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What are the commonly used printing papers?
April 25, 2024


Common printing papers are coated paper, card paper, tissue paper, offset paper, newsprint, ccnb paper, writing paper, kraft paper and so on.


1. Card Paper

It is a kind of firm and thick, thicker paper with larger grammage. The surface of this paper is smooth, calendared and has high stiffness.

Characteristics: high smoothness, good stiffness, neat appearance and good uniformity.

Common grammage: white card paper more commonly used grammage 200, 250, 300, 350, 400 grams and so on.

Advantages: thick enough, hard enough. The same grams of paper in the cardboard hardness is considered very high. Colour printing is no less than coated paper, but also very colorful. The price is in the middle, is the best choice of postcard paper material selection.

Main Uses: used for making business cards, certificates, invitations, packaging card boxes, hang tags, handbags, covers, monthly calendars and postal postcards.



2. Clay Coated Newsback (CCNB)

it is a duplex paperboard material featuring a white kaolin clay coating on the front side for smooth printing and a natural brown or grey kraft material on the backside. Often used with corrugated cardboard to make a variety of card boxes, mailer boxes, shipping cartons and so on.

· Contains a high amount of recycled content (up to 90%)

· 100% recyclable and eco-friendly

· Cost-effective option



3. Coated Paper

It is high-grade printing paper made of raw paper coated with white paint. Paper surface smooth, high whiteness, paper fibre distribution uniformity, uniform thickness, good elasticity and strong water resistance and tensile properties, the ink absorption is very good.

Common classification: coated paper has a single-sided coated paper, double-sided coated paper, non-glossy coated paper, cloth coated paper. According to the quality is divided into A, B, C three grades.

Common grammage: coated paper commonly used grammage: 70, 80, 105, 128, 157, 180, 200, 230, 250, 300, 400, 450 grams and so on.

Advantages: paper is very absorbent, high colour reproduction. Mostly used for photos, landscapes, and some colourful postcards, can be laminated, more texture after lamination.

Main Uses: printing of high-level packaging gift boxes, book covers and illustrations, colour pictures, postcards, albums, a variety of beautiful product advertising, samples, trademarks and so on. Generally printed colourful or complex patterns are selected coated paper.




4. Speciality Paper

It is with a special purpose, the production of a relatively small amount of paper. Specialty paper is a wide variety of special-purpose paper or art paper is a variety of collectively, and now the supplier will embossed paper and art paper, etc. collectively referred to as speciality paper. The main purpose is to simplify the confusion of nomenclature caused by the large number of varieties.

Main Use: for business cards, Cover, Decoration, Crafts, Boutique and other printing.




5. Writing Paper

It is a highly consumed cultural paper for writing. Commonly used grams of 45 grams to 80 grams.

Characteristics: white colour, smooth on both sides, dense texture, writing without blotting.

Main uses: for forms, exercise books, account books, record books and so on.




6. Kraft Paper

It is a tough, water-resistant, brownish-yellow packaging paper with a wide range of uses. Commonly used grams for 40 grams to 120 grams.

Characteristics: flexible and strong, high degree of breakage resistance, can withstand greater tension and pressure without rupture.

Main uses: wrapping paper, envelopes, paper bags, etc. and printing press cylinder liners, etc.




7. Offset Paper

It is made of bleached chemical coniferous wood pulp and appropriate amount of bamboo pulp, and coated with adhesive on both sides of the paper.

Characteristics: small stretch, uniform absorption of ink, good smoothness, compact opaque texture, good whiteness, water-resistant properties

Common grammage: the more commonly used grammage of 70, 80, 100, 120 grams and so on.

Main Uses: printing manuals, note pads, coloured paper, monochrome or multi-colour book covers, text, inserts, pictorials, maps, posters, coloured trademarks and various packaging products



8. Tissue Paper

The surface of the paper is fine, flat, smooth and translucent.

Commonly used grammage is 17 to 20 grams.

Main uses: tax stamps, packaging, etc. Mostly pure white, used to protect works, fruits, shoes and clothes.




9. Carbonless Paper

Commonly used grams are 40-150g, with rewrite function, divided into upper, middle and lower paper. Upper, middle and lower paper can not be switched or flip, seven colours, play a role in distinguishing.

Main purpose: for the production of joint bills, forms, etc.




10. Sulphuric Acid Paper

Translucent, frosted, good toughness, not easy to deform, can do waxing, coating, embossing, wrinkles and other treatments, generally simple to print some text or patterns, through which you can vaguely see the following graphic.

Main uses: high-grade books, album liner, book cover title page and inner packaging, etc.



11. Cellophane

Cellophane is a film-like product made from natural fibres such as cotton pulp and wood pulp by adhesive method. It is transparent, non-toxic and odourless. Because air, oil, bacteria and water do not easily pass through cellophane, it can be used as food packaging.

Main uses: pharmaceuticals packaging, cigarettes packaging, food packaging, cosmetics packaging.



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