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 PRESS RELEASES ISSUED ON OCTOBER 13, 2000 AND OCTOBER 16, 2000
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QUEBECOR WORLD INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS QUEBECOR PRINTING INC.)
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(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)
612 SAINT-JACQUES STREET, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA H3C 4M8
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(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F)
Form 20-F Form 40-F X
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.)
Yes No X
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PRESS RELEASES OF
QUEBECOR WORLD INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS QUEBECOR PRINTING INC.)
FILED IN THIS FORM 6-K
a) Dated October 13, 2000 (#25/00)
b) Dated October 16, 2000 (#26/00)
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OCTOBER 13, 2000 25/00
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PAGE 1 OF 1
MICHAEL OSESEK JOINS QUEBECOR WORLD AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
QUEBECOR WORLD MAGAZINE/CATALOG GROUP
NEW YORK, NY - Michael Osesek has been appointed Senior Vice President, Group
Manufacturing for the Magazine/Catalog Group of Quebecor World. Based in
Franklin, Ky., Mr. Osesek will be responsible for managing the business unit's
gravure platform.
Mr. Osesek comes to Quebecor World after spending the last 26 years with R.R.
Donnelley & Sons. He held many supervisory and managerial positions during his
career and most recently held the position of Division Director and Vice
President of Manufacturing for the Gallatin, TN, manufacturing facility.
Mr. Osesek's main objective is to standardize Gravure processes and practices,
providing for consistent performance and improved throughput of the
Magazine/Catalog platform at Quebecor World. "Mike's experience and results are
unparalleled in the industry. It is fitting to have one of the best Gravure
managers in the business leading the finest Gravure manufacturing platform in
the industry," said John Paloian, President, Quebecor World Magazine/Catalog
Group.
Mr. Osesek stated, "I am excited about the opportunity to leverage the time I've
spent in the printing business with the #1 Gravure asset base available today.
From my perspective, the ability of this new company to deliver value-added to
our customers through flexibility and speed of delivery is unmatched by anyone
in the industry."
Quebecor World Inc. (NYSE, TSE: IQW) is the largest commercial print media
services company in the world. The Company is a leader in most of its major
product categories, which include magazines, inserts and circulars, books,
catalogs, specialty printing and direct mail, directories, digital pre-media,
logistics, mail list, technologies and other value added services. The Company
has over 43,000 employees working in more than 160 printing and related
facilities in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Spain,
Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Mexico
and India.
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CONTACT:
Tony Ross
Director, Communications
Quebecor World Inc.
(514) 877-5317
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OCTOBER 16, 2000 26/00
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PAGE 1 OF 2
QUEBECOR WORLD COMMERCIAL GROUP ANNOUNCES MAJOR WEB PRESS PURCHASE
FOR GEORGE RICE & SONS
Greenwich, CT - Quebecor World Commercial Group has announced the purchase of a
major new heatset web offset press for the QW George Rice & Sons facility in Los
Angeles, California. Specifically, the press is a Heidelberg M-2000 Gapless Web
press that prints eight-color, with two-sided inline UV coating, an array of
in-line folding configuration and will have a 57" sheet width. The M2000 press
will serve the ultra high-quality segment of the commercial printing industry,
within which George Rice & Sons has been a long-time leader. The press is
scheduled to be printing customer projects in February 2001, based on
installation beginning in November 2000 and rigorous print testing in January
2001. According to Randolph K. "Randy" Ginsberg, President of QW George Rice,
"This announcement is very exciting because, with this remarkable new press,
`George Rice Quality' will finally be available for 8-color web projects. Most
importantly, our M2000 will provide a meaningful improvement that will benefit
the designers of high-end printing, such as annual reports, automobile promotion
materials, etc. Finally, Eight colors and UV provides more flexibility for
creativity. Of course, the new press can still run standard roll sizes for
16-page formats. However, when it's right for the project, the press will run
57" rolls." Mr. Ginsberg continued, "The larger roll size will offer a 24-page
form. The following are a few of the options that will be available: two-out
folded 12-pagers, six-out folded 4-pagers, square tab 8-pagers up to 11" x 11",
etc...not to mention full pre-folding for gate folded signatures. And, with
running speeds that can exceed most 16-page webs, the natural efficiencies for
producing top-quality printing in a 24-page format (versus the typical16-page)
will be obvious and significant."
George Rice & Sons is a perennial winner of major industry printing awards. Most
recently in 2000, the company won seven Gold Ink Awards (which included one
gold) and, later this week in NYC, two of their entries in the prestigious Mead
Paper Annual Report Show will be honored as winners (i.e., Williams Sonoma 1999
and Starbucks 1999). Also, as George Rice & Sons continues in the forefront of
technology in printing presses, they are doing the same in prepress and digital
technology. Recently, they installed two new Creo digital proofer-setters, which
doubles their total of Creo devices and CTP capacity.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PAGE 2 OF 2
Quebecor World Inc. (NYSE, TSE: IQW) is the largest commercial print media
services company in the world. The Company is a leader in most of its major
product categories, which include magazines, inserts and circulars, books,
catalogs, specialty printing and direct mail, directories, digital pre-media,
logistics, mail list, technologies and other value added services. The Company
has over 43,000 employees working in more than 160 printing and related
facilities in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Spain,
Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Mexico
and India.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
John McQueen
Director-Marketing
QW Commercial Group
(978) 658-0800
(800) 829-0800
Randy Ginsberg
President
QW George Rice & Sons
(323) 223-2020
(800) 833-0785
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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: (Signed) CLAUDINE TREMBLAY
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Name: Claudine Tremblay
Title: Assistant Secretary
Date: October 26, 2000
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