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Paper Substrates Mark Cupach Director, National Sales BASICS OF PRINTING

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Paper Quiz Does most of the paper made in the U.S. come from whole trees?

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Paper Quiz Does most of the paper made in the U.S. come from whole trees? No. Over 50% comes from recovered paper and wood waste from lumber manufacturing

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Paper Quiz Are we running out of trees in the U.S.?

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Paper Quiz Are we running out of trees in the U.S.? No. In fact, there are MORE trees in the U.S. today than there were 70 years ago.

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Paper Quiz How much paper is used by the average U.S. person in one year? A. 450 pounds B. 700 pounds C. 900 pounds D. 1200 pounds

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Paper Quiz How much paper is used by the average U.S. person in one year? B. 700 pounds per person Every year, printers publish 2 billion books, 350 million magazines and 24 billion newspapers.

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PAPER MANUFACTURING OVERVIEW Pulp + Water + Fillers + Bleaches + Heat + Compression = PAPER Follow the Receipe Output onto WEB rolls OR Cut to order for paper distributors or printers

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Paper Mill

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STARTING THE MIX

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TAKING THE WATER OUT

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FINISH AND SIZING

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PAPER CHARACTERISTICS Opacity The See-Through factor Whiteness Affects the brilliance and contrast of ink Finish Laid / Wove / Linen / Felt Brightness Measured numerically

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PAPER WEIGHTS BASIC SIZES OFFSET AND COATED TEXT--25X38 COVER STOCKS--20X26 BONDS--17X22 TAG AND NEWSPRINT-- 24 X 36

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PAPER WEIGHTS BASIS WEIGHT EQUALS THE WEIGHT OF 500 SHEETS OF A PARTICULAR PAPER TYPE, SIZED AT ITS BASIC SIZE.

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UNCOATED STOCKS REGULAR OR OPAQUE GRADES TEXT WEIGHTS(AKA Book) 50# 60# 70# 80# -- Most Common COVER WEIGHTS 65# 80# 100# -- Most Common WRITING PAPERS (Stationery) Text and Cover weights Finishes and wide variety of colors Matching envelopes

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COATED STOCKS 3 COATED FINISHES GLOSS / DULL / MATTE TEXT WEIGHTS 60# 70# 80 # -- Most Common COVER WEIGHTS 60# 80# 100# -- Most Common Board Weights 8 Pt. 10 Pt. 12 Pt. 14Pt -- Most Common Coated One Side (C1S) Coated Two Sides (C2S) BEST FOR PROCESS COLOR PRINTING BEST FOR VARNISH/AQUEOUS/UV COAT

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Stationery Product Applications Business Cards Standard Stocks Custom Stocks Letterhead and Envelopes Standard vs Custom Matching stocks for ensemble

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PAPER RECAP Paper Recipes Paper Characteristics Basic Sizes Basic Weights Paper Types