One of the most popular and affordable on the Russian market is A4 office paper “Snegurochka”. The characteristics of this product allow you to purchase it both for home use and for work. What indicators favorably distinguish a product from another one presented on the market?
Manufacturer
Mondi Business Paper is the world's largest manufacturer of pulp and paper products. In Russia, the company is represented by Mondi Syktyvkar Timber Industry, and it is there that Snegurochka A4 paper is produced. Product features are improved every year due to the introduction of the latest technology in production. So, in 2006, the company abandoned the use of chlorine and uses oxygen to bleach paper. In addition, this has increased the safety of both the product and the entire industrial complex.
All equipment for the production of pulp and paper products meets international and European requirements.
A4 paper “The Snow Maiden”: characteristics and main indicators
There are several aspects that are important, and you need to pay attention to them at the time of purchase.
- Density. It was found that for office paper this figure should be from 80 grams per square meter. Xerox set this standard when its first copier came out.
- White. The higher the numbers, the more contrast the printed text looks in the finished document.
- Roughness. From this indicator depends on how much paper will contaminate the equipment during printing.
Technical characteristics of the paper "Snow Maiden" A4
Qualitative indicators | Actual Values |
Hardness MD | 125 mH |
CD hardness | 55 mH |
Density | 80 g / m 2 |
Roughness | 230 ml / min |
Whiteness ISO D65 / 10 | 103.5% |
CIE White | 146% |
Whiteness ISO C / 2 | 94% |
Thickness | 104 microns |
Opacity | <91% |
Paper strength | <14% |
Paper moisture | 4.6% |
Ash content of paper | <18% |
The size | 210 * 297 mm |
Based on the values of the indicators, A4 paper “Snegurochka” (the characteristics are examined from various methods of assessing different countries) is ideal for office and amateur printing.
Paper Class "Snow Maiden"
Another important point in assessing the quality of paper is class membership. In Russia, they are indicated by the Latin letters A, B, C.
C-class is an affordable paper for household and office needs. It is not suitable for inkjet printers, as well as for color and two-sided printing, but it copes with the usual black and white printing on laser and dot-matrix printers, which are especially common in small enterprises, government agencies and for personal use.
B-class paper has higher characteristics of whiteness, opacity, and roughness, which allows it to be used for printing documents with extended shelf life.
A-class is a special paper that is produced on eucalyptus raw materials. It has improved quality indicators, is several times more expensive, suitable for any type of printing and for any printer.
Paper A-4 “Snegurochka”, the characteristics of which are included in the norms of indicators, belongs to class C. It is suitable for the simplest types of copying and printing works. In most cases, the "Snow Maiden" will cope with the tasks, with the exception of color printing. Two-sided printing is possible, but in bright light the text from the opposite side will be visible.