Paper & board grade reference

Every paper grade, explained.

An open reference to paper and board grades: what each grade is made of, how heavy it typically is, how it is printed, where it is used and whether it is suitable for food contact.

158 grades10 paper families10 printing methods5–3,000 g/m²

Browse by paper family

All families →

Tissue & Hygiene

12 grades · 12–900 g/m²

Facial Tissue, Toilet / Bath Tissue, Kitchen / Household Towel…

Newsprint & Mechanical Printing

13 grades · 26–135 g/m²

Standard Newsprint, Improved Newsprint, Coloured Newsprint…

Woodfree Uncoated (Graphic & Office)

12 grades · 22–400 g/m²

Woodfree Uncoated Copy Paper, Bond, Offset…

Woodfree Coated (Graphic)

6 grades · 60–400 g/m²

Glossy Coated / Art Paper, Matt / Silk Coated Woodfree, Coated One Side…

Containerboard (Corrugated Case Material)

19 grades · 70–440 g/m²

Kraftliner (brown), White Top Kraftliner, Coated White Top Kraftliner…

Cartonboard / Boxboard

15 grades · 150–3,000 g/m²

Solid Bleached Board / Sulphate, Folding Boxboard - fully coated, Folding Boxboard - coated top…

Sack, Wrapping & Kraft Papers

23 grades · 17–450 g/m²

Sack Kraft (unbleached), Extensible / Clupak Sack Kraft, Bleached Sack Kraft…

Food-Contact, Greaseproof & Barrier

25 grades · 12–1,500 g/m²

Greaseproof Paper, Glassine, Vegetable Parchment…

Label, Release & Flexible Packaging

12 grades · 30–180 g/m²

Wet-Glue Label Paper, Self-Adhesive Facestock, Glassine Release Liner…

Industrial & Technical Speciality

21 grades · 5–3,000 g/m²

Laboratory Filter Paper, Automotive / Industrial Filter Media, Electrical Insulating Kraft…

Browse by printing method

All methods →

Number of grades typically printed with each method.

59Offset Lithography 93Flexography 49Gravure 9Letterpress & Relief 6Screen Printing 21Digital – Toner 43Digital – Inkjet 14Speciality, Transfer & Decoration 2Security Printing 1Traditional & Artisan

Food contact at a glance

Every grade carries a food-contact assessment based on its fibre, chemistry and typical end use – read against EU 1935/2004, BfR XXXVI and FDA 21 CFR 176.170.

Read the food contact guide

49Yes 26Conditional 83No

The grammage map

Grammage guide →

Typical grammage of every grade, by family, on a logarithmic scale.

Tissue & Hygiene Newsprint & Mechanical Printing Woodfree Uncoated Woodfree Coated Containerboard Cartonboard / Boxboard Sack, Wrapping & Kraft Papers Food-Contact, Greaseproof & Barrier Label, Release & Flexible Packaging Industrial & Technical Speciality

Common codes

Full glossary →

GC1 GC2 SBS FBB WLC TL2 TL3 KL LWC SC-A MG LPB C2S NSSC GP

How this reference is built. Grade data comes from a structured database; containerboard codes follow the Cepi list of grades and cartonboard codes the European cartonboard classification. Grammage figures are typical commercial ranges, and food-contact marks are a desk assessment, not a certificate. About & methodology