Lecta, Spain, has launched a new woodfree silk paper—GardaPremium Natural—to its Excellent Collection product line. The company’s Excellent Collection is its high-quality coated papers and other products for publishing. 

GardaPremium Natural is a two-side coated woodfree silk paper with a smooth surface and a natural shade. Available in 135, 150, 170, and 200 gsm, the new grade offers good thickness, excellent runnability, high stiffness, and good resistance to cracking on folding, in addition to high opacity and excellent print results. 

"GardaPremium Natural’s distinguishing feature, compared with other coated silk papers currently on the market, is its natural color, obtained without the addition of optical brighteners. This neutral tone is ideal for enhancing color as well as black-and-white images, highlighting every detail, Lecta noted.

Lecta is a leading producer and distributor of specialty paper products for labels and flexible packaging, coated and non-coated paper for publishing and commercial printing, and other high-value-added print media.