2022.06.14 – The Uses and Benefits of Kraft Paper
What is Kraft Paper ?
Like all kinds of paper, kraft paper is made from wood, a renewable natural resource.
It is produced from the Kraft process where wood is turned into wood pulp.
The structural components in wood are lignin and cellulose.
Due to the fact that lignin doesn’t make a good paper, it must be separated from the cellulose.
The cooking process involves chemicals, sodium sulfide for example, as the liquor to loosen the fibers in the cooked wood.
Removing the lignin and leaving more cellulose to make kraft paper a stronger paper as a result.
Most people are confused about the question:
Is kraft paper eco-friendly?
Kraft paper is considered a sustainable material due to its much eco-friendlier production process.
And seldom extensively bleached, which decreases the paper’s strength.
This also requires fewer bleaching chemicals involved throughout the whole production.
What’s best, one of the major benefits of kraft pulping is that roughly 90% of the pulping chemicals can be recovered and reused in an economical manner.
This makes the process more sustainable and generates the minimum environmental impact.
The Advantages of Kraft Paper
- High tear-resistance:
Kraft paper is by far the strongest paper material.
During the pulp production, lignin is removed, and a higher extent of cellulose is retained.
Moreover, it treated with minimum chemicals reserves its durable characteristics.
It results in higher tensile strength and it is less likely to tear.
- Lightweight:
It is not only famous for high tear-resistance, it is also lightweight, beneficial to keep the shipping costs down.
- Nature-themed product packaging:
One of the characteristics of kraft paper is its natural-colored coarse texture.
That makes the perfect representative of the nature-themed product packaging.
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With increasing demands for different colors, the bleaching extent is adjusted in the production process to bring out the natural, creamy, and other colors like black.
Light colors indicate the more bleaching is involved and thus the surface will turn out smoother.
Generally, kraft paper is suggested to be printed with single-color so as to emphasize the natural texture of this special paper material.
However, the kraft paper color will differ from batch to batch due to the different material sources harvested during the different weathers.
The Uses of Kraft Paper
Kraft paper can be used in many product packaging, and composed of long-fibers, and is equipped with high strength.
Consequently, it is recommended to use it for box packaging and display to provide the best protection.
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Founded in 1988, Kinghome started in Taiwan with the mission of producing high quality prints and delivering outstanding packaging accessories.
Our goal is to bring your ideas to life and make your brand vision to reality.
We joined FSC, a global NPO dedicated to the promotion of responsible forest management worldwide, in order to ensure the source of our paper has responsible management of the world’s forests.
We are also certified by GRS, a global NPO examines the recycled material production procedure, and offers 100% post-consumer recycled paper. In addition, we use soy-based ink and 100% recyclable water-based coating for our production.
Eco-friendly packaging not only fulfills the customers’ environmental obligation but also boosts a brand’s image.
This is because it shows that you care about your environment and corporate responsibility.
Let us eliminate plastic packaging together and let eco-friendly packaging replace plastic packaging for good.
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