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- Imprimerie Chirat S.A. Imprimerie Chirat Société Anonyme (MLIMP.PA) specializes in offset and digital printing services in France, managing the full graphic production chain from pre-press including computer-assisted publication and laser burning, to offset printing, finishing with folding, assembling, binding, packaging, and logistics. The company produces catalogs, guides, directories, brochures; magazines, journals, and periodicals; books including fine art books, literature, technical books, comics, mangas, and manuals; as well as cardboard packaging and covers, serving sectors such as art and culture, education, medical and scientific, tourism, luxury, industrial, professional, institutional, marketing, photography, and associative markets. Founded in 1911 as a family-owned business and headquartered at 744 Rue de Sainte-Colombe in Saint-Just-la-Pendue, Loire department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, it operates a fully autonomous production site with approximately 180 employees producing over 20 million items annually, including agencies in Lyon and Paris and subsidiaries such as Societe Visualise, SCI Chirat, SCI HC, and SCI Gerson HF. Recent developments include ongoing investments in advanced printing technologies to maintain leadership in high-quality French manufacturing, a sustained partnership with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG highlighted in 2025 for over 175 years of collaboration, and new client relationships such as with Editions Glenat for children's magazines and Megève Tourisme for illustrated tourism publications, alongside a reduced annual dividend of €0.12 per share declared for payout in 2025.