Innovative New Paper From Stone

The Stone Paper Company Ltd has introduced to New Zealand an Innovative New Paper, Made from Stone

Rockstock is a high quality, coated paper with outstanding environmental values.

Rockstock's unique properties makes it suitable for a wide varietVisy of purposes with excellent printing qualities.

This paper is a rich mineral paper and is made from a waste stream of Stone and marble unsuitable for use in the building industry. Ground down to form Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3-A white fluffy powder) is formed into paper being 81% Calium Carbonate and a small amount of non-toxic Resin.

Rockstock is RoHS and FDA certified as being food grade.

Properties include:

Freezer Grade

Tear resistant

Grease proof

Moth & insect Proof

Water proof ( can be written on when wet)

Environmental Contributions include: Comparison with One Ton of Pulp paper

No fresh water is used in Manufacture: 7480 Gallons Fresh water/waste water flow saved

42 lbs water borne waste not created

Tree free 20 trees not cut down

167 lbs solid waste not gener-ated

No emissions 236lbs atmospheric emissions eliminated

Less electricity 6 million BTU’s energy not con-sumed

No acid , base or bleach

Photo-degradeable (returns to nature)

No Toxic fumes if burned (figures above from Environmental Defense)

Recyclable

Can also be recycled with no 2 waste as Calcium Carbonate is used as a filler in plastics.

Uses include: Brochures, leaflets, flyers

Envelopes,

Books, Pads, stationery

Golf Score Cards

Labels, Tags, Cards and wobblers

Packaging, bags and many more

Rockstock is not suitable for photocopiers and laser printers where high heat is present however this is an advantage as it be thermoformed (for in-mould labelling and food trays)

Major Companies are starting to use this paper in their effort to help our global environ-ment, including Toyota, Panasonic, Asus and Gateway Computers, Esselte, Macdonalds and Microsoft to name a few.

ENDS

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