Paperboard is a paper-like material, usually over ten mils (0.010 inch) in thickness. Some types of paperboard (corrugated medium and linerboard) are used in the construction of Corrugated fiberboard. Other types of paperboard are used for folding cartons, set-up boxes, carded packaging, etc. A blank sheet of paper Paper is a commodity of thin material produced by the amalgamation of fibers, typically vegetable fibers composed of cellulose, which are subsequently held together by hydrogen bonding. ... Corrugated Fiberboard. ... French milk carton Carton is the name of certain types of containers typically made from paperboard which is also sometimes known as cardboard. // In art history, the carton (pronounced the French way) was a drawing on ordinary cardboard, used as life-size design for the manufacture in an atelier of...

Cardboard is a generic, non-specific, lay term used to refer to any heavy paper-pulp based board, such as card stock, or to corrugated fiberboard. Card Stock is a stiff or rigid paper stock. ... Corrugated Fiberboard. ...

Thickness, bulk and caliper are significant aspects to paperboard manufacture, as the end product must be able to withstand the bending forces of packaging, load carrying, shipping etc., while still maintaining their shape. Consequently, these paperboard products are usually comprised of two or more plies to provide the required stiffness.

Within the industry, paperboard is referred to by weight (pounds per 1000 square feet (MSF) or edge-crush pounds per lineal inch for stacking strength properties), pressure (pounds per square inch), by thickness (by thousandths of an inch, or 'points' - i.e. 0.009" thick paperboard is also known as 9-point) or by name (foodboard, corrugating medium, boxboard etc.). The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass in a number of different systems, including various systems of units of mass that formed part of English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... A square foot is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 foot (unit of length) long. ... A square inch is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 inch long. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

Will Keith Kellogg first used paperboard folding cartons to hold flaked corn cereal, and later when he began marketing it to the general public, a heat-sealed waxed bag of Waxtite was wrapped around the outside of the box and printed with their brand name. This marked the origin of the cereal box, though in modern times the sealed bag is plastic and is kept inside the box rather than outside. Will Keith Kellogg, usually referred to as W. K. Kellogg (April 7, 1860 – October 6, 1951) was a U.S. industrialist in food manufacturing. ...

Today paperboard packaging in general, and especially products from certified sustainable sources, are receiving new attention, as manufacturers dealing with environmental, health, and regulatory issues look to renewable resources to meet increasing demand. It is now mandatory in many countries for paper-based packaging to be manufactured wholly or partially composed of recycled as well as tree-free fibers. This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

Further Reading

• Brody, A. L., and Marsh, K, S., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 1997, ISBN: 0-471-06397-5
• Soroka, W, "Fundamentals of Packaging Technology", IoPP, 2002, ISBN: 1-930268-25-4

External link

• TAPPI Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry