Cream Matt 245

Katana Cream Matt 245 is a matt-coated paper, produced in France, at the highest industry standards. This paper is natural white with no OBA's, possesing wide gamut which gives high optical densities and vivid colours to the print.

This media is printable with all kinds of waterbased inks - pigment, dye & latex. Intense colours, uniform matt, regardless of the ink coverage, very good stability of the printed images.

Images come out of the printer touch-dry, but as there is no barrier layer between the coating and the paper base, in case of extreme ink loads, you can notice some slight paper cockling, due to the moisture penetration in the paper base. This effect is temporary and after short time, the water evaporates and the media returns to it's original shape and flatness. 

This media is very well suited for both hot and cold lamination, it also can be glued on the back side with normal glues for paper products - this is a very important difference, comparing to the Premium (RC) papers and represents a big advantage of the cast-coated papers, when it comes to post-production. Some customers use this paper for production of short series of unique packaging materials, also for scrap-booking, crafts and other art-techniques.

Applications:

• Everyday photo-prints with matt finish
• High quality photobooks and albums
• Promotion materials - posters, flyers, presentations, covers
• llustrations, crafts and arts
• Short-runs or prototypes for packaging and POS materials
• Cards, invitations, menus
• Very useful for images, that should allow later writing on top with normal pens.

As a conclusion - a high quality alternative to the Premium (RC) media, bright colours, uniform matt, plus the advantages of the natural, non-laminated paper base. 

General recommendations:

• Use and store ideally at a relative humidity of 35 to 65% and a temperature of 10 to 30° C (50° – 86°F).
• All recommendations and product indications are for your guidance, and are subject to our test criteria, which remain subject ́́to change without prior notice. The consistency of results is not guaranteed.
• Use care in handling printed material, surface susceptible to abrasion.
• Store papers in archive quality envelopes, folders, and boxes.
• Use only archive grade tapes and glues for mounting & framing.