Color Box Paper: Coated Paper
Coated paper, made by coating base paper, has excellent optical and printing properties. Used for magazines, books, trademarks, packaging, catalogs, etc. While global names vary, domestic standards include newsprint, dictionary paper, copperplate paper, cast-coated paper, offset printing paper, offset book paper, writing paper, single-sided writing paper, book cover paper, and corrugated medium.
Introduction to paper used for color boxes
1. Coated paper The so-called coated paper is produced by applying a layer of coating material on the base paper, endowing the paper with excellent optical properties and printing performance. It is primarily used for printing publications such as magazines and books, as well as trademarks, packaging, and product catalogs.
The names of these products vary across countries, but some of them have been standardized domestically. Among them, the more commonly used ones include newsprint, dictionary paper, copperplate paper, cast-coated paper, offset printing paper, offset book paper, writing paper, single-sided writing paper, book cover paper, corrugated medium, cardboard, kraft paper, striped kraft paper, mika paper, white kraft paper, single-sided white board, single-sided coated white board, cast-coated white board, and thick board. For imported products that do not have official names in China or newly developed products domestically, they can be named based on their purposes or characteristics. Due to geographical differences, Hong Kong and the mainland use varying names for these products. Table 1-9 lists some of these names for reference.
Table 21 Comparison Table of Paper Product Naming in Hong Kong and the Mainland
| Hong Kong |
Specific Restrictions |
Mainland China |
| Book Paper |
- Grammage: 60 - 150 g/m², specially for offset presses to print color pictorials, pictures, illustrations, covers, trademarks, etc. Low-grammage paper is mostly used for printing the text of books and periodicals
- Grammage: 45 - 80 g/m², mainly for writing in daily life, and also for printing and typing |
Offset Paper
Writing Paper |
| Colored Book Paper |
- Grammage: 45 - 80 g/m², mainly for writing in daily life, and also for printing and typing
- Grammage: > 80 g/m² |
Colored Writing Paper
No corresponding name yet |
| Art Paper |
|
Coated Paper |
| Matt Art Paper |
|
Matt Coated Paper |
| Double-sided Art Paper |
|
Double-sided Coated Paper |
| Copperplate Board |
|
Coated White Cardboard |
Figure 13 Single-pit paper
Figure 14 Double-pit paper
