Publishing

You want good-quality paper delivered on time, as promised. No surprises. No hassles. With shrinking advertising revenues and rising postal costs, we know you’re looking for ways to cut expenses and optimize production. But you’re not willing to skimp on quality. So when it comes to specifying paper, you need a supplier who understands the importance of balancing on-press performance with bottom-line results.

At Evergreen Packaging, we offer a focused lineup of sustainable papers for publications, inserts, and mailings—plus responsive one-on-one support to back them up. Our unique sales approach empowers us to provide flexible options to meet your specific needs and to deliver as promised from our centrally located Pine Bluff Mill and our respected Canton Mill. You get the papers you need, when you need them.

Skyland® Offset and Multipurpose Papers

  • Excellent runnability and guaranteed performance maximize efficiency and uptime in offset, laser, digital, and xerographic equipment.
  • Smooth surface offers excellent printed results for multicolor web-fed applications.
  • Available in true white at 92 brightness and seven colors—blue, canary, gray, green, ivory, cream, and pink.

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TruSpec® Coated Papers

  • Proven smoothness and brightness up to 81 provide an excellent background for sharp image reproduction, good contrast, and crisp text.
  • Great opacity results in less bleed-through from page to page and front to back, for the best possible reader impression.
  • Excellent fiber strength withstands postal sorting and handling, so materials hold their shape from press to final delivery.
  • Available in gloss and low-glare finishes for a wide variety of publishing applications.

Key Applications

  • Catalogs
  • Magazines
  • Custom publishing
  • Freestanding inserts
  • Subscription offers and renewal mailings
  • Reply cards

Our Uncoated Papers—Skyland® Offset, Multipurpose, and Reply Card

Perfect for commercial printing and converting applications, Skyland Offset offers superior multicolor web-fed printability. It’s available in true white at 92 brightness, and seven other colors. Post-consumer content is available upon request. Skyland Multipurpose is guaranteed for offset, laser, digital, and xerographic applications.  The smart choice for USPS®-approved reply cards, Skyland Reply Card is available in clean white shades in 92 brightness and meets the USPS 0.007-inch reply card minimum.

Skyland Offset-Smooth

Basis Weight

Metric Equivilent

Gurley Porosity

Caliper

Opacity

Description

50

74

N/A

3.85

90

60

89

N/A

4.5

92

70

104

N/A

5.25

94

80

118

N/A

6.0

95

Provides outstanding smoothness for full ink coverage and multicolor web- and sheet-fed applications.
Skyland Offset-Vellum

Basis Weight

Metric Equivilent

Gurley Porosity

Caliper

Opacity

Description

50

74

N/A

4.3

90

60

89

N/A

5.03

92

Adds a touch of sophistication with a vellum surface that's ideal for web- and sheet-fed applications.
Skyland Colors

Basis Weight

Metric Equivilent

Gurley Porosity

Caliper

Opacity

Description

50

74

N/A

4.13

 

Blue

95

Canary

87

Gray

N/A

Green

97

Ivory

85

Cream

85

Pink

 

 

 

 

93

 

60

89

N/A

4.88

 

Blue

 

 

 

 

97

Canary

 

 

 

 

92

Gray

 

 

 

 

98

Green

 

 

 

 

98

Ivory

 

 

 

 

90

Cream

 

 

 

 

89

Pink

 

 

 

 

95

Delivers outstanding opacity for multicolor offset graphics. In Blue, Canary, Green, Ivory, Cream, Pink. Gray available only in 60lb.
Skyland Multipurpose

Basis Weight

Metric Equivilent

Gurley Porosity

Caliper

Opacity

Description

20

30

N/A

4

88.5

24

36

N/A

4.6

90

Offers crisp, clean results for web-fed offset and digital applications.
Skyland  Reply Card

Basis Weight

Metric Equivilent

Gurley Porosity

Caliper

Opacity

Description

7pt Low Gurley

77.5

115

10

7.2

96

7pt High Gurley

77.5

115

28

7.2

96

9pt Low Gurley

99

146

15

7.2

97

Offers USPS-approved performance. Multicolor offset qualified with porosity for either mechanical or vaccuum insertion.

Our Coated Papers - TruSpec®

Ideal for catalogs, magazines and free standing inserts, TruSpec coated papers come in clean white shades up to 81 brightness.  Options include gloss and low-glare finishes and basis weights from 36 to 60lb.  The portfolio is characterized by great strength, runnability, smoothness, and opacity. 


TruSpec4

Basis Weight

Metric Equivilent

Brightness

Opacity

Gloss

Description

 

38

56

81

88

60

 

40

59

81

88.5

63

 

45

67

81

90

65

 

50

74

81

92

65

 

60

89

81

93

65
TruSpec4 Low Glare

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

56

81

88

30

 

40

59

81

88.5

30

 

45

67

81

90

30

50

74

81

92

30

60

89

81

93

30

Our 81 bright #4 offers a combination of whiteness and brightness that brings out the best in graphics, ensuring bold colors that help sell magazines, advertising, catalog merchandise, and coupon-promoted products. Photos are vibrant. Text is crisp. The look is high-end.
TruSpec4.5

Basis Weight

Metric Equivilent

Brightness

Opacity

Gloss

Description

 

38

56

76

88

50

 

40

59

76

88.5

50

 

45

67

76

90

60

 

50

74

76

92

60

 

60

89

76

93

60
TruSpec4.5 Low Glare

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

56

76

89

30

 

40

59

76

89.5

30

 

45

67

76

91

30

50

74

76

92

30

60

89

76

94

30

Our 76 bright #4.5 fits comfortably between our #4 and #5 offerings With balanced whiteness and brightnes, #4.5 allows you to make a move up or down the coated groundwood ladder without sacrificing performance.
TruSpec5

Basis Weight

Metric Equivilent

Brightness

Opacity

Gloss

Description

 

36

53

72

85

46

 

38

56

72

89

50

 

40

59

72

89

50

 

45

67

72

89

50

 

50

74

72

92

50

55

81

72

93

50

60

89

72

94

50
TruSpec5 Low Glare

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

56

72

89

30

 

40

59

72

89.5

30

 

45

67

72

91

30

50

74

72

92

30

 

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