Paperboard Guide

Contents

Contents

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7. End uses

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Introduction

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1. Information about Stora Enso and Consumer Boards 4

1.1 Stora Enso in brief 1.2 Stora Enso Consumer Boards 1.3 Sustainability in packaging

2. Paperboard making and paperboard grades

2.1 Paperboard making 2.2 Paperboard grades

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7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10

Graphical Beverage and multipack Chocolate and confectionery Cigarette Cosmetics and luxury Detergents and household Food Pharmaceutical Food Service Liquid

8. Stora Enso Consumer Boards production and service facilities 48

3. Barrier coating

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4. Paperboard handling recommendations



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9. Testing methods

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5. Printing methods

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10. Glossary

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5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6

Offset printing Gravure printing Flexo printing Inks Digital printing Practical printing instructions

6. Converting and Finishing

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6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6

Varnishing Embossing Hot-foil stamping Die-cutting and creasing Glueing Lamination

8.1 Paperboard mills 8.2 Extrusion coating plants 8.3 Partner services

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Paperboard Guide

Introduction

Creating innovative packages and bril-

accurate information that helps make

liant graphical products from advanced

excellence out of the ordinary.

paperboard materials is both a science and an art. As a rule of thumb, the sky

As is characteristic of educational

is the limit as to the implementation of

material, a lot of the subject matter

artistic designs or demanding print-

deals with concepts, definitions, ab-

ing and finishing effects. However, the

breviations and principles. In addition

more we know about the behaviour of

to explaining the basic vocabulary, the

paperboard in various refining processes

Guide presents an overall picture of the

and individual end use environments,

paper-board world and clarifies some of

the better the result.

the key issues related to it.

This Paperboard Guide has been compiled to that very end – to serve our partners and their customers with

Welcome to the enchanting world of paperboard.

Pasi Ahokas VP, Graphical Boards

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Paperboard Guide