UPM reaches phase II of Sappi venture
Material manufacturers, UPM and Sappi, have reached the next stage of their Joint Venture which was first announced in December last year
The new paperboard product is the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of paper solutions
Sappi Europe, a producer of packaging, graphic, and speciality papers, has announced the launched of Algro Volume, a one side coated premium paperboard produced at Sappi Europe’s Maastricht Mill in The Netherlands.
The product has been created as a durable premium paperboard for demanding packaging and graphic solutions like promotional materials, cards, tags, tickets, and pharmaceutical/confectionary packaging.
Luis Mata, director of Packaging & Dye Sublimation at Sappi Europe, says: “Algro Volume is an outstanding board that delivers against every challenge, expertly designed to fulfil the rigorous physical demands typically reserved for solid bleached boards (SBB).
“The multiform base composition optimises stiffness and bulk, and together with Sappi’s unrivalled coating capability ensures exceptional printing and finishing performance for your applications.”
The Algro Volume is available in both sheets and reels and supports a variety of finishing techniques like varnishing, embossing, and foil lamination.
Available in multiple grammages ranging from 220g/m² to 380g/m² Algro Volume is suitable for offset, flexo, and screen printing processes and meets a wide-range of compliance requirements and is fully recyclable
