5 facts you need to know about kraft paper packaging
Now we can see kraft paper packaging everywhere: bread bags, fashion bags, melon seeds packaging, etc. Kraft paper packaging has gradually become the first choice for many businesses. The vast majority of big brands are also starting to use kraft paper packaging instead of plastic shopping bags to store their products. Kraft paper is very popular, but do you know it? Here are 5 facts you need to know before deciding to choose kraft paper packaging to store your products!
1. What is kraft paper?
Simply put, kraft paper is a paper made from softwood pulp. The paper is loved for being eco-friendly (easy to recycle and doesn't release toxic substances into the environment like other paper production processes), durable and inexpensive.
2. White and brown kraft paper are different
Usually kraft paper comes in two basic colors, brown and white. White paper is chemically bleached and is usually used for printing, while brown kraft paper is used for more packaging.
White kraft paper packaging has many advantages such as health and safety, environmental protection, and high cost performance. It is produced entirely from wood pulp, from plantations rather than natural forests, and the white kraft paper is recyclable.
3. Kraft paper - an excellent material for food packaging
Kraft paper is safe for human health, so it is widely used in the food industry
In recent years, with the country's attention to food safety and the improvement of people's awareness of environmental protection, environmentally friendly kraft paper has become more and more popular. Products continue to be standardized, kraft paper packaging is more environmentally friendly than plastic and other packaging, resistant to oil, moisture and low temperature freezing, will be a high-strength material, ideal for storing refrigerated food products. If you don't believe me, you can go to the supermarket and look at the bags of dried fruit: sunflowers, coffee, cashews are all packaged in kraft paper.
4. The inevitable disadvantages of kraft paper packaging
The main disadvantage is that kraft paper cannot meet water, and a little water will soften the paper, so the bag must be stored in a dry place. If you are storing liquid products, try not to use kraft paper. Or if you want to use kraft paper, you can choose to add a layer of waterproof PE film.
5. Because plant cellulose is the main component of kraft paper, and the kraft paper process creates another disadvantage of kraft paper: kraft paper is often rougher than common paper. If you need your packaging products to be smooth and beautiful, then kraft paper is incompetent, and kraft paper promotes It is environmental protection, health, retro, warmth and simplicity.
