Electracal®
Electracal is a soft calendered B (SCB) grade. Increased levels of brightness and gloss ensure sharper, cleaner images for your inserts and flyers. Electracal is proudly manufactured at Catalyst’s Port Alberni mill.
Product Benefits
Electracal is the preferred product for retailers and printers interested in excellent ink holdout and printed gloss combined with high opacity. Electracal is a soft-nip calendered product (SCB) available in various basis weights for heatset printing.
Key Product Characteristics
| Runnability – Proven runnability preformance with printers means increased savings and timelines being met |
| Printability – Opacity, brightness and gloss charactertistics deliver significant snap and excellent image reproduction |
| Location – Our west coast location allows us to deliver unmatched technical and customer service to the west and mid-west regions |
| Flexibility and Responsiveness – Our distribution and service network lets us react quicly to our customers’ requirements |
| Product Breadth – We have the ability to shift with customers as they look to deliver different messages using our various products |
End-use Applications
Environmental Footprint
- Available as Catalyst Cooled manufactured carbon neutral
- Low carbon paper
- Made with more than 90% renewable energy
- Certified to PEFC
- No Boreal fibre
Product Specifications
| HEATSET | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASIS WEIGHT (# book basis) | 28 | 30 | 33 | 35 |
| BASIS WEIGHT (gsm) | 41.5 | 44.4 | 48.8 | 52.0 |
| BRIGHTNESS ISO (%) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| GLOSS (%) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| CALIPER (mils) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| CALIPER (microns) | 53 | 57 | 62 | 66 |
| OPACITY (%) | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 |
