Ovation Paper

[Komori40]

Anyone run Ovation paper from Eagle Ridge Paper Co? This is a Chinese sourced stock that comes in Gloss, & Matte finishes.

[KCrom]

Ovation is the same paper as what used to be Unisource's uGloss and uVelvet private label imported papers. Unisource now gets their uGloss and uVelvet manufactured in the US by New Page.

[kansasquaker]

From what I understand KCrom is correct about ovation being the old ugloss and uvelvet. For what it's worth, we ran it for a while and it's not good paper. The printing is mottled and it cracks like crazy on the folder. I'd avoid it if you can. The new stuff from NewPage, however, runs very well. It's not all that bright, but otherwise we really like it.

[Josh249]

Its a good grade two product that ran smooth through our press, I found the paper folded well with proper scoring, and held ink quite nicely.

[manofprint]

I have been using the text. So far so good.
Except for the price increase letter I just recieved

[meddington]

Some recent controversy regarding Eagle Ridge Paper Co.

Dead Tree Edition: Both Sides in Asian-Paper Debate Are Lobbying U.S. Printers

The Paper Planet: Eagle Ridge Paper: US and Canadian Conservationists Send a Message to the Marketplace

[jps6397hl]

We have been running more Ovation recently. So far, so good. No issues.