UNESCO’s initiative to promote books and education - World Book & Copyright Day -is being celebrated, according to tradition on April 23, for the 15th time. The importance of books to young people and also for fighting poverty with the help of education is being prioritised in this year’s celebration.
Arctic Paper is observing this year’s World Book & Copyright Day for the sixth year through a series of local activities in the company’s various markets.
Throughout time, stories have reflected our history and promoted the progress of humanity. The storyteller’s place in early cultures has gradually been replaced by thinkers, poets and authors, whose stories, since the invention of the printing press, have been spread throughout the world.
It is easy to understand why books are loved and appreciated. A book is accessible, easy to carry and often beautifully designed. Today, when technical developments also allow for digital distribution of stories, it is especially important to preserve the special position of books.
With the World Book & Copyright Day, UNESCO is focusing its attention on the continuing major significance of books with regard to education, and especially for education efforts in developing countries.
Authors, librarians, publishers, teachers, private institutions, the mass media and humanitarian NGOs cooperate with UNESCO every year in celebrating World Book & Copyright Day.
Arctic Paper, Europe's second largest producer of bulk book paper, would
also like to observe the day. For that reason, within Arctic Paper’s various markets, there will be local initiatives that will take place prior to and on World Book & Copyright Day.
The book culture as we know it is dependent on the printed medium. Within Arctic Paper, we believe in and work for the book as a medium. We do this by providing a broad and advanced selection of paper, specially developed by taking into consideration the varying needs that many types of authors, publishers, designers and artists may have - everything from the simple paperback to the beautifully-designed gift or art book.
Within Arctic Paper, environmental aspects are driving factors for paper development that are increasingly important to customers.
“Today, more and more people keep environmental aspects in mind with everything they do. At Arctic Paper we were ahead in our lifecycle and environmental thinking and it is important for us to be able to offer FSC and PEFC certified paper with sustainable forestry as a starting point,” says Hans Karlander, sales and marketing manager at Arctic Paper.
“The printed book is important in so many aspects. Books are friends for life and a constant source of inspiration and understanding for different cultures. It is my conviction that young people who discover the world of books early in their lives grow up to become empathetic human beings with a broader perspective,” says Hans Karlander.
For more information: Hans Karlander, Sales and Marketing Director,
+46 31 63 17 08.
Facts about World Book and Copyright Day
April 23 has become a symbol for world literature. On this date in 1616, the great writers, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega died. It is also the birthday, or date of death, for other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo.
It was therefore a natural date to select for UNESCO's General Conference, which was held in Paris in 1995, when a special day for a worldwide tribute to books and authors was introduced. All people, and especially young people, shall have the possibility to discover the joy of reading and learn to see and respect the irreplaceable contributions that authors and publishers provide in regard to social and cultural progress for mankind. For this reason, UNESCO created both World Book and Copyright Day and UNESCO’s Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance.
Arctic Paper S.A. is one of Europe's leading suppliers of book paper and graphic bond paper. The Group produces high‐quality coated, uncoated fibre‐free and uncoated fibre papers. The primary customer groups are printing houses and the advertising industry as well as end‐users within the graphics industry.
The Group's product portfolio consists of the brands Amber, Arctic, G‐Print, Munken, Pamo and L‐Print. Manufacturing is done at four different European paper mills; in Sweden at Arctic Paper Munkedals and Arctic Paper Grycksbo; in Poland at Arctic Paper Kostrzyn, and in Germany at Arctic Paper Mochenwangen. The total production capacity for the four mills are 810,000
tons of paper per year.
Arctic Paper S.A. has been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since October 2009. The majority shareholder of Arctic Paper S.A. is the Swedish company, Arctic Paper AB, with 20.7 % of the shares being held by other investors. Arctic Paper has 1,650 employees and sales offices in 15 countries around Europe.