Lightweight paper introduction

Lightweight coated paper, English name Light Weight Coated Paper. It refers to a lower weight coated paper, generally 52-70g/m2. The front and back of the paper is coated with a thin layer of paint (composed of calcium carbonate and cationic starch) and supercalendered to improve its physical properties and printability. The chemical composition of this paper, softwood bleached chemical pulp accounted for 40%; mechanical wood pulp accounted for 60%.

Paper properties

1. The performance of this kind of paper lies between that of coated paper and offset paper, and its color printing effect is comparable to that of coated paper. Its opacity, smoothness, gloss and printability are all good.

2. This paper is low in cost. Its cost lies between coated paper and offset paper. However, the printing quality is comparable to that of coated paper, so it is a high value-added paper.

3. However, the durability of this paper is small, so it is not easy for printing products to remain for a long time.

use

This type of paper is mainly used for printing magazines, catalogues, advertisements, trademarks, and newspaper inserts.

status quo

Lightweight paper has become a hot topic in printing papers at home and abroad. At present, there are more than a dozen light-coated paper production lines in the mainland with an annual production capacity of 50,000 tons. However, there is still a certain distance between domestic light-coated papers and similar foreign papers. Therefore, the imported light-coated paper market is very promising in China.

Edited from the May 2000 issue of Graphic Arts Magazine