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The Greenprint Guide to Recycled Papers
The quality of recycled papers is impoving all the time and some premium recycled sheets are comparable to a good quality virgin paper, so even fine halftones and tints can be printed on recycled paper without having to compromise on quality. The following list shows the most widely-used recycled papers available in the market today...
| Brand Name |
Available Finishes |
Grammage range |
Recycled Content |
| Corona Offset |
Uncoated offset |
80-300gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Cyclus Offset |
Uncoated offset |
80-250gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Cyclus Print |
Silk |
80-150gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Era Silk |
Silk |
100-350gsm |
50% pc UK waste, 50% FSC |
| Eural Premium |
Matt/Silk |
60-150 gsm |
75% post consumer |
| Eural Pro |
Satin Silk |
60-150gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Evolve Business |
Uncoated offset |
80-100gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Greencoat Plus |
Gloss / Velvet |
100-400gsm |
80% post consumer, 20% FSC |
| Leipa Mag |
Gloss/Semi-Gloss |
51-65 gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Leipa Mag |
Matt |
54-60 gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Leipa Mag Plus |
Gloss |
57-65 gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Leipa Ultra Lux |
Semi-Gloss / Silk |
57-80 gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Revive 50/50 |
Gloss/Matt/Silk |
90-400gsm |
25% post/25% pre consumer |
| Revive 75 |
Gloss/Matt/Silk |
115-300gsm |
50% post/25% pre consumer |
| Revive 100 |
Gloss/Matt/Silk |
80-170gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Revive 100 Uncoated |
Uncoated Offset |
100-325gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Satimatt Green (50/50) |
Silk |
100-350gsm |
50% post consumer |
| Signacoat |
Brilliant (Gloss) / Silk |
57-115gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Signaprint |
Smooth SC / Matt |
52-65gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Signaset (coloured) |
Tinted uncoated offset |
65-170gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Steinbeis Charisma |
Brilliant (Gloss) / Silk |
57-80gsm |
100% post consumer |
| Sylvan Coat |
Silk |
90-130gsm |
100% post consumer |
| UPM Eco |
Supercalendered |
45-60gsm |
100% (unknown origin) |
| V Green |
Silk / Matt |
80-150gsm |
100% post consumer |
| 9lives 55 |
Gloss / Silk |
100-350gsm |
55% mixed pre/post consumer |
| 9lives 80 |
Gloss / Silk |
100-300gsm |
60% post/20% pre consumer |
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