Forests: What do we know about them?
Forests cover almost a third of Earth’s land surface, for a total of 4 billion hectares.
Words of cartonboard:
cellulose packaging with barrier properties
In a market environment that demands ever better performance and sustainability from packaging, research on cartonboard and on renewable and ecological material plays a crucial role. Paper and cartonboard are able to fit within this framework thanks to the addition of barrier, which then gives the cartonboard the so-called barrier property against gases, oils and greases.
Packaging trends in 2023:
is your packaging trendy?
Every product, or almost, is packed inside a packaging that protects its contents, sets it apart on the shelf, communicates values. Is your packaging trendy?
ProntoPaper s.r.l. is officially born!
The arrival of the new year brings with it a clutch of good resolutions and, sometimes, important news! For us at ProntoPack and ProntoPaper, 2023 gives rise to a new company: ProntoPaper s.r.l.
Words of Paperboard:
Robinson test
Have you ever felt paper flavor while tasting an egg pasta or a little square of good milk chocolate? That’s what Robinson Test is for!
Words of Paperboard:
Paperboard’s rigidity
After grammage and thickness, rigidity is the most important property to keep in mind when choosing paperboard.
A Chamaleon in Africa:
Interview with Alice Zordan
Alice Zordan is a graduate student in Building Engineering-Architecture at the University of Trento and will be our Chameleon in Africa!
Bioplastics:
compostable in theory only.
Disposable plastic amounts to 36% of the total, requires more and more oil and is born to become waste. But bioplastic is not the ultimate solution, especially the hard one.
Words of Paperboard:
Paperboard’s Thickness
Thickness is one of paperboard’s measurable properties. Related to it, we find weight, stiffness, grammage and other properties.