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News Release from: Arctic Paper UK | Subject: Amber Graphic, Preprint, Volume FSC papers
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 06 March 2008
More FSC Substrates With Range Of Fine
Papers
More Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified papers have been introduced by Arctic Paper UK for all three of its three Amber qualities on customer request.
According to Arctic Paper that means the company continues to be the leading fine paper supplier in Europe offering FSC-certificate paper qualities The company added that since February 1, Amber Graphic, Amber Preprint and Amber Volume have been available with FSC certification
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 30 Apr 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Forest certification has the aim of ensuring that the forests are managed in a sustainable way.
Amber papers are claimed to be recognised for their runability and printability and are regarded as an uncoated house paper.
Amber Graphic is a white, uncoated fine paper used for books, manuals, advertising material and brochures in mono and full colour.
Amber Volume is a wood-free, high white bulky uncoated paper that is said to be suitable for educational publishing applications, such as schoolbooks, academic literature and reference material.
Amber Preprint is a high white, uncoated paper, developed for direct mail, invoices, letterheads and advertising material.
Arctic Paper said that Amber products are stocked and distributed in the UK by Paperco, Precision Publishing Papers and WWF Paper Sales UK.
FSC is the environmental certificate on the global paper industry.
In five years, the world's enquiries for FSC certificated paper have reached 6.5 million tonnes, which represents a worldwide increase of two per cent - three per cent during each of the last five years.
Piotr Kowalski, Arctic Paper's product manager for Amber, commented: "We have a long term engagement in the environmental area and our ambition is to be in the front.
Therefore, it feels very good to be able to offer this FSC certificate to an even broader range of paper and the FSC certificate on all three Amber qualities now gives our customers more opportunities.
Since before the Munken and Arctic products already have a FSC certificate.
Amongst certifying institutions FSC also has the strictest criteria for ecological forest treatment.".
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