Advanced Materials

Paper and Packaging

James Cropper

Advanced Materials

Paper and Packaging

Paper Types

1845 Archival

Specialist papers and boards used for packaging and protection, display and interleaving.

90-350 GSM 1300-1300 Mic

100% Fresh Fibre

Apollo

A distinctive paper with a soft-touch felt marked texture.

100% Fresh Fibre

Bowston Black

Black papers and boards made from 100% reworked fibre from paper processing: zero waste to landfill.

110-300 GSM 1000-2000 Mic

100% Upcycled Fibre

Colourform by James Cropper

Colourform by James Cropper

Digital Art Paper

Acid-free, long-life digital art papers designed for aqueous dye and pigment print.

100% Fresh Fibre

Duplex

Laminate up to 5 plies in a single colour or a combination of striking shades, from 70gsm to 3mm in thickness.

From 100% virgin fibre or 100% cotton to varying levels of recycled fibre to meet cost or compliance requirements

Elation

A classic felt mark design with an irregular micro-geometric pattern.

100% Fresh Fibre, 100% Recycled, and Part Recycled

Kendal Drawing Cartridge

Specifically designed for illustration and drawing, Kendal Drawing Cartridge is a medium weight, acid-free paper with a matt white surface.

100% Fresh Fibre, 100% Cotton, 100% Upcycled Fibre

Kendal Laid

A classic range of watermarked papers and boards, ideal for the production of co-ordinated stationery.

100% Fresh Fibre

Kendal Manilla

A range of high quality boards, firmly established as a benchmark for outstanding performance within the filing and stationery markets.

50% Upcycled Fibre

Kendal Photo Board

Our wall-ready photo boards enable customised high quality photo reproduction that’s quick and ready to take away.

100% Fresh Fibre

Kendal Watercolour Board

Acid-free watercolour paper designed for artists of all levels. The lightly textured surface is suitable for a variety of media including watercolour, gouache, pen and ink, pencil, and pastel.

100% Fresh Fibre, 100% Cotton

Mountboard

Coloured and textured facing papers, middle core, and backing papers aligned to FATG standards.

From 100% virgin fibre or 100% cotton to varying levels of recycled fibre to meet cost or compliance requirements.

Parchment

A distinctive mottled appearance provides a timeless quality for modern-day stationery or stand-out packaging with visual impact.

100% Fresh Fibre

Pearlescent Paper

Paper that dazzles at first sight and touch. A shimmering surface gives print and packaging a show-stopping differentiation.

100% Fresh Fibre

Porcelain

An exceptionally smooth white graphic board which offers an excellent printing surface.

100% Fresh Fibre

Rydal Apparel

Giving forgotten fashion a new lease of life. Working with the fashion industry and partners, James Cropper is the first paper mill to upcycle used textiles as a fibre source for luxury packaging paper.

100% Recycled containing 20% Denim

Rydal Eco

A premium range of sustainable packaging boards crafted from recycled fibre, combining uncoated feel with coated performance.

Snow White

With strength and fold endurance, bookbinding papers produced by James Cropper are second to none.

100% Fresh Fibre

The Rydal Packaging Collection

High value and luxury products are expected to look beautiful, be functional, and also be environmentally and socially responsible. It is important for consumers to know that these values extend throughout the supply chain.

25%, 50% and 100% Recycled

Vanguard

A premium collection of smooth uncoated papers available in a kaleidoscope of colours.

120-620 GSM 200-750 Mic

Up to 40% Recycled Coffee Cups

Wainwright Colours from Nature

Pioneering materials to celebrate our environment, Herdwick Brown and Limestone are dyed with natural ingredients.

100% Recycled Fibre (60% locally sourced pre-consumer waste, 40% post-consumer waste)