Ilford Galerie media earns 200-plus-year print permanence rating

ILFORD Imaging Switzerland GmbH , Marley, Switzerland, announced its Galerie inkjet photo media line has received high print permanence ratings from Wilhelm Imaging Research Inc., Avon, Conn., an independent permanence testing laboratory.

Wilhelm Imaging’s research shows Ilford Galerie Gold Fibre Silk, Smooth Pearl and Smooth Gloss media achieved a very high level of overall Print Permanence and Dark Storage Stability Ratings. When printed with HP Vivera pigment inks, the papers were found to withstand fading and yellowing for more than 250 years in archival album or dark storage conditions, and are stable for more than 200 years when displayed under glass. The Smooth papers also demonstrated a “very high” resistance to high humidity.

The research results can be found here.

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