Paperboard Packaging
Paperboard Grades Great packages begin with the right material - one that can deliver performance, quality and reliability for the product it houses. Paperboard packaging comes in several different grades that possess unique characteristics making each grade suitable for different packaging requirements and needs. Solid Bleached Sulfate (SBS) Bleached paperboard or solid bleached sulfate (SBS) is a premium paperboard grade that is produced from a furnish containing at least 80 percent virgin bleached wood pulp. Most bleached paperboard is coated with a thin layer of kaolin clay to improve its printing surface and may be also coated with polyethylene (PE) resin for wet strength food packaging. SBS is most popular in the United States. Recycled Paperboard Uncoated Paperboard Uncoated recycled paperboard, a multiply material, is produced from 100 percent recovered paper-collected from paper manufacturing and converting plants and post consumer sources-and represents the single largest market for recovered paper in the United States. Some uncoated paperboard is produced with a top ply of white recovered fiber or is vat dyed for color.