Comparison Between North American and Imported Sheet Fed Offset Printing Papers, 2008 PAPERCON Conference

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Paper is fast becoming a globally traded commodity imported into every region of the world. One market that has been heavily affected by this global movement is North America. It’s estimated that between 25-30% of coated free sheet used in North America is imported. Last year a comparative study of North American offset printed papers was presented. This paper serves to follow-up by comparing domestically produced North American to imported European papers. The resulting paper gives a current comparative snapshot between North American and imported European sheet fed offset printing papers from an optical, printing performance and a coating structure standpoint.