Posted by Richard Romano Printing News February 28, 2017 Merriam-Webster defines “paper” as “(1) a felted sheet of usually vegetable fibers laid down on a fine screen from a water suspension; (2) a similar sheet of other material (as plastic).” While there has been some sense that the term “synthetic paper” is a bit of an oxymoron, the official dictionary at least has come around to considering “tree-free” substrates as paper. The apt term “durables” is also used to describe these … [Read more...]

If you see someone trying to rip a restaurant menu, that person might work for Yupo Corp. America in Chesapeake. Yupo doesn’t always know where its massive rolls and stacks of tree-free paper end up after they’re sent to printers, who turn it into detergent labels, cookbooks, airline baggage tickets and hospital bracelets that can’t be torn. That’s when the rip test or the Google search for “waterproof” books happen. Full article … [Read more...]

(CHESAPEAKE, VA – July 18, 2016) Yupo Corporation America, the largest manufacturer of synthetic paper in the Western Hemisphere, recently announced a change in leadership. Andre Fischbach has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Fischbach comes to Yupo from Quadrant Polypenco Korea, a division of Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products, where he most recently served as President and CEO. Quadrant is a wholly owned subsidiarity of the Mitsubishi Plastics group of … [Read more...]

Showcase Demonstrates the Creative Possibilities of YUPO Synthetic Paper (FARMVILLE, VA – July 2016) -- On July 8, the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts held an exhibit premier for “Chasing Shadows, The Magical Realities of Elly MacKay.” The exhibition showcases the miniature shadow theaters, prints, original hand-cut renderings, curiosity cabinets and large scale, site-specific installation crated for LCVA’s Main Street Gallery by the artist. These stunning, whimsical works, which … [Read more...]