By Melissa Donovan
Media optimized for use as wallpaper must feature several non-negotiable characteristics. These include durability and washability. Other desirable features are ease of use—for installation and eventual removal, excellent visual appearance, and a level of eco-friendless whether its PVC free or has certain environmental certifications.
The June issue of Digital Output includes a feature article on digitally printed wallpaper, with vendors sharing insights on the potential of this market for sign shop owners that traditionally offer more brand-centric, advertisement-type wall graphics to customers.
To complement the article in the June print issue, this piece shares various digitally printable wallpaper substrates by vendor.
Ahlstrom
Ahlstrom WallStar Digital offers a variety of PVC-free nonwoven substrates for the wallpaper and wallcovering market. The WallStar Digital range includes Wallcover, Easy, Advance, and Essential, each offering distinct advantages such as rich textures, outstanding durability, ease of application, and responsibly sourced materials.
Ahlstrom WallStar Digital Wallcover is the company’s widest range of nonwovens for digital printing. It offers unlimited scope for natural aesthetic and premium designs, together with remarkable ease of use, thanks to being paste the wall.
WallStar Digital Easy offers an extensive range of pre-pasted and self-adhesive nonwovens. Choose the perfect solution between Spray & Up and Peel & Up media. Spray & Up materials are pre-pasted for easy application, alignment, and repositioning. Peel & Up media are self adhesive, repositionable, with residue-free removal. Both options ensure a quick, clean, and hassle-free installation. And they’re 100 percent PVC-free.
WallStar Digital Advance is Ahlstrom’s latest innovation in PVC-free wallcoverings, meeting U.S. Type II commercial standards. Designed for high-traffic areas, it’s washable, scrubbable, tear and stain-resistant, ensuring long-lasting durability. With low volatile organic compounds, ASTM E84, FSC certification, and W-102 compliance, the company says it’s a sustainable choice.
WallStar Digital Essential brings environmentally responsible innovation to wallcoverings. Made with FSC-certified pulp, 100 percent recycled synthetic fibers, and 100 percent recycled binders, it considers environmental impact from sourcing to production. With a soft texture, high stability, and excellent digital print results, it ensures effortless installation and stunning designs.
Beaver Paper & Graphic Media, Inc.
TexStyles FashionWalls is durable, washable, and abrasion resistant. It stands up to washing and scrubbing. Tested under industry standards, FashionWalls has one of the highest ratings for stain resistance in its category. Made of 100 percent knit polyester, TexStyles FashionWalls is easy to use and comes in two versions—dye-sublimation and latex/UV. Available in widths up to 126 inches, FashionWalls will transform any room with its vivid color reproductions. Its natural white point offers consistent and reliable color prints from production lot to production lot.
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon has a full line of PVC-free wallcoverings for digital print UV, UVgel, and latex, as well as Dreamscape’s line of vinyl textured and specialty products. It also offers digital wallcoverings from Mactac—the OODLes family of material and a Canon brand textured 6-mil with a ultra-removable pressure-sensitive adhesive.
Drytac
ReTac Textures is a 6-mil printable, matte white phthalate-free polymeric PVC film with ReTac ultra removable adhesive. It has an embossed canvas, sand, or linen finish that adds depth and visual appeal to static, flat graphics.
ReTac Smooth 150 is a 6-mil white polymeric printable PVC film coated with ReTac ultra-removable adhesive technology. It has several fire ratings, making it ideal for use on most indoor surfaces in public areas that require compliance with strict fire regulations, such as retail stores, airports, hotels, and hospitals.
Paper Fleece Smooth is a PVC-free, non-woven wallcovering print media designed for long-term use, boasting excellent dimensional stability. Featuring a repositionable adhesive backed by a micro-grooved release paper, it allows for easy, bubble-free application and repositioning.
Faze 3 SMS
Faze 3 SMS manufactures all of its fully sustainable Type I and Type II wallcoverings in the U.S. Type I EuroLux RTI incorporates a unique proprietary blend of natural and synthetic fibers with inline latex saturation to provide exceptional dimensional stability required for perfect panel seams, and easy strip-ability each and every time. While you can choose the traditional option of pasting the backer to install your wallcovering, high permeability makes the product installation a snap using the paste-the-wall technique to speed the process.
In addition, it offers its EuroLux product with a proven water-activated pre-pasted backing that activates quickly and efficiently by spraying with either a heavy mist of water; or for a more foolproof installation, you can activate more completely with a spray apply pre-paste activator, like Roman’s E-Z Hang. Finally, Faze 3 incorporated a modern pressure-sensitive microsphere adhesive with its product to make a dry apply ready-to-install product out of the box.
Type II ProTex commercial wallcovering options combine the best features of the established EuroLux Nonwoven, which offer superior cross platform compatibility with an ultra-matte print surface to achieve visually stunning image quality on virtually all digital print platforms, with a heavy duty woven or nonwoven backing to achieve Type II Performance. ProTex features a woven cotton poly scrim backing that is designed to work effectively and dry strip completely using either a Heavy Duty Clear or Heavy Clay commercial wallcovering adhesives, like Roman’s Pro-838 or Pro-732.
Tapestry, a Type II nonwoven backed product, provides a much smoother print surface for finer more stylized commercial printing applications by incorporating a heavy-duty high strength nonwoven fabric as the backer, to achieve the performance strength required for Type II commercial applications.
General Formulations
General Formulations offers a complete line of wall products, from classic microsphere adhesive WallMark materials to the newer High-Tack Removable films, designed to work well with low and zero-VOC paints. The lineup includes the conformable GF 227 WallMark Lite with microsphere technology, several easy-to-install 6-mil options, and RoughMark textured wall products, available in both calendered and cast. For an eco-friendly, PVC-free alternative, GF 234 GraphiTex provides a high-quality fabric that won’t fray or shrink, making it a great choice for premium wallpaper applications.
Jessup Manufacturing Co.
TexWalk is a repositionable, textured material ideal for both walls and floors. TexWalk Smooth is designed for smooth, professional-looking wall applications. TexWalk Canvas offers a fine art textured aesthetic for premium environments. WallPro 4 and WallPro 6 are durable, high-performance options developed specifically for long-term wall installations.
Monadnock Paper Mills
Monadnock Paper Mills offers an extensive selection of Envi Wallgraphics, specifically engineered for outstanding print quality and environmental sustainability.
Its wallcovering collection includes standout products like Envi PC 10 and Envi PC 100, designed with a neutral, balanced white tone to complement a variety of designs. With options available in both pre-pasted and unpasted formats, the substrates provide flexibility for customized solutions and streamlined installation.
Backed by years of experience in wallcovering manufacturing, Monadnock Paper Mills ensures consistent and reliable performance. Whether customers prefer the convenience of pre-pasted wallcoverings with easy-to-use, water-activated adhesive for simplified installation by both professional installers and home DIY enthusiasts, or traditional unpasted options for tailored applications, there are solutions to suit every project’s unique requirements.
Photo Tex Group, Inc.
The Photo Tex Opaque/Block-out has been a primary substrate in the wallpaper industry for the past 20 years. This self-adhesive polyester fabric is a proprietary product that is easy to install, as it does not shrink, rip, or wrinkle over time and is easy to remove when ready to replace.
Jun2025, Digital Output
