Substrate (printing)

Substrate is a term used in a converting process such as printing or coating to generally describe the base material onto which, e.g. images, will be printed. Base materials may include:

• plastic films or foils,
• release liner
• textiles,
• plastic containers
• any variety of paper (lightweight, heavyweight, coated, uncoated, paperboard, cardboard, etc.), or
• parchment.