PaceSetter™ Recycled Paperboard

PaceSetter™ recycled paperboard is a lightweight sheet suitable for most consumer product folding carton applications. Made from 100 percent recycled fiber with a coating applied to its surface, PaceSetter offers excellent printability to deliver high-quality graphics.

Available in a wide range of grades, PaceSetter provides superior integrity and is designed to deliver outstanding package and packaging line efficiency and performance.

Recycled paperboard is also known as coated recycled board or CRB.

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PaceSetter Sustainability Benefits

Renewable Resource

Unlike plastic and other packaging materials that are extracted from the earth, PaceSetter recycled paperboard is made using 100% recycled fiber content (minimum 35% post-consumer) that starts with trees, a renewable resource

Recyclability

Paperboard cartons are generally viewed as being widely recycled with >90% of U.S. communities having access to recycling for non-poly-coated paperboard and 60% of communities having access to recycling for poly-coated paperboard (American Forest and Paperboard Association’s Access to Recycling Study 2021).

Renewable Energy

We use up to 65% renewable biomass energy in the manufacturing of our paperboard

PaceSetter Features

Fiber Procurement and Chain of Custody

As part of our sustainability strategy, we are committed to sourcing wood and paperboard material from certified chain of custody and non-controversial sources. All the recycled paperboard that Graphic Packaging sells meets the requirements of the Recycled Paperboard Alliance 100% (RPA100), Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Certified Sourcing, and Forest Stewardship Council® Chain of Custody certification programs.
The RPA100 certification program, which is third party audited, validates that the paperboard is made with 100% recycled fiber. A copy of our current certificates can be found on our website.

Environmental and Safety

Complies with California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (California Proposition 65)
Complies with European Union Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
Contains no REACH Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) at levels above the 0.1% threshold
Complies with CONEG/Toxics in Packaging laws and with Article 11 of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC)
Complies with RPA 100

Compostability

Paperboard is manufactured from plant-based fiber from sustainably managed forests. As there is no specific test for paper compostability, it is recommended that ASTM 6400, 6868, or similar test methods are used to verify the compostable nature of paperboard or paperboard packaging.

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PaceSetter Product Information

Applications

Snacks and confectionery
Cereals and dry foods
Toys and recreational products
Electronics
Household goods
Beverage multipacks in small count configurations

Benefits

Excellent printability and glue adherence

Pacesetter offers an enhanced printing surface that is engineered to deliver excellent print results and a cleaner running press
A double clay-coated surface provides a clean surface for high-quality graphics

Consistent performance in a variety of environments and converting processes

Carefully monitored board production and testing ensures that Pacesetter will run consistently well in all your printing and converting operations and provide superior carton performance during carton distribution
PaceSetter can be produced for customized applications that need to meet specific needs such as specialty treatments of kraft back and sizing

Specifications

Basestock Properties	Units	16pt	18pt	20pt	22pt	24pt	26pt	28pt	30pt	Standard
Caliper	Inches	0.016	0.018	0.020	0.022	0.024	0.026	0.028	0.030	T-411
Thickness	Microns	406	457	508	599	610	660	711	762	T-411
Brightness	GE	80-80.5	80-80.5	80-80.5	80-80.5	80-80.5	80-80.5	80-80.5	80-80.5	T-452

Compliance

Food contact compliance

FDA compliant for contact with aqueous and fatty foods

Food contact compliance (USA)

21 CFR 176.170 (components of paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods)
21 CFR 176.180 (components of paper and paperboard in contact with dry foods)