Tough As Nails

Paul Mitcham, director of marketing and sales support for Yupo Corporation America, concurs with this assessment saying, “YUPO [synthetic paper] is waterproof, tear-resistant, stain- and scratch-resistant, and highly durable, reproducing printed images consistently and accurately.”

John Giblin, VP of marketing for Granwell Products, mentions some of the different varieties and selection criteria to consider. “Today, there’s a wide range of coated and uncoated, biaxially-oriented, calendered, cast, and blown-film-type synthetic papers available and it’s important to choose the right synthetic paper for the application,” he says. “For example, our Polylith product line includes a wide range of monolayer, calendered, clay-filled grades and clay-coated or uncoated multi-ply, biaxially oriented coextrusions. Within these grades we can vary tensile, tear strength, opacity, smoothness, and whiteness—all geared to the specific application.”