Gravure Association Of The Americas

The mission of the Gravure Association of America, Inc. is to promote the use of the gravure printing process for publication printing, package printing and product (specialty) printing. GAA resources are dedicated to the collection and dissemination of state-of-the-art, as well as historic, information pertaining to gravure technology, marketing, environmental issues, government regulations, education and training. The Gravure Association of America, Inc. is a trade association. It was formed in January 1987 as the result of the merger of the Gravure Technical Association (GTA) and the Gravure Research Institute (GRI). Both GTA and GRI had been in existence since 1947. The two organizations consolidated their resources with the intent to create a more effective and responsive association. Trade associations are formed to serve the needs of a focused group of people with common business professions, or interest. Members depend upon associations to advance common interests, to address economic and educat