Article | REF: F1315 V1

Paper and cardboard in contact with food products

Authors: Bérénice GARCIA CERRILLOS, Noël MANGIN

Publication date: September 10, 2007

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1. Paper and cardboard packaging manufacturing

Paper is made up of an infinite number of microscopic fibers, perfectly intertwined and bound together. Wood, whatever its species, is made up of cellulose fibers amalgamated together by a thermoplastic substance called lignin. The cellulose fibers are extracted by mechanical or chemical means, then suspended in a large quantity of water to form what is known as paper pulp. The manufacture of paper and cardboard comprises three successive phases: pulp preparation, paper manufacture, with or without additional treatments, and preparation for delivery and sale of paper and cardboard (cutting, winding, etc.).

1.1 Fibrous raw materials

Paper and cardboard are made from a variety of cellulose pulps, which constitute the fibrous raw material. Other products (additives)...

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