Techy stuff.

Whiteness, smoothness, opacity. If that's what you need to know, it's all right here. For more info email our paper people.

Data Copy Colour Printing

Characteristics Test method
Grammage (g/m²) ISO 536 90 100 120 160 200 250 280
CIE Whiteness ISO 11475 168 168 168 168 168 168 168
Opacity (%) ISO 2471 95 96 97 98 99 100 100
Surface smoothness (ml/min) ISO 8791-2 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
Thickness (µm) ISO 534 108 114 140 180 230 290 320

What does it all mean?

  • High whiteness gives better contrast between paper and text or pictures.
  • Opacity is especially important for printing on both sides. A higher figure means less show through.
  • High smoothness is good for paper texture and print quality.
  • Higher thickness improves stiffness and durability.

Please note that these values are indicative only. Valid from April 2008.

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