NewPage Unveils OmniPoint Heavyweight Wet Strength Label Paper
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NewPage Corp., Miamisburg, Ohio, USA, has introduced OmniPoint™, a new 60 lb. (89 gsm) heavyweight wet strength label paper designed for large glass and plastic containers used in food, beverage, and condiment applications. OmniPoint joins the broader range of label papers from NewPage that includes DuraPoint™, ProPoint™, LithoPoint™ and EcoPoint™ product brands.
 With specific expertise and technological capabilities in manufacturing wet strength label papers for the food and beverage market, NewPage said that its product development team set its sights on developing a new heavyweight label paper that maintains a premium appearance, and consistently performs well in all aspects of production, from label printing to die cutting and high speed label application.
"We worked closely with our customers to develop a heavyweight label paper solution that meets their needs for consistent quality, durability, and label converting performance, while allowing them to deliver the best possible label graphics for their food and beverage brand owner customers," said David Diekelman, executive director of sales and marketing for specialty papers. "OmniPoint achieves these critical objectives."
OmniPoint is available with third-party chain-of-custody certifications to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI), and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC™).
NewPage is a producer of printing and specialty papers in North America with $3.5 billion in net sales for 2011. The company owns paper mills in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. These mills have a total annual production capacity of approximately 3.5 million tons of paper. The company's product portfolio is the broadest in North America and includes coated, specialty, supercalendered, and uncoated papers.
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