Solid unbleached board

Solid unbleached board, also known as SUB, is a grade of paperboard typically made of unbleached chemical pulp. Most often it comes with two to three layers of mineral or synthetic pigment coating on the top and one layer on the reverse side. Recycled fibres are sometimes used to replace the unbleached chemical pulp.^[1]

SUB construction:
1 – Coating
2 – Solid Unbleached Board
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The main end use for this type of board is for packaging of frozen or chilled food, beverage carriers, detergent^[2] cereals, shoes, toys and others.^[3]

See also

• Folding boxboard
• Solid bleached board
• White lined chipboard

Further reading

• Antidumping Duty
• Faltkarton (in German)
• An overview of paper and paper based food packaging materials: health safety and environmental concerns