Sappi North America Announces Flo® Sheet and Flo® Digital Coated Paper Now 90 Bright

BOSTON – Sappi North America, a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, today announced it has increased the brightness of its Flo Sheet and Flo Digital coated paper to 90. A customer favorite for its accurate color reproduction, superior print surface and affordability, Flo is now available in a more contemporary shade and optimal brightness – ideal for reflecting natural skin tones, bright hues and sharp details.

It is complemented by the introduction of Flo Sheet 120lb cover, an ideal choice for when a thicker, more substantial sheet is desired. Available in both gloss and dull finishes, this line extension further cements Flo Sheet's position as the printer house sheet of choice and the go-to solution for brands that understand the tactile and emotional power of a printed piece.

"Our customers come to us for our reliable on-press performance, high quality ingredients and environmental responsibility. Now that we've updated one of our most popular lines in Flo, they will be able to further meet the demands of their brands and budgets while producing captivating printed pieces," said Deece Hannigan, vice-president of the coated and packaging business, Sappi North America.

Those familiar with the Flo line know it for its balanced shade, allowing the paper to reflect a full range of light and reproduce an expanded color gamut. Now available with optimal brightness, Flo is easier to color manage while on press and ensures true color stability in the final piece, leading to greater efficiency and predictability for printed projects.

Made with 100 percent renewable energy and with the option of 10 percent recycled content, Flo Sheets is an environmentally responsible paper featuring FSC® and SFI® Chain of Custody certification and Lacey Act compliance.

For additional information on Flo Sheets and Flo Digital, please visit www.sappi.com/na, follow Sappi on Twitter at @SappiNA or visit the company's Facebook page. For samples, please contact your Sappi Sales Representative, or call 1.800.882.4332.

About Sappi North America

Sappi North America, headquartered in Boston and a subsidiary of global pulp and paper group Sappi Limited, is a market leader in converting wood fiber into superior products that customers demand worldwide. The success of our four diversified businesses – high quality Coated Graphic Papers, Specialised Cellulose, Release Papers and Specialty Packaging – is driven by strong customer relationships, best-in-class people and advantaged assets, products and services. Our high quality Coated Graphic Papers, including McCoy, Opus, Somerset and Flo, are the key platform for premium magazines, catalogs, books and high-end print advertising. We are a leading manufacturer of Specialised Cellulose used in a wide range of products, including textile fibers and household goods, and one of the world's leading suppliers of Release Papers with our Ultracast and Classics lines for the automotive, fashion and engineered films industries. Our Specialty Packaging products, such as LusterPrint and LusterCote, represent an important asset in the food packaging and labeling industries. Customers rely on Sappi for high technical, operational and market expertise; products and services delivered with consistently high quality and reliability; and, state-of-the-art and cost-competitive assets and innovative spirit.

Sappi North America is a subsidiary of Sappi Limited (JSE), a global company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with more than 13,000 employees and manufacturing operations on three continents in seven countries and customers in over 100 countries around the world. Learn more about Sappi at: www.sappi.com/na.

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