Unique and selected suppliers have been identified for each DBC Paper product. Today DBC works only top-of-the-range materials, produced by internationally renowned paper mills and certified in every aspect: the stock of DBC cutting reels comes from a fixed and defined list of partners, selected with attention and rigor within the paper market.
This long search, aimed at finding excellence, is constantly evolving: DBC does not consider its task concluded, and all innovations of the raw material are screened. It is the necessary step to maintain the very high standards that we have set for ourselves.
Below you will find the list of our suppliers, case by case: for DBC transparency is an indispensable value, and we are happy to open the doors to everyone - in both a metaphorical and a concrete sense: we are always happy to host all our customers in the factory.
WOODLESS COATED PAPER
WOODLESS COATED PAPERFor our cards Pure Matt And Pure Gloss we only use paper purchased from the Lecta Group, one of the world's leading paper groups.
Lecta, compared to other suppliers, guarantees us i better lead times available in Italy and the known qualitative excellence of its coated paper.
PATINATINO WITH WOOD
PATINATINO WITH WOODTosca Silk And Tosca Style are, among our products, the ones we are most proud of. The raw material comes directly from Northern Europe, and is produced by the group SCA (known to the general public through one of the world's leading brands in the tissue sector, “Tempo” - that of paper handkerchiefs).
SCA cards have the better performance (technical and innovative) compared to competitors: thickness, whiteness, opacity, smoothness and runnability are unmatched.
NATURAL WOODLESS PAPERS - OTHELLO
Our suppliers for uncoated papers are The Navigator Company (formerly Portucel Soporcel) e Arctic Paper (product: Amber Graphic). In the industry, these two companies form the top a qualitative level.
NATURAL PAPER WITH HIGH THICKNESS WOOD - HOLMEN BOOK CREAM
The classic "paper book" is offered by DBC with the Holmen Book Cream, provided by Holmen Paper.
Holmen is the oldest paper mill in Europe, founded in the 17th century: since then it has specialized in this type of paper: Holmen's know-how on book paper is unparalleled, and places the product in a range of excellence.
HIGH THICKNESS CARDBOARD
DBC Paper distributes the Zenith cardboard, the most widespread and well-known thick cardboard for typographic and paper converting use. It is already cut and in sheet, and DBC is in charge of the distribution in the standard format.
RECYCLED CARDBOARD
There Paper mill Papelera del Principado is our designated supplier for "white back white" and "white back gray" products. On this variety, value for money is everything, and the Papelera guarantees the best balance between these two needs.
Important new investments are underway at our Spanish partner: they have the aim of increasing the quality of the product more and more, guaranteeing greater tenacity of the patina of the cover.
