSE:IQW, TSX:IQW.SV) is one of the largest commercial printers in the world. It is a market leader in most of its major product categories which include magazines, inserts and circulars, books, catalogs, direct mail, directories, digital pre-media, logistics, mail list technologies and other value added services. Quebecor World has approximately 31,000 employees working in more than 130 printing and related facilities in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Finland, France, India, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
QUEBECOR WORLD INC.
By:/s/ Marie-É. Chlumecky
Name: Marie-É. Chlumecky
Title: Assistant Secretary
Date: February 23, 2006