ProVantage Aquaflute is a very strong fluting paper with best-in-class short-term water resistance. It is designed to support the firmness of lightweight packaging boxes even in very humid conditions. If you are looking for a fluting grade with a unique box stability when exposed to varying humidity, ProVantage Aquaflute will give you the best added value for lightweight fruit and vegetable packaging.

Benefits

  • Outstanding short-term water resistance
  • High resistance to compression
  • Excellent box stability and stackability
  • Designed for lightweight packaging
  • Certified for direct contact with dry, moist and fatty foodstuffs (for detailed information please ask for our certificates)
  • Predominantly fresh fibers
  • In line with Mondi’s Sustainable Product criteria


 

End-uses

  • Food and beverage packaging
  • Fruit and vegetable packaging
  • Cold chain packaging
  • High-humidity and extreme-climate storage
  • Agricultural produce
  • Secondary packaging

Learn more about the board properties that make Acquaflute® a FirstClassFlute

Specifications

Parameter Test method Unit of measure Substance (lb/1000 ft2)
22.9 24.6 25.6 26.6 27.7 30.7 32.8 35.8 37.9 41.0
Moisture Online % 9.7
SCT CD ISO 9895 lbf/inch 14.8 16.0 16.7 17.8 18.8 21.5 22.8 24.9 25.8 28.2
Tensile stiffness index MD   kNm/g 11.5
Tensile stiffness index CD   kNm/g 5.1
CMT 30 ISO 7263 lbf 56.7 65.0 70.8 75.5 80.3 92.2 98.2 107.5 111.1 122.7
Cobb 60 ISO 535 g/m2 50
Gurley ISO 5636-5 s 200

Typical values after conditioning measured at 50 ± 2% RH and 23 ± 1°C (ISO 187:1990)
Valid until: 31.12.2021 or until further notice

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