M-real has launched a new sample system for Galerie Papers - a complete solution for selecting the right paper for magazines and other publications. It includes five bound swatchbooks, one for each Galerie Papers HSWO grade, printed with premium quality photographic images to display the high detail and color reproduction quality achievable. The design and layout of the sample system is the work of professional magazine designer, Mike McClafferty of Condé Nast UK.

* Specification based on environmental credentials and depth of colour management advice BBC Magazines, the UK’s third biggest publisher of consumer magazines, has chosen Galerie Fine Gloss coated paper from M-real for its lifestyle magazines including Gardener’s World, Good Food, Good Homes, Top Gear and Olive. Coinciding with the completion of the BBC’s Smart Repro project to bring all its repro in-house, the decision reflects the depth of M-real’s technical advice on colour management using Galerie Papers – which will eventually include the adoption of a tailored ICC profile - as well as the high environmental criteria set by the BBC.

* major two-year programme to improve pulp quality consistency M-real’s ultra light-weight coated and light-weight coated papers, Galerie Lite and Galerie Brite, are benefitting from a more even surface, following the completion of a two-year project at M-real’s Kirkniemi Mill, Finland. The €13.9 million investment is now delivering improvements to the quality and consistency of pulp, as well as making operations at the mill more efficient.

M-real Consumer Packaging Business Area has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC). The move underlines the company's commitment to sustainability, and complements the major internal measures it has taken over the past decade to reduce wastage and weight in the production of paperboard.

Kemiart Ultra has been the latest addition to Kemiart Liners’ range of high-performance coated white-top kraftliners. Feedback from M-real customers shows that Kemiart Ultra can be postprinted without drying equipment and no loss of efficiency in production. Depending on the press equipment, printing speeds from 6,000 to 15,000 sheets per hour have been achieved with in-line die cutting.

M-real is investing €7million in a new winder at its Kirkniemi Mill, Finland, to meet the increasing quality standards and need for higher production efficiency set by new wider HSWO (heat-set web offset) printing presses. The new winder will be installed on paper machine line 1, producing Galerie Lite publishing paper, and represents the latest technology in winding.

Modern birch plywood often competes for the same usages as light metals and composite materials thanks to its lightness, strength, firmness and hardiness. However, it is considerably cheaper than its competitors and more environmentally friendly at the same time.

Paper Profiles for all of M-real’s Galerie Papers – Galerie Lite, Galerie Brite, Galerie One, Galerie Fine and Galerie Art - have now been updated to include 2006 figures. They are available on M-real’s website www.m-real.com, with a hyperlink to Paper Profiles on the home page.

M-real announces that PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) forest labelling is now carried by its Galerie range of publishing papers, including Galerie Lite, Galerie Brite, Galerie One, Galerie Fine and Galerie Art. The PEFC logo and certification will automatically be printed on reel labels and delivery documentation This signifies that the mills manufacturing these grades know that the wood originates from certified forests and is documented under the PEFC Chain of Custody standard.