Cast-coated papers and processes for preparing thereof

A process for preparing a cast-coated paper comprising:

• applying a coating color comprising a pigment and an adhesive on a base paper containing an organic compound having the effect of inhibiting interfiber bonding of pulp to form a coating layer,
• drying the coating layer in a wet state,
• smoothing the dried coating layer,
• rewetting the smoothed layer, and
• pressing and drying the coating layer against a heated mirror finishing surface to form a finished cast coating layer,
• wherein the coating color contains not less than 50 parts by weight of a kaolin based on 100 parts by weight of inorganic pigments, and wherein the kaolin has a particle size distribution such that not less than 65% by volume of the particles are in the range of 0.4-4.2 μm and the cast coating layer contains a plastic pigment.