Paper is comprised of ingredients like all things. Most papers include paper pulp, cotton, postconsumer waste fiber, millwaste fiber, calcium carbonate, dyes and colorings, optical brighteners, fillers, sizings and coatings.
When choosing paper, consider:
- "Hand"
- Grade
- Weight
Grade refers to the quality and type (application) of paper. Grades include:
- Opaque
- Offset
- Coated
- Writing (bond)
- Text
- Cover
- Caliper (the thickness)
- M weight (the weight of 1000 sheets)
- Basis weight (weight of 500 sheets in a specific size)
- GSM (grams per square inch, a metric measure which standardizes weight regardless of size)
The Executive
Source material for this post came from www.mohawkpaper.com
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