● Comparison 10 comparisons
Paper, compared.
Side-by-side comparisons of paper grades, certifications, and processes.
- Brown kraftliner vs white-top kraftlinerStandard brown kraftliner vs white-top kraftliner in corrugated packaging. Compare price, print quality, and end-use fit.
- Coated vs uncoated woodfree: brochure stock or office stockCoated woodfree (CWF) has a mineral coating; uncoated woodfree (UWF) does not. Compare print quality, feel, cost, and when to pick each.
- CUK vs FBB: coated unbleached kraft or bleached folding boxboardCUK is unbleached kraft cartonboard with a clay coating; FBB is a bleached folding boxboard. Compare strength, print quality, and end-use fit.
- EU Ecolabel vs Blue Angel: European paper sustainability labelsEU Ecolabel and Blue Angel both certify paper environmental performance, with different coverage and criteria. Compare scope and market adoption.
- FBB vs SBS: picking the right cartonboard for folding cartonsFBB (folding boxboard) and SBS (solid bleached sulfate) are the two premium cartonboard grades. Compare print quality, cost, bulk, and end-use fit.
- FSC vs PEFC: which forest certification to chooseFSC and PEFC are the two dominant forest certification schemes. Compare coverage, audit scope, market recognition, cost, and when to specify which for paper procurement.
- FSC vs SFI: the two dominant certifications in US paperFSC is international, SFI is North-American-specific. Compare scope, market recognition, and when to specify each for US and Canadian paper sourcing.
- Kraftliner vs testliner: which corrugated liner to pickKraftliner is virgin-fiber containerboard, testliner is recycled. Compare burst, ring crush, Cobb, cost, sustainability, and when to choose which for corrugated boxes.
- SC vs LWC: supercalendered or lightweight coatedSC (supercalendered) paper and LWC (lightweight coated) are the two workhorses of magazine and catalog printing. Compare print quality, cost, and end-use fit.
- Virgin fluting vs recycled flutingNSSC virgin fluting vs recycled OCC fluting in corrugated board. Compare CMT, cost, moisture resistance, and when to pick each.