Publishing Paper
We understand the importance of balancing on-press performance with bottom-line results. So we offer a focused selection of coated and uncoated papers for publications, inserts, and mailings.
Our Coated Publishing Papers: TruSpec
- Ideal for catalogs, magazines and freestanding inserts
- Proven smoothness and brightness in white shades up to 81 brightness for sharp image reproduction, good contrast, and crisp text
- Gloss and low-glare finishes for a wide variety of publishing applications
- Basis weights from 36# to 60#
- Great opacity for less bleed-through from page to page and front to back
- Excellent fiber strength that stands up to postal sorting and handling, so materials hold their shape from press to final delivery.
TruSpec4
Our 81 bright #4 offers a combination of whiteness and brightness that brings out the best in graphics, ensuring bold colors that help sell magazines, advertising, catalog merchandise, and coupon-promoted products. Photos are vibrant. Text is crisp. The look is high-end.
Basis Weight | Metric Equivalent | Brightness | Opacity | Gloss |
38 | 56 | 81 | 88 | 60 |
40 | 59 | 81 | 88.5 | 63 |
45 | 67 | 81 | 90 | 65 |
50 | 74 | 81 | 92 | 65 |
60 | 89 | 81 | 93 | 65 |
TruSpec4 Low Glare
Basis Weight | Metric Equivalent | Brightness | Opacity | Gloss |
38 | 56 | 81 | 88 | 30 |
40 | 59 | 81 | 88.5 | 30 |
45 | 67 | 81 | 90 | 30 |
50 | 74 | 81 | 92 | 30 |
60 | 89 | 81 | 93 | 30 |
TruSpec4.5
Our 76 bright #4.5 fits comfortably between our #4 and #5 offerings. With balanced whiteness and brightness, #4.5 allows you to make a move up or down the coated groundwood ladder without sacrificing performance.
Basis Weight | Metric Equivalent | Brightness | Opacity | Gloss |
38 | 56 | 76 | 88 | 50 |
40 | 59 | 76 | 88.5 | 50 |
45 | 67 | 76 | 90 | 60 |
50 | 74 | 76 | 92 | 60 |
TruSpec4.5 Low Glare
Basis Weight | Metric Equivalent | Brightness | Opacity | Gloss |
38 | 56 | 76 | 89 | 30 |
40 | 59 | 76 | 89.5 | 30 |
45 | 67 | 76 | 91 | 30 |
50 | 74 | 76 | 92 | 30 |
60 | 89 | 76 | 94 | 30 |
TruSpec 5
Basis Weight | Metric Equivalent | Brightness | Opacity | Gloss |
36 | 53 | 72 | 85 | 46 |
38 | 56 | 72 | 89 | 50 |
40 | 59 | 72 | 89 | 50 |
45 | 67 | 72 | 89 | 50 |
50 | 74 | 72 | 92 | 50 |
55 | 81 | 72 | 93 | 50 |
60 | 89 | 72 | 94 | 50 |
TruSpec5 Low Glare
Basis Weight | Metric Equivalent | Brightness | Opacity | Gloss |
38 | 56 | 72 | 89 | 30 |
40 | 59 | 72 | 89.5 | 30 |
45 | 67 | 72 | 91 | 30 |
50 | 74 | 72 | 92 | 30 |
Our Uncoated Publishing Papers: Skyland Offset, Multipurpose, and Reply Card
- Superior multicolor web-fed printability
- Available in true white at 92 brightness, and seven colors: blue, canary, gray, green, ivory, cream, and pink
- Available in clean white shades in 92 brightness
- Meets the USPS 0.007" reply card minimum
- Guaranteed for offset, laser, digital, and xerographic applications
Skyland Offset-Smooth
Provides outstanding smoothness for full ink coverage and multicolor web- and sheet-fed applications.
Basis Weight | Metric Equivalent | Caliper | Opacity |
50 | 74 | 3.85 | 90 |
60 | 89 | 4.5 | 92 |
70 | 104 | 5.25 | 94 |
80 | 118 | 6.0 | 95 |
Skyland Offset-Vellum
Adds a touch of sophistication with a vellum surface that's ideal for web- and sheet-fed applications.
Basis Weight | Metric Equivalent | Caliper | Opacity |
50 | 74 | 4.3 | 90 |
60 | 89 | 5.03 | 92 |
Skyland Colors
Delivers outstanding opacity for multicolor offset graphics. In Blue, Canary, Green, Ivory, Cream, Pink. Gray available only in 60lb.
Skyland Colors | Basis Weight | Metric Equivalent | Caliper | Opacity |
Blue | 50 | 74 | 4.13 | 95 |
Canary | 50 | 74 | 4.13 | 87 |
Gray | 50 | 74 | 4.13 | N/A |
Green | 50 | 74 | 4.13 | 97 |
Ivory | 50 | 74 | 4.13 | 85 |
Cream | 50 | 74 | 4.13 | 85 |
Pink | 50 | 74 | 4.13 | 93 |
Blue | 60 | 89 | 4.88 | 97 |
Canary | 60 | 89 | 4.88 | 92 |
Gray | 60 | 89 | 4.88 | 98 |
Green | 60 | 89 | 4.88 | 98 |
Ivory | 60 | 89 | 4.88 | 90 |
Cream | 60 | 89 | 4.88 | 89 |
Pink | 60 | 89 | 4.88 | 95 |
Skyland Multipurpose
Offers crisp, clean results for web-fed offset and digital applications.
Basis Weight | Metric Equivalent | Caliper | Opacity |
20 | 30 | 4 | 88.5 |
24 | 36 | 4.6 | 90 |
Skyland Reply Card
Offers USPS-approved performance. Multicolor offset qualified with porosity for either mechanical or vacuum insertion.
Basis Weight | Metric Equivalent | Gurley Porosity | Caliper | Opacity |
77.5 | 115 | 10 | 7.2 | 96 |
77.5 | 115 | 28 | 7.2 | 96 |
99 | 146 | 15 | 9.2 | 97 |
