Process to manufacture low weight high quality paper for use as a support layer of a release liner with a belt assembly

A method for manufacturing paper suitable for use as a support layer of a release liner, the method comprising:

• forming a paper web from pulp slurry,
• reducing moisture content of the paper web by a press section), such that after the press section, the paper web has a dry content level in the range of 15 to 35.-%,
• supporting the paper web by a belt across a distance from a first contact point in the press section to a first separation point in a drying section, wherein the press section is positioned before the drying section in the travel direction of the paper web, the first contact point defining a point where the belt supporting the paper web is detached from a roll and the first separation point denoting the beginning of the drying section and wherein the paper web is detached from the belt, and
• drying the paper web to form paper, and
• heating the paper web when supported by said belt such that the temperature of the paper web is in the range of 56 to 99° C. at the first separation point, and the dry content of the paper web is equal to or higher than 40 wt.-% at the first separation point.