Packaging papers
Packaging papers include corrugated cases, kraft paper and folding boxboard.
Office paper
Office paper is the generic name given to a wide variety of paper products that are used in offices. It includes writing, computer and copying paper.
Newsprint, magazines and coated papers:
Newsprint is paper that is used predominantly for newspapers; magazines are supercalendered papers that are uncoated and have been supercalendered to ensure a high-gloss finish to be used in magazines, catalogues and some other applications; coated papers are papers that are coated to improve brightness, smoothness and/or other properties.
Label backing paper and waste matrix
Label backing paper is typically coated with a release agent that allows the label to be peeled off. The most common type is silicone-based label backing paper; waste matrix is what remains once the labels and the label backing paper have been cut out of the sheet.
Paper sacks
Paper sacks are categorised as sacks that have not been chemically treated and can be recycled with other packaging papers; paper sacks that are hard sized by chemical additives to render them moistureresistant; paper sacks that have been used for product that must be fully removed before recycling; paper sacks laminated with a plastic film.
Liquid board packaging (LBP)
Liquid board packaging is paper-based packaging that is designed for a purpose, requiring that the paperboard is laminated or coated to provide a barrier to moisture and oxygen. The lamination or coating is often polyethylene, aluminium, or a combination of both.
Multilayer paper-based packaging
Multilayer paper-based packaging is paper-based packaging that is laminated with other packaging materials or coated to impart specific properties to the packaging.