Biodegradable White Food-Grade Cardstock Product Details

Product Overview

Biodegradable White Food-Grade Cardstock is a premium, environmentally responsible paperboard specifically engineered for direct food contact and sustainable packaging applications. Made from responsibly sourced pulp and coated with our proprietary biodegradable water-based barrier coating, it serves as a high-performance, plastic-free alternative to traditional PE-coated or laminated boards.

Key Features & Benefits

1. Certified Food Safety & Purity

• Food-Grade Compliance: Meets stringent international standards for direct and indirect food contact, including EU Regulation 10/2011 (EC) No. 1935/2004 and FDA CFR Title 21.

• Non-Toxic & Safe: Free from harmful chemicals, heavy metals, and plasticizers. Ensures no odor or taste transfer to packaged contents.

• High Purity Base Stock: Manufactured from virgin wood pulp or high-quality recycled fibers (with food-grade compliance), ensuring brightness, uniformity, and structural integrity.

2. Superior Environmental Profile

• Fully Biodegradable & Compostable: Both the paperboard substrate and the functional coating break down into natural elements (water, CO₂, biomass) under industrial composting conditions within a defined cycle, certified to standards like EN 13432 or ASTM D6400.

• Excellent Recyclability: Fully compatible with standard paper recycling streams. The water-based coating readily separates during the repulping process, allowing for high-quality fiber recovery without disrupting recycling systems.

• Sustainable Sourcing: Supports a circular economy model. Can be paired with FSC® or PEFC™ certified pulp upon request.

3. High-Performance Functional Properties

• Effective Barrier Protection: Provides reliable resistance against:

  • Grease & Oil: High Kit Test rating (e.g., ≥9), ideal for fatty, moist, or oily foods.

  • Moisture & Water Vapor: Good water holdout and low moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) to maintain product freshness and integrity.

  • Water (Short-term): Suitable for applications requiring temporary water resistance.

• Excellent Printability & Conversion: Bright, smooth surface is ideal for high-quality offset, flexographic, or digital printing. Performs well in die-cutting, creasing, embossing, and gluing processes.

• Heat Sealability: The coated surface can be heat-sealed to itself or other compatible layers, enabling the creation of secure, leak-resistant pouches, wraps, and lids.

• Stiffness & Durability: Offers good mechanical strength for constructing rigid boxes, cartons, cups, trays, and other packaging that requires shape retention.

Typical Technical Specifications

Primary Applications

• Food Service Packaging: Take-out boxes, burger clamshells, baking trays, paper cups (for cold/hot drinks), paper bowls, sandwich wraps, tray liners.

• Primary Food Packaging: Cartons for dry foods, frozen food boxes, confectionery boxes, pastry boxes, tea and coffee pouches.

• Disposables: Plates, tray tables, premium disposable cutlery holders.

• Custom Packaging: High-end cosmetic boxes, gift boxes, and promotional packaging where sustainability is a key brand message.

Why Choose This Product?

• Future-Proof Compliance: Directly addresses and complies with global bans on single-use plastics and non-recyclable packaging.

• Brand Enhancement: Aligns your product with eco-conscious values, appealing to a growing segment of green consumers and strengthening your ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) profile.

• Performance without Compromise: Delivers the functional protection and premium feel of traditional packaging while fulfilling end-of-life environmental responsibilities.

• Technical Support: Backed by the R&D expertise of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, with customization available for specific barrier, strength, or print finish requirements.

Contact us to discuss your specific application needs, request samples, or obtain detailed technical data sheets and certification documentation.