The Product Development Research Laboratory carries out research into business communication paper and industrial paper that are compatible with both the information age and a recycling-based society. The laboratory analyzes customer needs based on in-depth market research and develops new products using cutting-edge paper and film technologies. It also works to expand into new fields with high growth potential.

Leveraging the materials technologies that it has accumulated over many years, Nippon Paper Industries continues to develop

inkjet printing paper that meets the needs of the times and boasts the highest quality in the industry. Nippon Paper Industries offers an extensive lineup of printing paper products, from standard paper through bitoko paper, coated paper, and glossy paper. We also offer inkjet printing papers for a wide range of inkjet printer applications, from general consumer use through professional print proofing, signboard design, and posters.

Nippon Paper Industries is a pioneer in the field of high-gloss inkjet printer paper, being the first in the industry to employ the cast-coated technique. Applying the cast technologies the Company has accumulated over the years, the Company now markets inkjet paper with outstanding printability and surface texture. The Company also continues to conduct exhaustive research to take it to the next level of performance.

Inkjet printing paper is garnering increasing attention for use in offset printing proof sheets. Nippon Paper Industries has been gathering technologies for this field since its early stages and has newly introduced high-gloss inkjet paper. The Company's original gloss technologies have also been applied to this range of paper.

 

 

Inkjet printing postcards, which have recently gained popularity for use in Japanese New Year's cards, were developed by Nippon Paper Industries. Such cards are unique for their double-sided printing requirements, as they consist of an address side and a message side. In response, Nippon Paper Industries has combined the expertise it has accumulated in both standard printing paper and inkjet printing paper to develop products that meet these market needs.

On-demand printing systems (both LBP and inkjet) possess such unique features as the ability to print directly from a computer,

nonreliance on printing plates, and variable printability. As such, it presents much greater potential than even offset printing in the development of new printing fields and expansion in small-lot printing.

As one of the products in its on-demand printing paper lineup, Nippon Paper Industries is developing a version of its water-resistant Oper® product that is compatible with color LBP. Leveraging the unique properties of Oper®, which is a paper and resin composite, we have created a product that has both fine on-demand printability and weatherability (water resistance), which we will be promoting in the market for on-demand printed price cards, outdoor posters, and book covers.

Line head inkjet printers, which feature an ink emission nozzle arrayal that is expanded to the same size as the width of the printing paper, are capable of printing speeds (in full-color models) that surpass LBP system printers and are staking out their own portion of the on-demand printing market. Nippon Paper Industries has created a product that achieves both superior cost-performance and excellent opacity with a very low show-through rate in addition to a coated layer with excellent printability.

Thermal paper uses a printing system in which dyes and developing agents react to heat to render coloration and is used in a wide variety of applications. As the pioneer of thermal paper, Nippon Paper Industries continues to make technological innovations, maintain the highest quality, and sustain the position of NPi Thermal® as the world-leading brand of thermal paper.

Leveraging its original coating technologies, Nippon Paper Industries markets thermal recording paper of the industry's highest print quality. The Company has used its exclusive chemical technologies to meet additional needs by creating such new products as courier delivery slips that feature excellent printability, seal stamp compatibility, and water resistance and ultrahigh preservation tickets.

Pressure-adhesive postcard paper is a product used in folding confidential postcards that features a coated layer that bonds to the paper only under a specific amount of pressure. Using its original coating technologies and expertise, Nippon Paper Industries markets such new products as Postino™ that feature both unrivaled processability as well as pressure-adhesive features.

Oper® is a composite material that combines the benefits of both paper and resin. Using paper as its primary ingredient, Oper® features both softness to the touch and the water resistance of film. The polyolefin resin has been used in the top layer to provide added printability and other functional properties. The Oper® lineup is widely used in water-resistant packing and outdoor maps, pamphlets, and posters.