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NewPage Corporation today launched OptiLabel HB, a 54 lb high performance general purpose label paper for North American and International pressure sensitive markets.

With a history based in manufacturing papers for the pressure sensitive market, the product development team at NewPage set its sights on developing a new label facestock that maintains a premium appearance, and consistently performs well and in all aspects of production, from pressure sensitive laminating and label printing, to die cutting and high speed label application.

"Our experience in this market provides us with an in-depth understanding of the needs throughout the entire supply chain," said David Diekelman, executive director of sales and business development for specialty papers. "Pressure sensitive converters want stunning label graphics for their brand owner customers, delivered on a North American sourced label paper that meets their stringent quality standards and maximizes operational efficiencies.  OptiLabel HB delivers on all of these key objectives."

This product is manufactured on the No. 3 paper machine, one of three machines, at the NewPage Escanaba, Michigan, mill, a fully integrated pulp and paper manufacturing facility. The state-of-the-art machine was recently converted to manufacture release liner and label facestock papers for the pressure sensitive industry. With a machine trim of 262 inches, the No. 3 paper machine is ideal for serving the unique requirements of the pressure sensitive industry.

OptiLabel HB joins NewPage's other label facestock papers, including Sterling® Ultra C1S, Oxford™ HB, OptiPrime™ Family, OptiTherm™ and UniTherm™. When combined with NewPage's release liner paper offerings, this creates the most comprehensive pressure sensitive paper portfolio in North America.

For more information or product samples, visit the NewPage booth #1539 at Labelexpo Americas in Chicago, Illinois, September 14 – 16, 2010, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call 888-557-0227.

NewPage Corporation, the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, announced today it has been honored by the HP Indigo Preferred Media partner program with a two-year extension of its preferred partner status.

NewPage has now earned this status partner four years in a row.  As a preferred partner, NewPage has achieved a higher level of collaboration with HP Indigo, going beyond substrate certification and including a commitment to ongoing product development and go-to-market cooperation.

"NewPage is the leader in digital coated paper technology.  Our trusted brands are manufactured with proprietary coating formulas and optimized for top performance on HP Indigo digital presses.  All our digital papers for HP Indigo are certified by the Rochester Institute of Technology to meet the stringent requirements for runnability, ink transfer, adhesion, image quality and blanket life," says Dennis Essary, director of digital papers at NewPage.  "With an efficient, modern ordering and supply chain management system, NewPage works diligently to consistently offer best-in-class service and support."

"NewPage, with its extensive range of HP Indigo-certified coated media, has taken a progressive stance in the proliferation of digital printing," said Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager, Indigo division, HP.  "We are pleased to extend our mutually beneficial relationship with one of North America's most important paper manufacturers."

For more information about NewPage digital products for HP Indigo, please visit www.NewPageCorp.com or contact Dennis Essary at 888-557-3392.

Staples, Inc., a company committed to making it easy for customers, demonstrates as much with their comprehensive environmental program, EcoEasy™, the topic of a new episode in the popular On Paper sustainability podcast series. Sponsored by NewPage Corporation, North America’s largest coated paper manufacturer, all On Paper podcasts are available for download free-of-charge at http://www.onpaperseries.com.

Featuring Mark Buckley, vice president of environmental affairs for Staples, Inc., this episode addresses ways in which companies, as well as individuals, can make a difference in protecting the environment. “We make it very easy for folks to find products that have a better environmental attribute,” Buckley shares.

Through EcoEasy™, Staples focuses their environmental efforts on three major areas including products, recycling services and internal operations. By offering customers innovative environmental products and services, to implementing energy conservation, waste reduction, recycling and green building initiatives in their own internal operations, they’ve been able to achieve measurable results and capture accolades from some of the nation’s top green business lists.

When discussing the concept of democratizing sustainability, making it accessible to the general public, Buckley explains to On Paper listeners, “Our strategy is to fundamentally change the way that products get brought to market. {We ask} how can we create more opportunities across other categories in our business, where customers don’t necessarily have to make that trade-off in terms of price?”

In an Entrepreneur magazine article published earlier this year, Staples illustrated for readers how to “green” an existing office space by making smarter choices in their product selection and processes. During this On Paper episode, Buckley further explains that process to listeners and provides tangible actions to pursue.

To download this On Paper episode, visit http://www.onpaperseries.com/. Three seasons of conversations with some of the most innovative businesses and organizations in America are catalogued on this site for easy access and reference. Visitors to the site may also sign up to receive alerts when new sustainability episodes are released. In addition to http://www.onpaperseries.com/, this podcast is available at http://www.itunes.com/ and http://www.zune.net/.

About NewPage Corporation
Headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio, NewPage Corporation is the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, based on production capacity, with $3.1 billion in net sales for the year ended December 31, 2009. The company’s product portfolio is the broadest in North America and includes coated freesheet, coated groundwood, supercalendered, newsprint and specialty papers. These papers are used for corporate collateral, commercial printing, magazines, catalogs, books, coupons, inserts, newspapers, packaging applications and direct mail advertising.

NewPage owns paper mills in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nova Scotia, Canada. These mills have a total annual production capacity of approximately 4.4 million tons of paper, including approximately 3.2 million tons of coated paper, approximately 1.0 million tons of uncoated paper and approximately 200,000 tons of specialty paper. To learn more, visit http://www.newpagecorp.com/