High proportion of resin and low proportion of mineral powder.
High proportion of mineral powder and low proportion of non-toxic resin.
Production Process
Causes pollution – Excessive use of water, chemicals and bleaching agents.
No pollution – No water added during processing. Instead, high temperature is used to melt and dissolve the ingredients.
No Pollution – No water added during processing. Instead, high temperature is used to melt and dissolve the ingredients.
Product Position
Mass produced and integrated into the culture; it has yet to satisfy all users.
Holds special properties, whereby it is closer to plastic, not paper.
Enjoys the advantages of both traditional and synthetic paper. It is the next generation of paper in the paper industry.
Printing Suitability
Overall quite good. However the raw material scarcity, chemicals and the destructive effects its production and use impose on the environment restrict it.
The lack of pores and the plastic-like nature make printing messy and difficult. Usability is low and even if this can be changed, product cost is too high to be marketable.
Printing ink dries on TerraSkin at a faster rate than on synthetic paper. Moreover, further processing can be carried out more efficiently compared to synthetic paper.
Further Processing Suitability
Undoubtedly further processing is not a problem as processing machines were made with the traditional paper in mind.
Not suitable, as paper is made of materials with very different properties. Changes in downstream papermaking technology are required.
After coating it is very similar to traditional paper. Moreover, in many aspects it outperforms traditional paper.
