Holmen BOOK is a high-quality book paper with great readability. Since it is produced with low environmental impact, it’s also a climate-smart choice for smarter publishing. We stand for the long-term value of the printed book and cultivate the sustainable mindset on the market.
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Holmen BOOK
Holmen BOOK – a family with many variants
Holmen BOOK
A market-leading high-quality book paper for hardbacks and paperbacks, optimized for readability.
Holmen BOOK Cream
Softer on the eyes, Holmen BOOK Cream creates a premium, comfortable reading experience for story lovers.
Holmen BOOK Fine
Holmen BOOK Fine ensures sharp contrast and true colours, perfect for visual imagery and educational books.
Holmen BOOK Extra
All our papers deliver premium performances, but Extra White and Extra Cream will give you even more.
Holmen BOOK Bulky
High-bulk paper with consistent quality – making softcover and paperback books easy to print, read, and carry.
Applications
Let the paper lift your content
The Holmen BOOK paper family is vast, since Holmen is a manufacturer of paper for virtually all sorts of books. High-quality hardbacks, paperbacks, educational books, manga and graphical storytelling, you name it. We’ll have the paper – with perfect print surface and the consistent, stable quality. Moreover, to make it as convenient as possible for you, we offer a great service concept with personal contact, transport coordination and technical service.
Sustainability
World-leading sustainability
By using a Holmen paper for your production, you can lower the carbon footprint of your books dramatically compared to using a woodfree paper. Holmen operates two of the world’s most efficient and sustainable paper mills, Hallsta and Braviken. But this is not all.
Sustainability
Traceable to sustainably managed forests
Our products are 100% traceable back to responsible and sustainable forest management, where we protect biodiversity, support local ecosystems, and help fight climate change. The fresh fibres in our paper come from by-products of forest care and wood construction. Every part of the tree is used, ensuring that nothing goes to waste. And we plant new trees as part of every forest cycle, ensuring continuous growth and a thriving landscape.
Technical data
Download the technical data sheet to learn more about key specifications and performance details for Holmen BOOK, supporting informed selection and use.
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Carbon footprint and environmental declaration
Carbon footprint, Paper Profile and Origin of Wood are all part of the Environmental Declaration that we make available for our products yearly.
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Mill certificates
We operate according to globally recognised standards for forest stewardship and management of environmental, energy and quality aspects.
Chain of custody certificates
FSC® – Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®-C020071) – is a system for the certification of forestry, supported by several environmental organisations.
PEFC – (PEFC/05-33-134) Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes is an international system for forest certification.
EU Ecolabel – is the official ecolabel of the European Union. The ecolabelling criteria are drawn up by responsible bodies in the Member States. To achieve certification, the products are assessed from a life cycle perspective from raw material to waste. The products have to meet strict environmental, functional and quality requirements. These requirements are tightened on a continuous basis.
Environment, energy and quality management
ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and ISO 9001 are international standards for environmental management, energy management and quality management.
Occupational health and safety management
ISO 45001 is a standard for occupational health and safety management systems.
Order samples
Experience the difference
Order free paper and paperboard samples in our webshop to explore the quality, strength, and design possibilities firsthand.