Environmentally friendly paper

More than just a sheet to hold words and pictures, the paper you choose can convey a powerful message about your commitment to quality and a better environment.

Zenas Crane began making paper from tree-free fibers in 1801. Back then, long before anyone thought about cutting trees to make paper, he paid local women for their used household rags. His conviction then, as it is today for the seventh generation of his family, was to make the best paper. That's why we still make our papers with tree-free fibers.

Today, with increasing concern about forest depletion and disappearing American farms, we're extending our commitment to quality and environmental responsibility with the introduction of Continuum Papers. We use brilliant white cotton underwear cuttings and cotton blue jean scraps. We recycle the cotton and flax fibers used to make U.S. currency. We work with farm organizations who grow kenaf for Crane on what had been unproductive land. And we're breaking new ground by making paper from industrial hemp.

By selecting Continuum tree-free papers, whether it's for a customer newsletter, fund-raising plea, marketing brochure or virtually any other printed communication, you can send a meaningful message about a more positive and optimistic future for our forests and our farms - and a dedication to a healthier environment.