Resolute recently launched Align™, its family of high-opacity, high-bulk, "environmentally responsible" papers that can be used as alternatives to chemical pulp coated and uncoated freesheet in most commercial printing applications. According to Resolute, when compared with traditional offset papers, Align grades deliver a smaller environmental footprint and greater cost savings to customers.
When comparing overall product life cycle, Align grades have less impact on the environment than traditional freesheet papers, including a carbon footprint that is from 35% to 85% smaller than that of the average freesheet grade, Resolute says, adding that "furthermore, thanks to its higher bulk and opacity at a lower basis weight, customers receive all the printability they expect, but at a lower cost. Based on their needs, Align customers can either pay less for paper, pay less for postage, or print and mail more at the same cost."
Richard Garneau, president and CEO of Resolute points out that "through this partnership with National Envelope, even more end-users—including those supplied by sheet-fed printers—can benefit from the environmental and economic savings that the Align paper line brings. This effort fits with Resolute's goal of helping more customers reduce their own environmental footprint."
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