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Pacificote Sage is our coated four product. Manufactured at Catalyst's Port Alberni mill, this high-quality, coated paper is high-bright, high-gloss with superior printability and runnability, making it ideal for heatset offset printing.
Product Benefits
Our Sage line of products are the greenest of our great specialty papers, offering a verifiable environmental pedigree and chain of custody system. And, $1 of every tonne of Sage paper sold goes to support the work of GreenBlue, a non-profit institute working with the private sector to redesign industrial systems.
Environmental Footprint
- 100% certified fibre
- Backed with PEFC chain of custody
- Manufactured carbon-neutral
- Visibility of environmental footprint
Product Specifications
| BASIS WEIGHT (# book basis) | 38 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 50 |
| BASIS WEIGHT (gsm) | 56.2 | 59.2 | 63.6 | 66.6 | 74 |
| CALIPER (mils) | 2.12 | 2.24 | 2.36 | 2.44 | 2.72 |
| WHITENESS (%) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| BRIGHTNESS (%) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| GLOSS (%) | 60 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 65 |
| OPACITY ISO (%) | 92.3 | 92.3 | 93.3 | 94 | 95 |
| TAPPI OPACITY (%) | 88 | 88 | 89.5 | 90 | 91 |
Key Product Characteristics
| Environmentally Preferred — 100% certified fibre obtained from sustainably managed forests |
| Higher Caliper — Means you get the bulk and ‘feel’ you are looking for, with the cost efficiency of using a lighter basis weight paper |
| Third-Party Verification — Backed with PEFC chain of custody and manufactured carbon-neutral using ISO standards |
| Transparency — Visibility of environmental footprint provided through Metafore's Environmental Paper Assessment Tool, a project of GreenBlue |
| Relationships — Constructive engagement with broad network of environmental groups and known for technical and service excellence |
| Blue-White Shade — Means excellent reproduction, opacity and contrast |
| Excellent Printability — Superb snap, contrast, whiteness, holdout, print quality and gloss for overall excellent print appearance |
| Superior Runnability — Continues to maintain our tradition as a top quartile pressroom performer |
| Flexible and Responsive — Exceptional service and delivery to both local customers and national accounts; location advantage for west coast and central North American printers |
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Pacificote Sage at Work
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| Download the Pacificote Sage Fact Sheet | 264.16 KB |
