Paper and Paperboard Packaging Technology provides a comprehensive work of reference to this major sector of the packaging industry which has enormous relevance across the supply chain and a wide range of product sectors.

Features:

• Discusses all the main types of packaging in terms of the type of paper and paperboard used, how the package is manufactured, and the applications
• Highlights the raw materials for paper and paperboard manufacture, how they are processed, and the ways in which they are made into the various types of paper/paperboard packaging
• Includes the properties and features of paper and paperboard that lend themselves to cost-effective packaging

Contents

• Paper and paperboard - raw materials, processing and properties
• Environmental and waste management issues
• Paper-based flexible packaging
• Paper labels
• Paper bags
• Composite cans
• Fibre drums
• Multiwall paper sacks
• Rigid boxes
• Folding cartons
• Corrugated fibreboard packaging
• Solid fibreboard cases
• Paperboard-based liquid packaging
• Moulded pulp packaging

Index

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