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News Release from: KBA | Subject: Commander press
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 July 2004
Press Takes Command At One Of Biggest
Newspapers
At 85,000 48pp copies per hour a new KBA Commander press line entered production at the Seoul plant of The Dong-A Ilbo Daily (Oriental Daily News), one of 10 biggest dailies worldwide.
At 85,000 48pp copies per hour a new KBA Commander press line entered production at the Seoul plant of The Dong-A Ilbo Daily (Oriental Daily News), one of 10 biggest dailies worldwide An extension to a 1997-vintage KBA Express machine, to expand colour capabilities, came on edition at the same time
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 18 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The press is engineered for a maximum rated output of 85,000 48pp copies per hour in straight-run production, with 36 full-colour and 12 mono pages.
The Dong-A Ilbo media house was established in 1920 and is still controlled by the founding family.
Its flagship title, The Dong-A Ilbo Daily, which has a circulation of more than two million copies a day, is one of the biggest in South Korea, with subscriptions delivered door-to-door constituting approximately 98 per cent of sales.
Dong-A Ilbo maintains some1,500 remote editorial offices throughout the country plus a further 20 abroad.
In addition to the morning daily the company prints monthly magazines, books and special-interest titles.
The Dong-A Ilbo Daily is printed simultaneously at multiple locations in and around Seoul, the capital city and in other cities nationwide.
Company president Kim Hakjoon said, "Dong-A Ilbo Daily's company policy is based on top quality and performance in both our publishing and printing divisions. Request a free brochure from KBA ...
This is why we chose KBA press technology again.".
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