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Now, as price, printing cost and appearance issues came under control, lightweight paper was set to take its place in the widening world of printing paper.

Following the advent of lightweight papers came the development of paper specifically suited to the needs of xerographic copying.

"When the xerographic printing devices came into to play it necessitated slightly different papermaking techniques, like changes to the grades, to allow paper to work smoothly on these copiers," explains Jim Miller, group manager for Georgia-Pacific. "You were trying to adjust for static electricity and curl, and other problems particular to xerographic copying."