At Verso, we're focused on freesheet and groundwood papers for publishers, catalogers, advertisers and commercial print producers. That focus enhances our ability to serve by continually improving our products, our processes and our services to meet the specific needs of our customers and help them stay competitive. We can anticipate tomorrow's issues and provide flexibility, high performance and quality solutions with our products. 

Paper is categorized by the pulping process used to convert wood into fiber:

Freesheet paper is made from the chemical process that breaks apart the fibers and dissolves impurities. It is "free" of groundwood or mechanical pulp. By definition, freesheet papers can contain no more than 10 percent mechanical pulp, and most contain none. It is bleached in a four to six stage process that results in a bright, white, high quality paper used primarily in high-end corporate communications such as annual reports, brochures, advertising inserts and catalogs.

Groundwood paper is made from a mechanical process that incorporates one stage of bleaching. The results are less brightness and a bit more yellow color to the paper. It contains 30-75 percent groundwood pulp and is primarily used in magazines, newspaper inserts and catalogs.

Blended paper utilizes a combination (or blend) of freesheet and groundwood pulp. It offers some of the higher-quality attributes of freesheet paper and the cost savings of groundwood. It can be coated or uncoated and is usually used for magazines and catalogs.