In the packaging industry, the primary responsibility for bearing weight and providing strength to cardboard lies with fluting paper, also known as the corrugated medium. Fluting paper comes in various types, categorized by the type of raw materials, production process, and additives used. It can be produced from agricultural waste, wood pulp, and recycled papers.

To use recycled cardboard and paperboard waste as raw materials in the production of fluting paper, industrial starch, sizing agents, and other chemicals are utilized. These additives are incorporated to increase resistance to tensile stress, compression, and bursting.

Fluting is primarily used in the packaging industries, serving as the internal layers of corrugated cardboard, where it demonstrates high efficiency. Beyond its main applications, this type of paper is occasionally used for creating prefabricated door cores, postal packages, and similar items.

Araz Cellulose Azhand Khoy Company is a leading producer of fluting paper, offering this product with diverse characteristics and qualities for various industries. It can be manufactured and supplied to the market according to different standards.

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Applications of Fluting Paper

Fluting significantly enhances packaging strength. Therefore, fluting paper is used in the construction of various cartons and boxes to prevent impact pressure from reaching the contents inside. Typically, corrugated board is produced by combining fluting with other papers, such as testliner or liner paper. These strong cartons and boxes are used for packaging both large and small goods. The waves of the fluting paper help ensure that the contents inside a box remain undamaged during transportation and arrive safely at their destination.

Let’s explore the common applications of these cartons:

• Transporting Hot Food: The waves of fluting paper help retain heat during transportation. For this reason, this type of paper is used to make pizza boxes and containers for any hot food.
• Beverage Packaging: This type of paper can be used to produce various box-style cup holders, handled cup holders, or cup carriers, ensuring beverages reach consumers (customers) securely packaged and completely safe.
• Packaging Medicines and Laboratory Equipment: Preventing damage to the contents inside cardboard boxes for medicines and laboratory equipment is crucial. Fluting paper is used in the production of these boxes to prevent damage from impacts to their contents.
• Packaging Goods Without a Carton: Fluting papers are not exclusively used in box and carton manufacturing; they can also be used independently to produce other types of packaging and holders. High-grammage fluting papers also protect products against dampness and moisture.
• Packaging Fruits and Vegetables: A type of fluting is made from wood fibers, which offer greater resistance to moisture penetration. This is why it’s used for making fruit or vegetable cartons or their packaging.
• Export Cartons: The importance of strength, impact resistance, crushing, bursting, and moisture resistance is paramount for export cartons, even more so than other carton types. Given the high quality of this product, you can use it to produce cartons for exporting products.
• Securing Contents Inside Cartons: Filling the empty space inside cartons to secure their contents and prevent pressure damage during transport is another application of fluting.