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Adviser about Folding boxes

Folding boxes are much more than just simple packaging. They are versatile, functional and offer a wealth of possibilities for a wide variety of products and applications. From food and cosmetics to pharmaceuticals, folding boxes are present in almost every industry and meet a wide range of requirements.
-Folding boxes
-Materials for folding boxes
> Chrome board
> Cardboard labels
> Colourful folding boxboard
> Thick folding boxboard
> Weight per unit area / grammage Folding boxboard
> Grass cardboard
> Natural cardboard
> Recycled cardboard
> Cellulose cardboard
+Structure
+Folding carton production
+Sustainability of folding boxes
+Flexible packaging

Colourful folding boxboard

Coloured cardboard is a very high-quality, dyed-through and often unique folding boxboard made from primary or secondary fibre. Depending on the manufacturer, coloured folding boxboard comes in a wide variety of colours, grammages and surface finishes. Colour-dyed cardboard is comparatively expensive and is particularly suitable for exclusive product packaging for jewellery or perfume.

Colour: Colour-dyed
Printing Conditional (depending on print image & ink application)
Further processing Yes (punching, creasing, scoring, perforating)
Finishing Yes (lacquer, hot stamping)
Food contact Conditional
Extraction Primary and secondary fibre
Sustainability Fully recyclable
Grammage 300 to 400 g/m²
Bending stiffness Medium / High

These special types of cardboard are mainly produced by manufacturers such as ‘Gmund Papier’ or ‘Fedrigoni’ and are primarily ordered by printing companies and processors on request. Below are a few examples to illustrate the possibilities:

  • Colours: cream, blue, turquoise, green, light green, yellow, orange, metallic, and many more. Upon request, custom colours can also be developed depending on the print run.
  • Surface: embossed, felt-marked, smooth, matt, metallic, velvety
  • Applications: folders, menus, envelopes, packaging, business cards

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