Paper Types

Abrasive Kraft
Used For : Abrasive Kraft is used for making sand paper used in roughening
applications.
Absorbent Kraft
Used For : Used for Laminates, tube making and defence applications.
Alkaline Paper
Paper having pH values greater than 7 made by an alkaline manufacturing
process.
Anti Rust Paper
Paper which has the property of protecting the surfaces of ferrous metals
against rust.
Antique Paper
Printing paper having good bulk and opacity with rough or matt surface.
Art Paper
Normally, china clay (kaolin) coated on both sides of the paper. This finish of
both the sides is same, be it glossy or matt.
Used For : Brochures, calendars, magazine covers, magazine text, where high
quality printing is required
Azurelaid Paper
A laid paper usually bluish green in colour having a good writing surface.
Barograph Paper
Red thin paper coated on one side with a white wax, so that the needle of the
barograph leaves a red line on a white ground, sold in rolls and coils and to
suit the type of barograph.
Base Paper
This paper is generally used by a converter to either coat or laminate.
Different grades are available for different applications.
Used For : Mostly used for converting into a value added grade
Battery Jacket
Used For : Used for Laminates, tube making and defence applications.
Beedi Wrap Paper
Used For : Used for decorative purposes in different colours.
Bible Paper
Thin white opaque heavily loaded, used for printing bibles. Not suitable for
pen and ink, because of its absorbency.
Blade Wrapper (SS)
Used For : Used for making of small packs for keeping razor blades.
Bond Paper
This paper has good strength properties, good stiffness and good aesthetical
look. The name "bond" was originally given to a paper which was used for
printing bonds, stock certificates, etc. Important characteristics are finish,
strength, and freeness fro
Used For : Mostly used for letterheads and for image building stationery
Book Paper
A general term used to define a class of papers used by the book publishing
industry; most commonly used for the book text paper but also for book cover
paper.
Business Forms Paper
Paper made for the manufacture of business forms.
Used For : Used for business forms and data processing such as computer
printouts.
Carbon Base
Carbon is normally manufactured in lower grammages like 20 gsm or less.
The most important property in this paper is porosity which should be
controlled at about 15-20 ml/min, so that absorption leads to cost increase
while less absorption makes poor quality of carbon paper which is used many
a time.
Carbon Paper
This thin paper could be either coated on one side or both sides with dry
impressionable ink. The main function being to impart an identical copy of the
original on the substrate.
Used For : Mostly used where more than one copy is required simultaneously.
Carbonless Paper
Paper stock specially treated or coated to provide copies without the use of
interleaved carbon. The copy process requires mechanical pressure such as
from writing or typing and sometimes a chemical reaction.
Used For : Application forms, computer stationery, time saving stationery.
Also used in copying applications without carbon paper.
Cardboard
A range of various boards such as pulp board, paste board, bristol board,
ivory board, art board, chromo board in the form of a coherent sheet or web
used for printing, packaging, decorating etc.
Cast Coated Paper
A coated paper with high gloss and absorptivity in which the coating has been
allowed to harden or set while in contact with a mirror like polished chrome
surface.
Chromo Paper
China clay (kaolin) coated on one side. The coating on one side could be
glossy or matt as per requirement of the customer.
Used For : Mainly used for self adhesive stickers, calendars , posters, labels
and for applications where only one side has to be printed
Cigarette Slide
Used For : Used for making of Cigarette Slides (180-200 gsm).Pulp board are
multi layer boards can be used
Cigarette Tissue
It is a product of fashion. Hence brightness and whiteness of paper needs to
be maintained. It is highly technical.
Used For : Used in bobbins of 25 mm width or so.
Cinema Poster
Used For : For printing Cinema posters, Wall papers
Clay Coating Base Paper
Used For : Used for coating with Clay for making chromo and art paper
Coated Paper
Paper could be coated on either or both sides. Coating applied on the paper
could be as per the requirement. For example, china clay coating for glossy
paper used for high quality printing or gum coated paper for use of printing
stamps
Used For : Could have different applications for different coated papers
Copier Paper
Mainly used for copying. Used extensively in photocopiers, plain paper faxes,
etc. and other office stationery. Thickness could range from 70 GSM onwards.
Used For : Copying, typing, plain paper faxes, general stationery
Creamwove Paper
Used For : Used for Computer Stationery purposes.
Defence Krafts
Used For : Used for Laminates, tube making and defence applications.
Diary Paper
Used For : Used for making of diaries and sometimes for book printing and
other applications.
Diazo Base Paper
The process involves coating of paper with Diazo solutions and a coupler. This
is exposed to ultra violet rays coming through the image. The final print is
developed by making the coating alkaline. In some cases it is developed by
ammonia vapour.
Used For : Used for making of ammonia paper for image recording.
Electrical Insulating Papers
Used For : Used for Electrical insulation.
Extensible Sack Kraft
This paper is characterised by very high stretch and high capability to absorb
tensile energy.
Used For : Used for packaging in sacks, the bulk commodities.
Fax Base Paper
It is first coated with photo conductive zinc oxide on which images exposed.
Hence electrical conductivity / resistivity is to be controlled to ensure that the
image is not conducted through the paper to the other side
Used For : For making Fax images
Flexible Carton Board
Used For : Used for making Flexible Cartons.
Fluorescent Paper
Used For : Used for Labels, Posters and decorative applications.
Fluting Medium
Used For : Used for Corrugated Board manufacturing.
Foil Base Poster, Board
Paper is laminated with metal foil using a suitable adhesive. Hence paper
must have porosity to accept glue.
Used For : Used for lamination of paper with metal foil.
General Writing Paper (Note book)
Paper used for Note Books should have excellent bulks because note book
should appear bulky, as otherwise it will be perceived as having less number
of pages. Another important factor is cobb, since writing ink must go into the
paper instantly and dry.
Used For : Used for note books.
Glassine Paper
These papers are characterised by very low porosity (air permeability less
than 10 cubic cm min. Preservation of aroma and perfection against attack of
external environment to the packed contents are also important qualities of
the subject papers.
Used For : Used for food packagings and other special wrapping applications.
Greaseproof Paper
These papers are characterised by very low porosity (air permeability less
than 10 cubic cm min. This gives resistance to grease and moisture.
Preservation of aroma and perfection against attack of external environment
to the packed contents are also important qualities of the subject papers.
Used For : Used for food packagings and other special wrapping applications.
Gypsum Board
Used For : This is used for making panel boards for interior partitions, false
ceiling etc.
Ice Cream Cup
Used For : Used for making Ice Cream Cups.
Inter Leaving Kraft
Used For : Inter Leaving Kraft is used for separation of steel sheets in a stack.
Kite Poster
Used For : Used for decorative, purpose, Kites
Label Paper
Labels are normally printed on offset machine. Hence good wax pick is
required. Wire side of the paper used for application of gum should have
adequate porosity. Good printability, compressibility, absorbency and ink hold
out give satisfactory printing.
Used For : Used for printing of labels in multi colour.
Laser Paper
Used For : Used for printing purposes where Laser beams are used.
Liner Board
Used For : Used for Corrugated Board manufacturing.
Metalisation Base Paper
Used For : Used for vacuum metalisation for packaging applications.
MICR Cheque Paper
MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. Codes, figures and
words are read by computer by magnetic field created on them. By careful
formulations the paper is designed to react against a wide range of ink
eradicators. It gives a characteristic coloured stain of "flare up" on contact
with acid, alkali, bleach and organic solvents like acetone, benzene, ethanol.
Used For : Used in making of cheques which are processed by computer.
Multi Part Stationery
Used For : Multi part stationery paper is used for computer applications where
number of copies are printed in one attempt.
Newsprint
It has to be made with adequate strength properties and surface
characteristics; especially wax pick. Optical properties brightness is required
for better readability and appeal (with ink to paper contrast which improves
readability of print) and opacity.
Used For : Used for printing our daily news papers and associated issues. It is
used under very stringent shop-floor conditions by the news paper blouses for
printing our daily news papers and associated.
One Time Carbon (OTC) Paper
A carbon paper intended to be used once as opposed to many times or
multiple use carbon papers.
Used For : Mostly used in multi-part continuous stationery.
Poly Extrusin Base Paper
Used For : Used for Poly Extrusin for packaging.
Sanitary Tissue
Sanitary Tissues are made with rag pulp content in lower grammages from 5
gsm onward. Normal gsm range is 15 to 30. These papers are made in soft
loosely felted conditions in order to obtain max. absorbency so that they can
take water quickly and hold it after absorption. Made with high content of
Alpha Cellulose or Rag %, they are treated with wetting agents to improve
absorbency.
Used For : Used as Paper Towels, napkins, toilet tissues etc.
Shell Boards
Used For : Used for making of Cigarette Slides (180-200 gsm).Pulp board are
multi layer boards can be used
Soap Wrapper Poster (ARSR)
Used For : Used for Wrapping of Soaps and detergents.
Soap Wrapper Poster (TDL)
Used For : Used for Wrapping of Soaps and detergents.
Tea Bag Paper
Used For : Used for retail packing of tea.
Textile Tubes and Cones
Used For : Used for Laminates, tube making and defence applications.
Twist Wrap tissue
It possess properties of with standing breaking stress when twisted during
packing of toffees. High bursting strength combined with excellent machine
runnability makes it suitable for special packing operations which require
papers with high twisting properties.
Used For : It is used in packing of pharmaceutical products after poly
lamination or coating.
Wall Paper
Coated with multiple colours or floral designs.
Used For : Used as an alternative to paint. To give better aesthetic appeal to
the walls.
Yellow Pages
Paper used for this needs to have high bulk (1.1 to 1.2), high tensile strength
of about 2 kg/15 mm in MD and good opacity (90%) so that the fine print
made on thin paper like 40 gsm would be readable on both side. Excellent
reel build up is required for smooth feeding during printing. This requires
every uniform profile of bulk, gsm, caliper, moisture etc.
Used For : Used for printing classified addresses and information in telephone
directory.