Saugbrugs Nor Opaq Plus
High opacity – high brightness
End use: Magazines, inserts, catalogues, direct mail and door drop.
Sub-brands: Nor
Printing method: Heatset & Rotogravure
Finish: Silk
Producer: Saugbrugs
Technical Characteristics
Heatset: Fogra 41L
Gravure: ICC Paper profile - PSR_MF_V2_M1.icc
- High opacity and bulk
- High brightness – ISO 80
- Delivering of wide rolls up to 4320 mm
- Excellent printability
Nor Opaq Plus is a high end uncoated mechanical improved paper from Saugbrugs. With high opacity and high brightness it is suitable for demanding publications.
Please note: Basic properties are technical target values subjected to production variations.
| Basic properties | ISO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basis Weight | (ISO 536) | (g/m²) | 45 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 60 |
| Thickness | (ISO 534) | (µm) | 52 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 64 |
| Density | (ISO 534) | (kg/m3) | 860 | 890 | 910 | 915 | 920 |
| Bulk | (ISO 534) | (cm3/g) | 1.15 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Brightness D65 | (ISO 2470) | (%) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| CIE Whiteness | (ISO 11475) | (%) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| L-value D65 | (ISO 5631-2) | (D65/10°) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| a-value D65 | (ISO 5631-2) | (D65/10°) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| b-value D65 | (ISO 5631-2) | (D65/10°) | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 |
| Opacity | (ISO 2471) | (%) | 92 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 |
| Gloss Hunter | (ISO 8254-1) | (%) | 20-25 | 20-25 | 20-25 | 20-25 | 20-25 |
| Smoothness PPS 10 | (ISO 8791-4) | (µm) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Last updated: 24.04.2026
Certifications
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The high opacity benefit