Abstract: The present invention aims to provide coated printing papers having fast ink drying properties comparable to those of conventional newsprint, without stickiness, having good printability such as sharpness of printed images comparable to those of coated papers, as well as having the effect of decomposing harmful substances by exposure to light, especially when using penetration drying type news inks. A coated printing paper is provided, comprising a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive on a base paper, characterized in that a fine titanium oxide powder having a photocatalytic effect is contained in the coating layer and that the coated paper has an oil absorbency of 20 g/m2 or more under pressure and a Bekk smoothness of 75 seconds or less.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide coated papers for newsprint inks having fast ink drying properties comparable to those of conventional newsprint papers, without stickiness, and having good reproduction and sharpness of printed images comparable to those of coated papers printed using penetration drying type inks; as well as processes for preparing them. Herein disclosed is a coated printing paper for newsprint inks comprising a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive on a base paper, characterized in that the coating layer on the base paper has a coat weight of 4.0 g/m2 or more per side and that the coated paper has an oil absorbency under pressure of 20 g/m2 or more and a Bekk smoothness of 75 seconds or less; as well as a process for preparing the paper.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a cast-coated paper having good sheet gloss, printability and productivity and a process for preparing it. Herein disclosed is a cast-coated paper obtained by applying a cast coating layer comprising a pigment and an adhesive on a base paper, and pressing and drying the cast coating layer in the wet state against a heated mirror finishing surface to finish it, characterized in that the cast coating layer contains 50 parts by weight or more of a kaolin having a particle size distribution containing 65% by volume or more of particles in the range of 0.4-4.2 ?m per 100 parts by weight of inorganic pigments and further contains a plastic pigment; as well as a process for preparing it.

Abstract: A dull coated printing paper that is bulky (low in density) having a density of 0.90 to 1.15 g/cm3 and yet offers excellent pliability, superior surface smoothness, high degree of print gloss and minimal small-scale gloss variations in the image area are obtained by forming a coating layer comprising a pigment and an adhesive on a base paper which contains an organic compound having an action to inhibit binding between pulp fibers and then carrying out calender treatment at a line pressure for the treatment of 50 to 150 kg/cm.

Abstract: A coated paper for printing comprising a base paper and a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive, wherein the coating layer has a volume distribution of 65% or more of pigment particles ranging from 0.4 ?m to 4.2 ?m in size, and wherein the coated paper has a basis weight of 50 ?g/m2 or less and tensile stiffness ranging between 200 kN/m and 400 kN/m, inclusive.

Abstract: A coated printing paper the product of whose basis weight, density, Young's modulus in the machine direction and breaking length in the machine direction is within the range of no less than 1.0×1021g2·N/m6 but not greater than 4.0×1021g2·N/m6, and which offers excellent pliability, superior print gloss in the image area regardless of lower white-paper gloss, minimal small-scale gloss variations in the image area, and excellent workability with the printing machinery, more particularly a matte coated paper, is provided.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide coated printing papers having fast ink drying properties comparable to those of conventional newsprint, without stickiness, having good printability such as sharpness of printed images comparable to those of coated papers, as well as having the effect of decomposing harmful substances by exposure to light, especially when using penetration drying type news inks. A coated printing paper is provided, comprising a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive on a base paper, characterized in that a fine titanium oxide powder having a photocatalytic effect is contained in the coating layer and that the coated paper has an oil absorbency of 20 g/m2 or more under pressure and a Bekk smoothness of 75 seconds or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to rotogravure coated papers and provides rotogravure coated papers having good operability, low density, high gloss and good printability. Disclosed are rotogravure coated papers comprising a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive on a base paper, wherein the coating layer contains an inorganic pigment having a volume-based distribution in which 65% or more of particles are in the particle diameter range of 0.4-4.2 ?m and a hollow sphere synthetic pigment having a mean particle diameter of 0.1-0.6 ?m.

Abstract: A coated sheet for web offset printing comprising a base paper with a pigment coating layer formed on it, and a surface layer—preferably containing surface-sizing agents and plastic pigments—formed on the pigment coating layer; wherein the air permeability of the sheet before printing is less than 80,000 seconds and the air permeability in a non-image area after printing decreases by 8,000 seconds or more from the level before printing. The coated sheet for web offset printing obtained by the present invention suppresses wrinkling during web offset printing or in the subsequent drying process and also offers excellent blister resistance and other properties.

Abstract: A coated paper for gravure printing that offers good gravure printability resulting from reduced missing dots while at the same time achieving high sheet gloss, wherein the paper comprises a base paper and a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive. This paper also contains a compound having an effect of inhibiting the binding between pulp fibers, wherein the compound, when added to 0.3 weight-part per 100 parts of bone-dry pulp, will reduce the tensile strength of the paper by five % to 40% (as measured in accordance with JIS P 8133).

Abstract: A coated printing paper offering high gloss, no mottled impression, sufficiently practical levels of printability in terms of ink-drying property and surface peel strength, and good productivity achieved by elimination of deposits on the calender rolls, wherein the coated printing paper comprises a base paper and a coating layer comprising pigment and adhesive formed on the base paper, and wherein a surface layer comprising 100 weight-parts of thermoplastic copolymer with a glass-transition temperature of 80° C. or above and 3 to 100 weight-parts of surface sizing agent of styrene-acrylic, olefin or styrene-maleic acid copolymer type is formed on the coating layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing coated papers for printing having good coating ruunability during film transfer coating, good print gloss and ink density and excellent printability, and also provides the resulting coated papers. Disclosed is a method for producing a coated paper for offset printing or gravure printing by applying a coating color containing a pigment and an adhesive on a base paper, wherein the coating color containing 0.1 parts by weight or more and less than 2.0 parts by weight of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) per 100 parts by weight of the pigment is applied by the film transfer method and preferably the coating weight per side is 7 g/m2 or more. For coated papers for web offset printing, the coating color contains less than 2.0 parts by weight of a starch as an adhesive.

Abstract: A dull coated printing paper that is bulky (low in density) having a density of 0.90 to 1.15 g/cm3 and yet offers excellent pliability, superior surface smoothness, high degree of print gloss and minimal small-scale gloss variations in the image area are obtained by forming a coating layer comprising a pigment and an adhesive on a base paper which contains an organic compound having an action to inhibit binding between pulp fibers and then carrying out calender treatment at a line pressure for the treatment of 50 to 150 kg/cm.

Abstract: A coated paper for printing comprising a base paper and a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive, wherein the coating layer has a volume distribution of 65% or more of pigment particles ranging from 0.4 &mgr;m to 4.2 &mgr;m in size, and wherein the coated paper has a basis weight of 50 g/m2 or less and tensile strength ranging between 200 kN/m and 400 kN/m, inclusive.

Abstract: A coated printing paper the product of whose basis weight, density, Young's modulus in the machine direction and breaking length in the machine direction is within the range of no less than 1.0×1021g2·N/m6 but not greater than 4.0×1021g2·N/m6, and which offers excellent pliability, superior print gloss in the image area regardless of lower white-paper gloss, minimal small-scale gloss variations in the image area, and excellent workability with the printing machinery, more particularly a matte coated paper, is provided.

Abstract: A coated paper for gravure printing that offers good gravure printability resulting from reduced missing dots while at the same time achieving high sheet gloss, wherein the paper comprises a base paper and a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive. This paper also contains a compound having an effect of inhibiting the binding between pulp fibers, wherein the compound, when added to 0.3 weight-part per 100 parts of bone-dry pulp, will reduce the tensile strength of the paper by five % to 40% (as measured in accordance with JIS P 8133).