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Paper school

As an additional option for delegates, the Managing production module may be supplemented with a one day paper school run by UPM-Kymmene, a leading producer of paper to the magazine industry. If you wish to undertake this additional element, contact Felicity Keane at PPA on 020 7404 4166.

Module content

(i) Raw materials

• Forestry history in the UK
• Types of trees for paper
• Forestry management
• Planting, thinning, harvesting, public use

(ii) Paper making

• Pulping
• Paper making
• Coating
• Calandaring
• Winding

(iii) Paper grades

• End uses and properties
• Paper grades from newsprint to coated art papers
• What end use should each grade be used for, and why?
• Properties (brightness, opacity) of grades
• How properties can be affected by changes in the production process

(iv) Printing methods

• Offset printing
• Gravure printing
• Paper faults
• Printing problems

(v) Environmental issues

(vi) Business overview

• Market needs
• Costs
• Logistics