Guandong’s Poly-rafia combines low weight, high strength and recyclability, opening new possibilities for banners and industrial applications. Innovation in visual communication is not only about developing new materials. It is about expanding their potential and discovering new ways to use them. This approach has driven Guandong’s product development for almost twenty years, leading to a portfolio of specialist media designed to meet the evolving needs of the graphics industry while creating opportunities well beyond their original applications.
One of these solutions is Poly-rafia, a technical woven banner material originally developed for outdoor advertising. Weighing just 165gsm, it combines exceptional tensile strength with outstanding mechanical resistance, outperforming many conventional banner materials while reducing weight by up to 70%. Designed for digital printing, Poly-rafia delivers excellent load-bearing performance together with an outstanding cost-to-performance ratio. Its lightweight construction makes transportation, handling and installation significantly easier without compromising durability, even in demanding large-format vertical installations. A 60 m² Poly-rafia banner, for example, weighs only 9 kg, compared with approximately 30 kg for conventional alternatives. Alongside its technical performance, Poly-rafia has been engineered with sustainability and end-of-life management in mind. (PHOTO Credit: LFR)