This November is all about ?Made in France.? Two events in Paris are dedicated to French manufacturing. The MIF Expo, which brings together French manufacturers from a wide range of sectors to showcase their products to the general public, takes place November 12?15 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. A week later, on November 21 and 22, the Élysée Palace will host the Grande Exposition du Fabriqué en France. Organized by the Office of the President of the Republic, this event showcases a selection of products made in France, representing the country?s departments. The graphic arts industry will be represented at both events.
Two printing companies at MIF 2026...
Graphot, a family-owned printing company located in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux in the Drôme region, is participating in the MIF Expo alongside Bioviva, a French board game publisher. Graphot, which combines offset printing, screen printing','www.printindustry.news/search/serigraphy');" class="lien-auto-article" href="https://www.printindustry.news/search/serigraphy">screen printing, digital printing, and finishing services, has been manufacturing Bioviva?s games?including cards, game boards, and cardboard boxes?since 1995.
Another printing service provider, Ma Fabrique à Journal, offers newspaper printing starting at 100 copies. Developed by the Diffusion Plus group, based in Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon in the Eure department and specializing in direct marketing, this service enables local governments, nonprofit organizations, occasional publishers, and communications departments to print customized newspapers in small print runs. Diffusion Plus handles the printing and packaging at its facilities in Normandy.
Traditional printing techniques are also represented by Graine de gouge. This linocut studio specializes in engraving, embossing, and decorative gilding.
... stationery and packaging are also available
In the stationery sector, Exacompta, a manufacturer of planners and notebooks, is among the exhibitors. Located in Paris?s 10th arrondissement, this manufacturer?part of the Exacompta Clairefontaine Group?produces filing and stationery supplies. Les Ateliers de fabrication d'agendas (AFA), also based at the Paris site, manufactures planners and notebooks. The paper comes from Étival-Clairefontaine in the Vosges; the planners are printed in Pantin, in Seine-Saint-Denis; and they are primarily finished in Paris and Carquefou, in Loire-Atlantique.
The packaging sector is also represented by the French manufacturer Sphere with its Alfapac brand. Founded in 1986, the company markets household packaging products designed for food storage and cooking, as well as waste management. 80% of Alfapac products are certified ?Origine France Garantie.? The manufacturer operates two plants in Ouville-la-Rivière, in the Seine-Maritime department.
At the Élysée Palace, CEE Schisler unveils a reusable paper bag
One week after MIF Expo, CEE Schisler Packaging Solutions will participate in the Grande Exposition du Fabriqué en France, to be held on November 21 and 22 at the Palais de l'Élysée.
Founded in 1950 and located in Thouars in the Deux-Sèvres department, the paper and cardboard packaging manufacturer will showcase its reusable paper bag, developed as an alternative to polypropylene shopping bags.
According to tests conducted, this bag can hold a load of 15 kg and be reused at least 50 times. It is already available at U stores in Cerizay and Mauléon, in the Deux-Sèvres department.
For its presentation at the Élysée, C.E.E.R. Schisler developed a collection called Élysée & Patrimoine. The bags feature designs of monuments in Thouars, created by graphic designer Julia Godrie.
