Products made of renewable resources

Plates and dishes made of fresh-fibre paperboard

Environmentally beneficial raw materials and corresponding manufacturing processes have been an essential integral part of our action since the founding of the company. Paper plates and dishes on the basis of the renewing raw material wood have been produced by us since 1873.

Unlike a permanently recurring trend to recycled material,
PAPSTAR was the first company that decided to sell these articles exclusively from fresh-fibre paperboard. Only this material guarantees that no kind of pollutants such as optical brighteners or chemical residues from processing of used paper can pass into foodstuffs.

In the production of our paper plates and dishes, only wood from sustainable forestry is used.

Due to the use of fresh-fibre paperboard the PAPSTAR paper plates and dishes are admitted for direct contact with dry, wet and greasy food, without any restriction, even without an additional coating.

The quality regarding the absence of hazardous substances, the usability as well as the food safety of the PAPSTAR paper plates and dishes is documented by the TÜV Rheinland.

Plates and bowls made of sugar cane

Additionally to plates and dishes made of fresh-fibre paperboard, PAPSTAR is also distributing such articles made of sugar cane. Sugar cane as a perennial grass of the genus Saccharum is the most important raw-material supplier for the production of table sugar (saccharose) and was the only resource until the culture of sugar-beet in the middle of the 18th century.

In mills raw sugar is extracted from freshly harvested cane. As a spin-off, the so-called ”bagasse“ is remaining. Due to its high concentration of cellulose, this bagasse is used for the production of the plates and bowls. For this purpose, the bagasse is washed, chopped, and processed with water to a homogeneous pulp which is moulded into the various plate and dish shapes.
The sugar cane plates and bowls are very solid and suitable for microwaves. Additionally the sugar cane products are completely biodegradable and compostable.

Wooden cutlery

The PAPSTAR wooden cutlery is particularly made from the naturally light wood of the birch, as this does not have to be bleached, unlike other sorts.

Due to modern production methods and a specific surface treatment which prevents splinters from forming, the cutlery is functional and has a beautiful shape. Regarding the handling and stability it is not inferior to disposable cutlery made of plastics and provides an optimal eating comfort.

Cold drinking cups made of polylactic acid (PLA)

One of the most seminal bio-plastics is the so-called polylactide (known as PLA or also polylactic acid) based on starch. To obtain this starch, primarily maize and wheat are used, from which the natural sugar, dextrose, is obtained. A fermenting process at first converts this dextrose into lactic acid and then into versatile so-called polymers. These are used for the production of plastic-like granulates and processed in a way similar to customary plastics.

The bio-plastic PLA produced with this process technique can be composed in such a way that it is either very quickly bio-degradable – like the PAPSTAR cold drink cups – or remains functional for a number of years. The crystal clear PAPSTAR cups made of PLA are visually similar to those on a natural oil basis and are simultaneously light and inherently stable. However, due to their maximum temperature for use of 40°C, the cups are only suitable for cold drinks.

The PAPSTAR cold drink cups made of PLA decompose completely in industrial composting plants within 45 to 60 days at optimum conditions of + 60°C and 95 % air humidity.

In detail

Detailed information about PAPSTAR Pure range, we have summarized in a brochure that you can download here as PDF file (4,200 KB).

If you have any questions on this topic, please send us an e-mail that you send to the address marketing@papstar.de.