Cast-coated paper and production method thereof

摘要

Provided is a cast-coated paper which comprises a raw paper having on at least one side thereof a layer of a coating composition comprising a pigment and a water base binder, with the layer having a surface treated with a coagulating solution containing one or more of an ammonium salt as a coagulant and smoothened by pressing the treated surface to a hot specular surface of metal while the layer is in a wet condition; and a method of producing the aforesaid cast-coated paper. The cast-coated paper of the present invention is suitable for, for example, ink jet recording with water-base ink.