79 September / October 2024 - Issue 350 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk cotton touch. Accompanying this is a new Conqueror swatch tool to support and guide creatives and decision-makers when selecting papers. The tool includes a black wrapper, embossed folder, and printed cards on Conqueror’s six shades of white and cream, showcasing various print effects such as CMYK offset, embossing, screen printing, transparent foil, and bitmap hot foil. Versatility is Key Rounding off our whip-round review of new paper solutions is Premier Paper Group, whose marketing manager, Brad Goldsmith, says that product versatility has been an increasingly important requirement within the market when it comes to selecting paper in any print job. “Since the advent of digital print technology and the diversification of the market into these newer areas of print, there has been a significant increase in the print and finishing capabilities of many different paper products; enabling the production of high quality, short-run, and often personalised luxury packaging items, sales collateral, and communications,” he explains. “There are several paper-based products available in the market now that offer easyto-use solutions for the production of more specialist printed media [such as] lay flat “We’re committed to evolving our digital specialities portfolio to offer our customers the best and most innovative substrates on the market to help them diversify, grow, and develop their businesses,” Savill says, adding: “This latest addition to the range, Image Magnet, is a versatile product suitable for such a wide range of internal applications – a quick and easy solution for printers.” In a further show of support for customers, Antalis recently revealed a new swatch tool and finish for its popular Conqueror fine stationery brand that relaunched last year. Available since August, the brand has reintroduced its most luxurious finish, Conqueror Connoisseur 100% Cotton. Manufactured on a mould cylinder paper machine, Antalis says this gives a new light and shadow watermark and provides single-layered boards in 300gsm and a new 600gsm. In addition, Conqueror Connoisseur is available in a new Connoisseur Rag, a strong felt-marked finish with a warm ▼Antalis relaunched its Conqueror fine stationery brand last year photobooks, perforated reveal cards, and multi-depth business cards.” Goldsmith leads on from this to pick up on a trend that is clearly apparent within the paper market: sustainability. Premier has seen an increased demand for sustainable products, with Goldsmith saying in the modern market, you would be hard-pressed to find a paper that does not conform to strict regulations and environmental credentials. “Furthermore, many mills and merchants offer environmental initiatives to add further value to printers and their clients,” he says, adding: “Many products today have also started to rethink their packaging products, opting for or researching, friendlier transit packaging on their material.” Turning attention to Premier and its latest products, Goldsmith highlights myCordenons, the new range of creative papers that has recently been added to its portfolio of materials. At present, Premier stocks myKingdom and myBohème, which Goldsmith describes as two excellent ranges of Fast-growing crops like eucalyptus have advantages in terms of bulk and whiteness when used in paper manufacturing Factoid KernowPrint Eco Pro Lite HEPP is a polypropylene sheet produced with up to 40% natural mineral content 40 PAPER SOLUTIONS
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