HOW IS CORRUGATED CARDBOARD MADE?
Corrugated
cardboard is the world's most widely used packaging material. But not many
people are aware that it is made of renewable material and is also 100%
recyclable. Corrugated cardboard is a common material that most people
encounter in their everyday lives. It is mainly used in the manufacture of
packagings such as boxes and other Custom Packaging, which is then mostly used in
transport and industry. Corrugated cardboard has several positive properties in
addition to being available in a variety of variants and sizes. It is a durable
and strong material that is at the same time shock-absorbing and flexible. It
is without a doubt the optimal material to transport your goods in. The
popularity of corrugated cardboard makes it the world's most used packaging
material, which creates great opportunities for variation and adaptation to purpose.
A large part of corrugated board production consists of creating customized
corrugated boxes, for example through custom-made boxes or postal Custom Packaging with
print.
Although corrugated cardboard is such a popular material, not many
people know how it is made - so how is corrugated cardboard made?
How is corrugated cardboard made?
Corrugated
cardboard is made from pulp that is either extracted from coniferous and birch
forests, which is a renewable raw material, or from recycled custom cardboard boxes. To create corrugated cardboard from trees, sulfate pulp is
extracted by dissolving the wood with the help of high temperature and white
liquor. The pulp that is extracted continues in the process by being washed,
pressed, and dried to become paper. The paper is then used to create different
types of materials, including corrugated cardboard and cardboard. How is
corrugated cardboard made from recycled material? Well, to create corrugated
cardboard from recycled material, the recycled corrugated cardboard is
dissolved in water to create pulp which then goes through the same process.
Usually, the pulp does not fade, which gives the corrugated cardboard its
characteristic brown color. If the mass is bleached and made white, it can be
used to create boxes, for example, white inside or white outside.
The production
of corrugated cardboard then goes on to glue two flat layers of paper together
with a wavy paper in between. The flat paper is called liner and the wavy paper
is called fluting. Corrugated cardboard is made in different thicknesses
depending on how many layers of corrugated paper it has and is therefore
usually referred to as a "sandwich construction". Corrugated
cardboard with only one wave layer creates a flexible single wave, two wave
layers create a more durable double wave and three-wave layers create an
incredibly strong triple wave.
Environmental perspective
One of the
great advantages of corrugated cardboard is that it is a material that can be
recycled to 100%. In Sweden, we recycle about 98% of all packaging in
corrugated cardboard. About 75% then go on to be used in the manufacture of new
corrugated cardboard. The adhesive used in the manufacture of corrugated
cardboard is mainly based on maize starch which is non-toxic, water-soluble, and
also 100% biodegradable. Because the corrugated board is manufactured to such a
wide extent, this means that the production of the corrugated board becomes more
and more efficient and thus continuously reduces its environmental impact. SM
Custom Packaging has a wide range of environmentally friendly packaging that is
largely made from recycled materials.
Comments
Post a Comment