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NewPage Announces New Uncoated Paper Offering

Wednesday 26. August 2009 - NewPage Corporation announced today the expansion of its uncoated offering with the launch of two new products, Octane and High Octane.

Octane is an 80 bright, uncoated mechanical paper produced in Whiting, Wisconsin and is engineered for both heatset and coldset printing applications such as advertising inserts, book publishing, coupons, maps and magazines. Octane is manufactured for excellent printability with extensive ink mileage and has a standard offering in 35 lb., 38 lb., 40 lb. and 45 lb.

High Octane, an 84 bright, uncoated freesheet paper produced in Rumford, Maine is manufactured for heatset presses in a range of basis weights from 35 lb. to 45 lb. and is suitable for a wide spectrum of end uses such as newsletters, flyers, direct mail, commercial printing, place mats and maps.

“We are very excited about these new products,” said Lee Bendtsen, general manager, middle-weight web for NewPage. “The initial customer response has been extremely positive and the products have demonstrated excellent press performance with image reproduction that is far superior to comparable sheets in the market.”

http://www.newpagecorp.com
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