The paper manufacturer said the product is a low cost paper that provides a competitive option for very low weight woodfree uncoated papers.

Petri Salminen, product manager, UPM paper business group, said: "The paper is low cost and environmentally friendly, and it is the ideal product for when whiteness and yellowness are not the most critical elements in the end use."

UPM EcoLite can be used for mail order catalogues, manuals, booklets and books, inserts, leaflets and advertising materials. It is manufactured at the company's Kaipola mill in Finland.