Coated Art Paper (C2S Paper) Gloss and Matt

RFQ DESCRIPTION:

Hi, We are inviting quotations from mills and established exporters 1. PRODUCT: Coated Art Paper, C2S Gloss, wood-free (chemical pulp, no mechanical fiber) Substance: 80 g/m² Sheet size: 600 × 880 mm, flat sheets Quantity: 80 metric tons End use: high-quality sheetfed offset printing Please quote C2S Matt separately as a second line item if available. 2. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS (minimum acceptable): Basis weight: 80 g/m², tolerance ±4% (ISO 536) Thickness: to be stated (ISO 534) ISO brightness: minimum 88% (ISO 2470) CIE whiteness: to be stated (ISO 11475) — please confirm whether OBA is used and at what level Opacity: minimum 90% (ISO 2471) Gloss: 65–75% (TAPPI T480) Roughness: maximum 1.2 µm (ISO 8791-4) Moisture: 5.0% ±1.0% (ISO 287) Ash content: to be stated (ISO 1762) Cobb 60: to be stated Sizing: alkaline / acid-free Grain direction: to be stated — please confirm grain runs parallel to the 880 mm dimension A full Technical Data Sheet must accompany the quotation. Quotations without a TDS will not be evaluated. 3. PACKING: Ratio-wrapped in moisture-proof barrier wrap suitable for Red Sea transit and Jeddah humidity, palletized on wooden pallets bearing a valid ISPM-15 heat-treatment mark, stretch-wrapped with top and bottom protection boards. Please state: sheets per ream, reams per pallet, pallet dimensions, net and gross weight per pallet, total pallet count. Each pallet to be labelled with grade, substance, sheet size, grain direction, lot number, sheet count, net and gross weight. 4. SAMPLES: Please courier samples from current production — six A4 sheets plus one full 600 × 880 mm sheet. Courier charges at our account; please advise your account number or send freight collect. We would appreciate your offer within five working days. Best regards, Khurram Shahzad