The present invention provides a method for printing high opacity images or coatings using solvent based inks comprising hollow polymeric microspheres, wherein the inks do not contain titanium dioxide. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified titanium dioxide as possibly carcinogenic to humans, The method of the present invention allows one to avoid the use of inks that rely on titanium oxide for high opacity, which has become of importance for articles that come into contact with one's mouth, for example, cigarette tipping papers.

The invention relates to a nano-embossed mouthpiece lining paper which has a lacquer layer comprising nitrocellulose or ethyl cellulose, wherein the lacquer layer is either a clear lacquer layer or a colored lacquer layer and is provided with a nano-structure by mechanical embossing.

The invention relates to a mouthpiece lining paper which can be provided with at least one elevation by the action of heat, the mouthpiece lining paper including thermally expandable particles which are present in the substrate of the mouthpiece lining paper or a printing or lacquer layer, which printing or lacquer layer is present on the substrate of the mouthpiece lining paper.

A coating method for sheathing material formed from paper or card for smoking materials or parts of smoking materials in order to reduce the tendency of the sheathing material to absorb and diffuse aqueous or oily substances, the sheathing material being provided on the same side with two coatings, which are applied one on top of the other and are each applied in liquid form in two successive coating steps. In the first coating step, at least one layer of a first coating substance is applied, which reduces the ability of the paper or card to absorb the liquid volatile matrix of the second coating substance; in the second coating step, at least one layer of a second coating substance is applied, which is repellent or impermeable to one or more of the following substances: oils, fats, waxes, alcohols, and water.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a tipping paper for smoking articles. The tipping paper includes a fragrance carrier including a fragrance material and a carrier material, the carrier material includes the fragrance material, and the fragrance material included in the carrier material is disseminated from the tipping paper in response to moisture, saliva, or friction, and the carrier material is a material soluble in ethanol.