IN Groupe
The Imprimerie nationale (), known also as IN Groupe brand, is a company specialized in the production of secure documents, such as identity cards and passports, and a supplier of public utility identification applications. Owned by the French state, its history dates back to the ''Manufacture royale d'imprimerie'' founded by Cardinal Richelieu. Its ''Président-directeur général'' (CEO) is Didier Trutt (since August 2009). History Succeeding the ''Imprimeurs du roi pour le Grec'' (royal Greek printers) created by François I in 1543 to publish literature, the Imprimerie royale was founded in 1640, by Louis XIII of France at the instigation of Cardinal Richelieu. Successive governments named it the ''Imprimerie de la République'', then the ''Imprimerie impériale'', the ''Imprimerie royale'' and finally the ''Imprimerie nationale''. The Imprimerie nationale has long been the exclusive printer for the state, until the law of 1994 which made it a limited company with the state a ...
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