Yupo Corporation (Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda, Tokyo; Masashi Watanabe, President, "Yupo") started a lineup of products for the HP Latex 700/800 printer series of Hewlett Packard Japan (Konan, Minato, Tokyo; Nobuku Okado, President). This offers large printing that contributes to a sustainable society through environmentally-friendly water-based Latex ink provided by HP and reduced plastic use and CO₂ emissions through the YUPO Back Light grade BLRG 150 and ULTRAYUPO FEBG 130.

Back Light grade BLRG 150 (use cases)

ULTRAYUPO FEBG 130 (use cases)

*Images are for illustrative purposes.

When printing on YUPO using a conventional HP Latex-compatible printer of generation three or earlier, you needed to use a YUPO coated with ink receptors as the printer paper to maintain the water resistance and abrasion resistance. On the other hand, the HP Latex 700/800 printer series fourth-generation (released in February 2021) has been confirmed to have sufficient water resistance and abrasion resistance, even with YUPO that doesn't have a coating layer. Therefore, we have created a product lineup for wide format printer as two types, the YUPO Back Light grade BLRG 150 and ULTRAYUPO FEBG 130.

In terms of environmental aspects, both products are the YUPO Back Light grade BLRG 150 and ULTRAYUPO FEBG 130 that including biomass resin. In addition, the YUPO GREEN Back Light grade BLRG 150 yields large-scale reductions in the amount of plastic used and the amount of CO₂ emissions thanks to a weight lighter than the general PET material film used widely throughout the wide format printing market.

In terms of cost, the fourth-generation HP Latex ink has a thinner ink film than UV ink, allowing the ink to dry at low temperatures. This yields sharp decreases in the thickness of the printer paper, from the 200 µm needed in many UV printers to 130 µm, and also makes it possible to use the paper with non-coated products. This helps cut customer costs.

About HP Latex ink

It was released in 2008. It is characterized by being a water-based ink that has reduced burden on the environment and the human body, with high resistance and unaffected printing quality.

As customer companies need to be able to provide their customers with environmentally-friendly products and services, we provide sustainable wide format printing with the environmental friendliness of the HP Latex 700/800 printer series with fourth-generation Latex ink and with a reduced burden on the environment thanks to the print media provided by Yupo.

Characteristics of BLRG 150

• Reduced CO₂ emissions due to included biomass resin
• Reduced plastic use through fine holes (micro voids)
• Yupo's diffused reflection of light makes the product suitable for back light posters
• Includes profile of the HP Latex 700/800 printer series

Characteristics of FEBG 130

• Reduced CO₂ emissions due to included biomass resin
• Reduced plastic use through fine holes (micro voids)
• Widely used for posters and tapestries
• Reduces burden on the environment through thinning down to the current FEBG 130 from the conventional 200 micrometre widely used in UV inkjet printers
• Includes profile of the HP Latex 700/800 printer series

Comparison between BLRG 150 and PET media (material base per 1 m²)

Comparison between FEBG 130 and FPU 200 (material base per 1 m²)

Product lineup

• YUPO Back Light grade BLRG 150
  Stock size: 1600 mm width x 50 m
  Start of sales: December 2021
• ULTRAYUPO FEBG 130
  Stock size: 1600 mm width x 50 m
  Start of sales: December 2021

1. *Please contact us if you would like to receive a sample roll, etc.

Product overview

Product name	Back Light grade BLRG 150	ULTRAYUPO FEBG 130
Grade	BLRG 150	FEBG 130
Thickness/basis weight	150 µm   153 g/m2	130 µm   100.1 g/m2
Product features	Product which includes semi-transparent biomass resin	Product which includes biomass resin
Printing method	Latex (HP fourth generation)
Product applications	For back-lit posters	Posters, tapestries, etc.
Start of sales	December 2021

When using any of the above Yupo products with the HP Latex 700/800 printer series, please download the profiles from the following media locator of HP.
(They can also be directly downloaded from the printer.)

Back Light grade BLRG 150

• https://www.printos.com/ml/#/medialocator/129600

ULTRAYUPO FEBG 130 (You can print using either of the profiles below.)

• https://www.printos.com/ml/#/medialocator/149853

Otherwise,

• https://www.printos.com/ml/#/medialocator/141305

please contact a representative at HP for details.

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