The present invention relates to an aqueous barrier coating composition comprising: 50-99.9% by weight of one or more anionic low molecular weight polysaccharide(s) having a degree of polymerization (DP) in the range of 2-12; 0.1-10% by weight of a polycationic polymer; based on the total dry weight of the aqueous barrier coating composition.

An oil repellent agent including a modified natural product having at least one hydroxyl group, wherein a hydrogen atom of the hydroxyl group is replaced with an R group represented by —Y—Z, wherein Y represents a direct bond, —C(═O)—, —C(═O)—NR′— or —C(═S)—NR′—, where R′ represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl group); and Z represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent or a polysiloxane. The natural material is a natural product other than starch and preferably is a monosaccharide, a polysaccharide, glycerin or polyglycerin. Also disclosed is a textile product to which the oil-resistant agent is attached, an oil-resistant paper and a method of treating paper with the oil-resistant agent.

Method of printing at least one transparent area on a major surface of a non-coated paper or cardboard substrate (1), wherein an optical transmittance, as measured with spectrophotometry, through the substrate (1) at a printed transparent area (2) is at least 20% higher than through the substrate (1) at a non-printed area (3) of the same paper or cardboard 5 substrate (1) at a wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum of wavelengths from 400 nm to 1000 nm that.

Method of printing at least one transparent area on a major surface of a non-coated paper or cardboard substrate (1), wherein an optical transmittance, as measured with spectrophotometry, through the substrate (1) at a printed transparent area (2) is at least 20% higher than through the substrate (1) at a non-printed area (3) of the same paper or cardboard 5 substrate (1) at a wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum of wavelengths from 400 nm to 1000 nm that.

An object of the present invention is to provide a print product which has a printed region where printing with ultraviolet laser is applied and which is excellent in viewability, a method for producing a print product by irradiation with ultraviolet laser, and a printing medium for laser printing, for use in the print product and the method for producing a print product. The print product of the present invention has a printed region comprising discolored titanium oxide in at least one portion of a sheet medium selected from the group consisting of paper or a film having a printable region comprising titanium oxide; titanium oxide is filled in the sheet medium; a titanium oxide content in the printable region in the sheet medium is 1.0% by mass or more, pulp constituting the paper has a length-weighted average fiber length and an average fiber width in specified ranges, and the paper has a basis weight of 20 g/m.sup.2 or more, when the sheet medium is the paper; a titanium oxide content in the printable region in the sheet medium is 0.3% by mass or more, the film has a thickness of 15 μm or more, and a resin constituting the film comprises a specified resin, when the sheet medium is the film; and a ratio between a Raman intensity assigned to titanium oxide in the printed region and a Raman intensity assigned to titanium oxide in a non-printed region is 0.70 or less.

A barrier material comprising (a) at least one layer of cellulosic substrate comprising MFC, and (b) a first barrier layer arranged on at least one surface of said cellulosic substrate, is provided, as well as a method for reducing the water vapour transmission rate (WVTR) of a cellulosic substrate.

To provide tissue paper with an excellent “moist texture” and high “smooth texture.” 2-ply tissue paper is characterized by the basis weight per ply being less than 13 g/m.sup.2, the 2-ply paper thickness being less than 135 μm, and containing above 1.4 g/m.sup.2 and less than 4.9 g/m.sup.2 of chemical agent which contains glycerin and 1,3-propanediol in a total amount of 83 mass % or more, wherein the mass ratio of glycerin and 1,3-propanediol is above 1:0.18 and less than 1:5.11.

To provide tissue paper with an excellent “moist texture” and high “smooth texture.” 2-ply tissue paper is characterized by the basis weight per ply being less than 13 g/m.sup.2, the 2-ply paper thickness being less than 135 μm, and containing above 1.4 g/m.sup.2 and less than 4.9 g/m.sup.2 of chemical agent which contains glycerin and 1,3-propanediol in a total amount of 83 mass % or more, wherein the mass ratio of glycerin and 1,3-propanediol is above 1:0.18 and less than 1:5.11.

The present invention relates to a method for the production of a coated paper, paperboard or film, wherein the method comprises the steps of; providing a first suspension comprising cellulose fibers, applying the first suspension on a substrate to form a fibrous web, wherein the web has a first and a second side, providing a second suspension comprising micro fibrillated cellulose, applying the second suspension either to the first side of the fibrous web or to a surface of a drying equipment and conducting said fibrous web through the drying equipment whereby the second suspension is added to the first side of the web forming the coated paper, paperboard or film. The invention also relates to a paper, paperboard or film produced according to the method.

Method of manufacturing an active moisture control material, wherein the material is formed from a base board comprising cellulose fibers and having a basis weight in the range of from 50 to 500 g/m2 and having a bulk of at least 1.2 cm3/g, wherein the method comprises a surface treatment of at least one side of said base board with a surface treatment composition comprising carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and a metal salt, wherein said surface treatment composition comprises carboxymethyl cellulose in a range of from 2 to 10 weight-% based on the total solid content of said surface treatment composition, and the metal salt in a range of from 10 to 30 weight-% based on the total solid content of said composition.