Rottneros launches Bulk Booster which increases carton board bending stiffness by 30 percent without increasing weight

Swedish pulp manufacturer Rottneros newly developed High Yield Pulp for
carton board, Bulk Booster, has been well received at several major
board manufacturers. The product is already used in the commercial
manufacturing of board qualities for packaging, and in a number of
specialty applications.


Carton board is a generic name for thick paper qualities used for the
production of carton board for packaging of food or other products and
in graphic contexts. Carton board is made from either recycled fiber or
virgin fiber pulp.

Bulk Booster has been developed by Rottneros Bruk during the last year,
and has been tested at full commercial scale at several carton board
manufacturers. The product is a High Yield Pulp, which is produced in
Rottneros Bruk\'s unique production lines.

Bulk Booster’s special feature is the increases of the bulk or thickness
of the carton, in this aspect it is superior to other available
products. This means that you get a thicker board for the same weight of
raw material in the manufacturing process. This has significant
advantages when it comes to optimizing production economy in carton
board production. A moderate mixing with Bulk Booster can increase the
bending stiffness in carton board with up to 30 percent, says Olle
Dahlin, CEO at Rottneros Bruk who has visited many customers during the
development period.

Development of Bulk Booster from idea to commercial success has been a
team effort within Rottneros Bruk and has involved a large part of the
staff. Fredrik Danielsson, technical sales manager and Nils Hauri,
production manager, who has led the development believes that the
interest that carton board manufacturers demonstrated during the
project, shows there is a great need for Bulk booster on the market.

Rottneros CEO Per Lundeen says that the two mills in Rottneros Group,
Vallviks Bruk and Rottneros Bruk, with their specialized pulp has been
successful in its market positioning towards more and more specialized
products used in paper production for non-graphic products.

 

 

For further information please contact:

Olle Dahlin, VD Rottneros Bruk AB +46703667300

 

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Information was submitted for publication on 29 June at 08:43 am CET.