BOSTON, Jan. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sappi Fine
Paper North America announced today the launch of a Somerset brand
solution to meet the demanding needs of a growing direct mail
market. The new lineup consists of three complete offerings:
Somerset Web Gloss, Somerset Web Satin, and Somerset Web
Matte—all made to 7pt caliper and guaranteed to meet U.S.
postal requirements.
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"The direct mail segment is growing and we are committed to
offer a wider variety of solutions to support market
demand," said Heather Pelletier, Marketing Director,
Publishing and Commercial Web, SFPNA. "Sappi stands apart in
our ability to leverage capital investments in our world-class
machines, all to provide valued customers with high-quality
solutions that deliver."
"For over 30 years, Somerset Mill has produced products with
superior stiffness, press runnability, and consistency," said
Pelletier. "Another high-performance attribute is the
minimum basis weight variability due to Somerset's superior on-line process. With
these factors combined, Somerset
is engineered for the long run."
Somerset Web 7pt is just the latest example of Sappi's technical
expertise in expanding paper machine operating capability to meet
evolving market needs – as celebrated in our recent publication,
Act Now: A Better Response to Direct Mail. The products are
also produced with 80% renewable energy, and feature SFI®
Chain of Custody certification, as is standard on all Somerset
brands.
PEFC and FSC® certification and 10% Post Consumer
Recycled Fiber (PCRF) are available upon request. For additional
information on the product launch, follow Sappi on Twitter at
@SappiNA and visit the company's Facebook page. For samples,
please contact your Sappi Sales Representative, or call
1.800.882.4332.
About Sappi Fine Paper North
America
Sappi Fine Paper North America,
known for innovation and quality, is a preeminent North American
producer of coated fine and release papers, as well
as dissolving wood pulp (DWP) and market kraft pulp
headquartered in Boston,
Massachusetts. Its coated fine papers, with highly
recognized brand names such as McCoy, Opus, Somerset and Flo, are used in premium
magazines, catalogs, books and high-end print advertising. The
company is also the world's leading supplier of release papers for
the automotive, fashion and engineered films industries, including
the globally recognized Ultracast brand. Sappi's release papers
provide the surface aesthetics for synthetic fabrics used in
footwear, clothing, upholstery and accessories, as well as the
textures for decorative laminates found in kitchens, baths,
flooring and other decorative surfaces. Sappi globally is the
world's largest manufacturer of dissolving wood pulp, a versatile
raw material for a wide range of products including textile fibers
and household products. Sappi Fine Paper North America, through the
recent conversion of the Cloquet pulp mill, manufactures dissolving
pulp under Sappi's Specialised Cellulose division primarily for the
textile markets.
Sappi Fine Paper North America is a subsidiary of Sappi Limited
(JSE), a global company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with over 14,000
employees and manufacturing operations on three continents in seven
countries and customers in over 100 countries around the world.
Learn more about Sappi at: www.sappi.com/na.
For further information:
Joanna Rieke
Manager, Corporate Communications
Sappi Fine Paper North America
Office: 617-423-5409
joanna.rieke@sappi.com
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