The premium choice for a superior printing surface and high bulk.
Characteristics
Opacity:Maple fibers are short and fine, providing one of the highest densities per gram available. Combined with low-collapsibility, this makes for excellent scattering coefficients and opacities equaled only by eucalyptus fiber.
Bulk: The small lumen and diameter of maple fibers are resistant to collapsing, therefore ideal for bulky paper sheets.
Coarseness: Maple fiber’s low coarseness produces extremely smooth sheets. Paper made with high maple content provides excellent holdout for pigment and extrusion coating. Its superior formation and small vessel elements require little refining, resulting in quality printing surfaces. Elemental chlorine free (ECF).
Value-Added Features
The high brightness and opacity of maple means reduced titanium usage. The formation of this premium pulp also enhances printing surfaces. High bulking capability and uniformity ensure accurate PPIs for better yield.
Pure Benefits
- Excellent opacity
- Good formation and smoothness
- High bulk
- Readily refined
- Thin cell walls and fine fiber
Ideal Applications
- Lightweight opaque
- Ink jet papers
- PVDC base
- Photographic base
- Diazo
- Premium Tissue
End-use Benefits
- Very high opacity
- High bulk
- Excellent formation
Wood Species (Typical)
| Softwood | 3% - 5% |
| Maple | Remaining |
Typical Pulp Properties**
| Brightness (ISO) | 90 (89 min) |
| Dirt (ppm) | 0.1 |
| Viscosity (cp) | 7-9 |
| Fiber Length (mm) | 0.5-0.6 |
| Coarseness (mg/m) | 0.08 |
| DCM Extractives (%) | 0.015 |
| Ash (550° C) (%) | 0.24 |
| Air Dry (%) | 93 |
| * Kajaani FS-200 **FQA |
Shipping Data
| Dimensions | Inches | cm |
| Length | 33 | 83 |
| Width | 33 | 83 |
| Height | 16.5 | 41.9 |
| Weight | 580 lb. / 263 kg | |
| Wrapping: Single wrapped with pulp | ||
| Wires: | Domestic | 1 x 1 |
| Export | 1 x 2 | |
| Export Package: | 8 bales/unit |
PFI Mill Handsheet Data
| Revolutions | Units | 0 | 250 | 1000 | 2000 | 3000 |
| Freeness |
CSF, (ml) | 414 | 340 | 290 | 260 | 238 |
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SR, (°SR) | 32 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 47 |
| Bulk |
(cc/g) | 1.81 | 1.72 | 1.59 | 1.53 | 1.51 |
| Burst Factor |
8 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 26 | |
| Burst Index |
(kPa-m²/g) | 0.75 | 1.34 | 2.02 | 2.32 | 2.54 |
| Tear Factor |
32 | 40 | 46 | 51 | 50 | |
| Tear Index |
(mN-m²/g) | 3.17 | 3.97 | 4.53 | 5.05 | 4.90 |
| Breaking Length |
(m) | 1840 | 2780 | 3620 | 4250 | 4470 |
| Tensile Index |
(Nm/g) | 18.0 | 27.3 | 35.5 | 41.7 | 43.9 |
| Tappi Opacity |
% | 82.1 | 80.7 | 79.8 | 78.5 | 78.1 |
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