Carbon Paper

Carbon paper, the meaning of the carbon paper in 'Pulp and Paper Manufacture', 2nd edn., volume II which has been described as follows: Carbon paper is made by coating paper with a mixture consisting principally of a wax and a pigment. The colour is obtained from the pigment, usually a carbon black of low oil absorption, plus toners, usually lake pigments or oil-soluble dyes, which are added to increase the blackness, Collector of Central Excise v. Krishna Carbon Paper Co., (1989) 1 SCC 150: AIR 1988 SC 2223 (2227). [Central Excise and Salt Act (1 of 1944) Sch. 1]