Abstract: A magnetic layer is overlaid on the front surface of a substrate, and a backing layer is overlaid on the back surface of the substrate. The backing layer is formed by the application of a coating composition, which contains inorganic grains and a binder, to the back surface of the substrate. The coating composition is prepared from the steps of kneading a mixture of the inorganic grains and the binder, in which the weight ratio of the inorganic grains to the binder falls within the range of 100:10 to 100:30, in a two-shaft continuous kneading and mixing machine. A dilution kneading process is then carried out on a mixture of the kneaded mixture, which results from the kneading process, and an organic solvent in a two-shaft continuous kneading and mixing machine. Thereafter a dispersion process is carried out on the diluted mixture, which results from the dilution kneading process.

Abstract: A method for preparing a magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic support having coated thereon a magnetic layer of a magnetic coating composition containing ferromagnetic metal particles and a binder, comprising at least (1) a step of mixing and dispersing ferromagnetic metal particles, a binder, and a solvent to prepare magnetic coating composition, (2) a step of adding and mixing lubricating agent therewith and (3) a step of coating the resulting magnetic coating composition on a non-magnetic support.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is described which has, on a non-magnetic support, a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic substance dispersed in a binder, wherein the ferromagnetic substance is a hexagonal tabular ferromagnetic substance having an axis of easy magnetization in the direction perpendicular to the plain thereof and the ratio of the bulk density to true density (bulk densy/true density) is at least 0.16. The magnetic recording medium has improved output and C/N.

Abstract: A method for producing a magnetic recording medium which comprises preparing a dispersion containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder in the presence of non-alkali beads and coating the resulting dispersion on a non-magnetic support, and a magnetic recording medium obtained by the above method.

Abstract: In a process for producing a gelatino silver halide light-sensitive material containing a high silver halide content comprising applying a gelatino silver halide emulsion layer having a silver halide to gelatin weight ratio of at least 0.8 and a gelatin-containing protective layer to a non-hygroscopic film support having good dimensional stability and then drying the layers, the improvement which comprises drying the layers on the support when the water content becomes less than 300% based on the mean drying amount defined as: ##EQU1## BY CONTACTING SAID MATERIAL WITH AIR HAVING A RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF FROM 50 TO 75%.