Zhiyan Press was founded in Erbil in 1993 with license No.( 5), in a building located beside Erbil Governorate Building. Since the foundation, we have chosen for the Press to be in the top in term of the quality of its productions and its technical abilities. it has dedicated for commercial printings and thus, it had a noticeable contribution in responding that time market needs. The Press works developed rapidly due to the much trust in its productions and the great interests by its clients. The first development was when the press was equipped with high quality and high productivity equipment and machines in 2005. Thus, the press witnessed a great mutation in the quality of its works and specialization; the press was equipped with special machines and equipment qualifying with its new security specialization, And the name of the press was then changed to Zhiyan Press for Specialized Security Printings. This specialization requires global expertise and techniques as well as specialist technicians with high professional skill and special machines and equipment to fulfill the needs of the new specialization. We also have been in need of raw materials of security printings which are monopolized by specialized global companies. Provision of these machines, equipment and raw materials require big efforts and huge amounts. We have accomplished many of the works fortified in the term of security and with high quality in an extent that made the press to be well known and familiar; indeed, it the top leading press in Iraq and has widely contributed in filling the gap of this type of printings. As this is of the activities which requires constant changes in the performance and continuous development in its technics.

A research center of press experts was founded to accompany the world developments. They were able to create press programs based on electronic programs. Modern security printing systems were adhered for the first time in Iraq; and now, the press is ready and equipped with high abilities and technics for serving the whole clients with the security specializations. When the press administration observed that the Iraqi market has almost become empty from companies and presses specialized with supplementary printings for its local productions (packaging) and that the local factories depend on importing these material from abroad, they took the decision and started with the third stage of developing the press. Thus, new and important sections were added to the press for the purpose of printing carton boxes and labels of industrial products, food, medicines and others. For this, big halls were built and the press was equipped with modern machines of high quality technics as well as other necessary equipment from the most developed manufactures in the world.