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James Cropper Goes for Silver-Coated Paper - Will Introduce Germ-Free File Folders

British papermaker James Cropper Plc has introduced a line of silver-based paper products known as Docugard using coating technology from UK-based BioCote.

“In today’s environment, there is an increased awareness and concern about the problems caused by cross-contamination of bacteria on contact surfaces in the workplace, not least in the healthcare sector and also in the food and catering industries. Building on our technical expertise in producing high purity papers and grades for specialist industrial uses, it was a natural progression to enter into an exclusive agreement with BioCote to encapsulate the anti-microbial system into papers and boards destined for use in such high risk environments,” company officials said in a prepared statement.

They noted that in initial production trials of Docugard the paper had excellent anti-bacterial properties and fought the growth of staphylococcus, Listeria, E-coli and salmonella.

The company says that early applications will be in protecting hospital case notes and medical files against the proliferation of bacteria, but future applications will include business stationery, envelopes, brochures, book-binding materials and other packaging.

Silver News - Fourth Quarter 2004