Recycled alternative fibres

Premium recycled pulp

What does « Premium Recycled » mean?

Arjowiggins stands for quality. This is why our recycled grades are made with a superior recycled pulp.

• A careful selection of the waste and specific deinking process ensures the cleanliness of the pulp and the excellent printability.
   
• This process and our mills’ expertise enable us to offer high quality recycled papers:
   

    - High level of whiteness

    - Excellent level of cleanliness

    - Homogeneous sheet formation

    - High stiffness 

    - Excellent shade homogeneity, including for black papers and high grammages

 

How does AWCP produce premium recycled papers?

• A cellulose fibre can be re-use up to 5 times for premium papers, and 7 times total before it’s too short.
   
• The process uses less water and energy than virgin wood pulp.
   
• De-inking uses water, black soap, hydrogen peroxyde followed by sodium hydrosulfite, both non pollutingchemicals.
  The process is chlorine free (PCF).

 

 

Pulp & other raw materials

• 100% of our pulp is:

    - FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified àsustainably managed forests. All of our brands FSC certified since June 2008.

    -ECF (Elementary Chlorine Free) certified àpulp has been bleached using no chlorine

    -EUTR (EU Timber Regulation) compliant àfighting against illegally harvested timber

 

• Pulp origin:

    -80% hardwood, mostly eucalyptus from Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Brazil

    -20% softwood, spruce and pine, coming from Sweden

 

• More than 100 recycled papers, from 25% to 100% PCW recycled content
   
• Use of alternative fibers in some papers (bamboo)
   
• All other raw materials and chemicals are REACH compliant

 

The use of alternative fibres (bamboo & cotton)

Bamboo paper is sustainable from an environmental and socio-economic aspect

The bamboo forest & mill sites are in Sichuan, China

• Bamboo is a fast, easily grown, perennial crop, which can be selectively harvested
• No fertilizers or pesticides
• Acts as an effective carbon sink
• No gender issue, child labour at the mill, corruption nor bribery at the mill
• Cleans the air, returns 30% more oxygen to the atmosphere than trees
• Requires less energy, water to grow

 

No added OBAs:

• Natural white with no added Optical brightening agents & exceptional opacity

 

 

Properties of bamboo fibres

Physical properties

• High fibre coarseness for a warm, natural touch
• Excellent opacity
• Long fibres & tear strength better than eucalyptus, for excellent performance in embossing & debossing
• Excellent bulk & rigidity
• Dimension stability as good as eucalyptus

 

Printability

• Great printing performance

    -Great colour rendering, homogeneity & contrast on paper weights

    -Screen printing up to 300 lpi

• Lowest ink drying time
   

Cotton papers: soft touch and feel

Soft, refined and composed totally of cotton fibres.

• Cotton is a fast, easily grown, perennial crop, which can be selectively harvested
• Cotton is sustainable, renewable, and biodegradable, making it an excellent choice as an environmentally-friendly fiber throughout its entire product life cycle
• The value of cotton lies in the structure of the fibers which are long, hollow, and tube-like.

 

Cotton technical aspects

Physical properties

• 100% cotton linters
• Lowest ash level
• Excellent bulk
• Excellent opacity
• Suitable for embossing, letterpress, die-cutting
• More long-lasting than wood-pulp paper, ideal for permanent documents

 

Printability

• High porosity of cotton paper
• Good runnability, generally better with blanket
• The less sensitive to ink rubbing amongst competitors
• Dry toner compatible