Ageing resistance test

Ageing resistance

In order to be able to store documents permanently, it is necessary that the substrates have appropriate properties. With us you can have your papers certified according to ISO 9706.

Certified papers

Your benefit

Even in the digital age it remains necessary to preserve data on analogue information carriers such as books. The certification of resistance to ageing in accordance with the relevant ISO 9706 standard ensures that documents are not damaged even after long periods of storage in archives and libraries.

The certified papers are entered into the FograCert database and published. On the product itself you can indicate the certification in the form of a FograCert logo.

Fogra employee Dr Philipp Stolper

Dr Philipp Stolper

Head of Materials & Environment

+49 89 431 82 - 354

Get in touch

Your contact

I would be pleased to advise you in all questions concerning ageing resistance and to make you an individual offer.

What you need to do

You would like to have the ageing resistance of your papers certified (validity: 2 years) or renew an existing certification?

We need from you

  • a written order to carry out the certification,

  • 100 sheets (DIN/A 4).

paper ageing titrator

Our procedure

After receipt of the order by Fogra you will receive an order confirmation which contains all details of the test period, contact person and price. The processing period for certification is approx. 2 to 3 weeks.

The following material tests are carried out:

  • Tearing resistance according to Elmendorf

  • Determination of the Alkali reserve

  • Determination of the Kappa number

  • Determination of the pH value

The evaluation of the results is carried out as prescribed in the ISO 9706 standard. In case of a successful certification we issue a certificate and list your paper in our FograCert database.

Determination of Kappa number

Our offer

Extract from the price liste:

Certification of one paper:
€ 742.56 (Fogra member) | € 1,060.80 (regular)

I would be pleased to provide you with a non-binding offer for your aging resistance certification:

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