In the first six months of 2002, the revenues of the Exacompta-Clairefontaine group (France) increased by 2.3% compared with the same period of the previous year and reached 276.3 million Euros. The group's net profit increased by 3% and reached 10.4 million Euros. Demand for various papers and paper products increased due to effective promotional programs. Those data enabled Exacompta-Clairefontaine to make favorable forecasts for future development.