Production Standards

Paper Qualities (Europe)

Brochures
DIN A4 brochures are printed on double-coated, FSC-certified 1.1x volume paper, Condat matt Périgord from Papier Union (www.papierunion.de), which varies in grammage depending on the type and size of the page.

Brochures	Grammage	Paper recommendations
4 to 6 pages (front/back covers and inside pages)	250 g/m2	Condat matt Périgord from Papier Union
12 to 16 (front/back covers and inside pages)	200 g/m2	Condat matt Périgord from Papier Union
20 pages and more: front/back covers	250 g/m2	Condat matt Périgord from Papier Union
20 pages and more: inside pages	150 g/m2	Condat matt Périgord from Papier Union

Stationery	Grammage	Paper recommendations
Folders/portfolios	300 g/m2	Chromium sulfate, coated on one side
Postcards	200 g/m2	Image postcard board
DIN A1 posters	170 g/m2	Condat matt Périgord from Papier Union
Art calendars	250 g/m2	Condat matt Périgord from Papier Union
DIN lang (DL) invitations	250 g/m2	Condat matt Périgord from Papier Union

Business Stationery
For business stationery Planojet white from Papyrus (www.papyrus.com).

Stationery	Grammage	Paper recommendations
Letterheads	90 g/m2	Planojet white
Business cards	240 g/m2	Planojet white
Pad cover sheets	240 g/m2	Planojet white
Pad inside sheets	90 g/m2	Planojet white
Memos	90 g/m2	Planojet white
Compliment cards	240 g/m2	Planojet white
Envelopes	80 g/m2	Planojet white
Order forms	–	Carbon copy sheet

Print Finishing

The front cover and inside pages of all brochures are always given a full-page protective coating by applying a primer (complete dispersion matt coating).

Protective varnish	Recommended source
Europe: Dispersion varnish semi-matt Galacryl Primer 8204 matt	Schmid Rhyner AG, Switzerland (www.schmid-rhyner.ch)
USA and Canada: Aqueous Coating Q45045B Dull/matt coating	Prisco (www.prisco.com)