Common 3 Kinds Of Packaging Box Paper Category

The quality of a box is determined by the paper on which it is printed. Here is an introduction to the 3 types of paper commonly used in the production of packaging boxes.

1. White Cardboard:

White cardboard is a thicker and stiffer pure high-quality wood pulp made of white cardboard, by calendering or embossing treatment, mainly used for packaging and decorative printing substrates, divided into A, B, C three levels, the quantitative in 210-400g/㎡. The advantage is the low printing cost, the color is positive, is the first choice for most of the packaging box paper, with the international "plastic restriction" policy, the market demand for white cardboard surge.

2. Corrugated Paper:

Corrugated paper is made of face paper, lining paper, core paper and corrugated paper processed into waveform corrugated paper by bonding. The sizes are divided into five types: A, B, C, E and F. A and B corrugated paper is generally used as outer packaging boxes for transportation, and beer boxes are generally made of B flute. E flute is mostly used for single-piece packaging boxes, and F flute is micro corrugated, which is mostly used for hamburgers, disposable boxes for pastry and food or for packaging of refrigerated goods. The advantages of corrugated paper include low cost, light quality, easy processing, and the fact that over 80% of corrugated paper can be recycled.

3. Special Paper:

Special paper is the use of different fibers copied into paper with special functions using a paper copying machine, a wide range of special paper, the main use of gold and silver cardboard in the application of packaging boxes, the advantage is that the paper is firm, full color, smooth and dense surface, the disadvantage is that the ink permeability and absorption is not good, suitable for hot stamping, embossing, screen printing and other processes, commonly used in high-end packaging boxes and box lining.

The above is the common paper for packaging boxes, learn these later in the choice of custom brand packaging boxes better. If you have any questions on packaging cartons please feel free to contact our packaging experts.