Canning and Fish Packaging Technology

Unit 13 - Paper and Board

13.1.2.Raw materials for paper and board

• Bamboo
• Soft wood
• Cane bagasse
• Straw
• Used paper

Some paper and board manufacturers use wood pulp prepared from the above as raw material.

Wood pulp is prepared directly using from timber from the forest and is of better quality and higher cost than waste paper pulp (Chip board pulp).

Wood pulp may be prepared from soft wood which have long slender fibre or from hard wood which have stout short fibres. Paper and board from soft wood pulp have better mechanical properties and better suited for packaging applications.