When paper gets wet, it becomes weak and tears. Even a thick stack of paper can tear easily when wet! To many this natural occurrence is not an issue. But for suppliers who use paper to produce a range of consumer products, this poses problems.

Rather than businesses investing a yearly investment in products, why not choose an application that lasts? 

For suppliers who use paper to produce a range of consumer products that may face contact with water - including maps, menus and brochures – it’s important they invest in applications that last! But what good is water resistant paper if it can’t handle heavy use? We hit the streets of London and tasked members of the public to try and tear our product…

In the printing world, we refer to what we can use with our paper as “applications”. Applications are examples of the ways that you can use a material as a finished, printed piece. So, let’s have a look at how you can use laminate paper.

Durable papers are papers and paperboards that have undergone specific methods such as coating or laminating to achieve enhanced, crisp graphics and embossing effects.