The international packaging and paper group Mondi is launching a new campaign, “Our inspiration: nature’s brilliant colours”, which ideally links Color Copy’s outstanding colour reproduction and Mondi's commitment to sustainable development: From 1 September to 15 November 2015 Mondi is hosting a photo competition, in which participants are invited to upload their best wildlife pictures and share how they have captured nature’s brilliant colours.

“Color Copy’s excellent colour reproduction makes it possible to have those brilliant pictures and memories not only in our minds, but to also capture them on printed paper to share with others and for posterity. Our new campaign is about emphasising Color Copy’s unrivalled colour reproduction as well as our commitment to sustainability, each and every day,” says Johannes Klumpp, Marketing and Sales Director for Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper, Europe and International.

Photo Contest – capture nature’s brilliant colours

Exotic fish in the ocean, amphibians with vivid colour markings to ward off predators or the radiant wings of a butterfly are just a few examples of the mesmerising colours and patterns found in nature that serve as inspiration for graphic designers everywhere.

The ten best photographs in the Color Copy contest, chosen via public voting on the online platform, will be awarded prizes. A professional jury will select the winner out of the top ten finalists, whose photograph will also be part of the new Color Copy campaign “Our inspiration: Nature’s brilliant colours.” The first prize is a guided photo-safari for two persons to South Africa, one of the world’s most fascinating natural landscapes and home of the Mondi Group.

One brand - a wide array of applications

Introduced in 1989, Color Copy was the first paper worldwide to be specially designed for use in digital colour laser systems and is still today the number one colour laser brand.[1] The FSC^®-certified and CO₂ neutral paper has set the benchmark for brilliant printing results, especially when it comes to vibrant colour reproduction and proven runnability, providing maximum machine productivity and cost savings with regards to maintenance and servicing.

The colour gamut – making colours come to life

Realistic photo printouts depend on various factors, such as the printing technology, press, amount and type of ink/dry toner and of course paper. Buyers Lab (BLI), the industry’s leading independent research authority, tested Color Copy on a total of 11 different printing devices. “In reality there are billions of colours visible to the eye,” said BLI’s European Laboratory Manager, Martin Soane. “The printing industry traditionally mixes cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK) to reproduce these. Depending on the printing device and paper type, there are limitations when it comes to the reproduction of accurate colours – called the colour gamut. In BLI’s test, Mondi’s Color Copy paper delivered very good gloss and density results on 11 different laser and inkjet printing devices and achieved an outstanding colour gamut throughout the test,” he added.

Sustainable – every day

Color Copy was the world’s first CO₂ neutral colour laser paper and the entire portfolio is FSC^®-certified and thus part of the Mondi Green Range. Sustainability is a fundamental pillar of Mondi’s corporate strategy, with continuous efforts made to further improve the environmental profiles of products and processes. The company’s commitment is underpinned by close collaborations with NGOs such as WWF International, Silver Taiga in Russia and Wessa in South Africa. Its paper products are certified to numerous renowned certifications: FSC^®, PEFC™, EU Ecolabel, Blue Angel, Austrian Ecolabel, and ISEGA.

More information about the Color Copy portfolio, local dealers and the photo contest, is available at www.mondigroup.com/colorcopy.