Folding Cartons
Cereal, soft drinks, crackers and dozens of other consumables are sold in solid fiber boxes that require water resistance on the inside. Manufacturers choose water-based barrier coatings because they are cost-effective, FDA-compliant and completely recyclable.
When release is also needed, as with frozen meat patties, folded carton interiors are coated with a Michelman overprint varnish.
Our moisture barrier coatings for chipboard, SBS, SUS® from Graphic Packaging International and kraft paper effectively replace polyethylene films in both food and non-food packaging.
Properties That Affect Folding Cartons
Catalyst P1: Catalyst P1 is one part of a two part silicone release coating. This coating system provides release for virgin-rubber, asphalt and gum based products from corrugated containers eliminating the need for costly plastic bags. This system is not gluable.
Catalyst P1A: Catalyst P1A is one part of a two part silicone release coating. This coating system provides release for virgin-rubber, asphalt and gum based products from corrugated containers eliminating the need for costly plastic bags. This system is not gluable.
CleanGrip® 111: CleanGrip® 111 is an alumina based, nonskid coating designed to reduce the slipperiness of shipping containers by providing excellent slide angles. CleanGrip® 111 has a low pH that does not resolubilize ink and can prevent ink smearing. This product is gluable with both hot melt and cold set glues.
CleanGrip® 2100: CleanGrip® 2100 is a silica based, sprayable nonskid coating designed to reduce the slipperiness of shipping containers by providing excellent slide angles. Because CleanGrip® 2100 is easily cleanable, it takes the worry and mess out of running nonskids. This product is gluable using both hot melt and cold set adhesives.
CleanGrip® 2103: CleanGrip® 2103 is a high solids, sprayable nonskid coating designed to reduce the slipperiness of shipping containers. It provides excellent slide angles and meets most demanding specs. Because CleanGrip® 2103 is easily cleanable, it takes the worry and mess out of running nonskids. This product is both hot melt and cold set gluable.
Coating X300™ AF: Coating X300™AF provides high levels of water resistance and good moisture resistance for kraft paper. Coating X300™ AF protects food products from excessive moisture, freezer burn, and sticking. When diluted for mill application, it is an economical sizing agent. Gluability with hot melt adhesives is excellent, but cold set gluing is not recommended.
Coating X300™ Plus: Coating X300™ Plus provides high levels of water resistance and good moisture resistance for kraft paper with improved water resistance over Coating X300™. Coating X300™ Plus protects food products from excessive moisture, freezer burn, and sticking. Gluability with hot melt adhesives is excellent, but cold set gluing is not recommended.
GlossCoat™ 100 BL: GlossCoat™ 100BL is a fully formulated, flexo appliable nonskid coating designed for kraft, mottled and bleached substrates.
Michem® Coat 40 Plus: Michem® Coat 40PLUS is an economical coating designed to provide basic water resistance to corrugated board. This product is gluable with many cold set adhesives.
Michem® Coat 40EAF: Michem® Coat 40EAF is a general purpose coating which provides good water and grease resistance. This product is gluable with a range of cold set and hot melt adhesives and is flexo-printable using premium inks.n
Michem® Coat 500: Michem® Coat 500 is a coating which provides very good oil and grease resistance and some water resistance to corrugated substrates. Michem® Coat 500 offers the flexibility of running on both the dry and wet ends of the corrugator. This product is gluable with many cold set and hot melt adhesives and dries to a matte finish.
Michem® Coat 50AFN: Michem® Coat 50AFN is an oil and grease resistant coating which also imparts good water resistance. This product is flexo printable and gluable with a wide range of water based adhesives.
Michem® Coat 95: Michem® Coat 95 is a good multi-purpose coating that provides excellent water, oil and grease resistance. This product is heat sealable and cold set gluable as well.
Nomar™ 70AF: Nomar™ 70AF is a water based, gluable, non-abrasive coating generally used to provide abrasion protection for gas flushed food packaging or small appliances. Nomar™ 70AF is typically applied to the inner package or to shippers and partitions. This product is gluable with both cold set and hot melt glues.
Nomar™ 70AFN: Nomar™ 70AFN is a water based, gluable, non-abrasive coating generally used to provide abrasion protection for gas flushed food packaging or small appliances. It is typically applied to the inner package or to shippers and partitions. It contains no fluorocarbon or PFOA. Nomar™ 70AFN is gluable with both cold set and hot melt glues.
Nomar™ 70THIN: Nomar™ 70THIN is a low viscosity, gluable, non-abrasive coating designed for flexo applications. It is generally used to provide abrasion protection for gas flushed food packaging or small appliances. Nomar™ 70THIN is gluable with both cold set and hot melt glues.
Release Coat® 30: Release Coat® 30 is a lower solids, economical, one component coating that provides superior release for a variety of "sticky" products such as hot asphalt. Because it is a one component release system, it eliminates mixing and leftover material disposal. This product is neither hot melt nor cold set gluable.
Release Coat® 40: Release Coat® 40 is an easy-to-use one component silicone emulsion coating that provides superior release for a variety of "sticky" products such as hot asphalt. Because it is a one component release system, it eliminates mixing and leftover material disposal. This product is neither hot melt nor cold set gluable.
Release Coat® P1: Release Coat® P1 is one part of a two part silicone release coating. A catalyzed release coat system offers superior release and in most cases FDA compliance. This system is not gluable.
Release Coat® P1A: Release Coat® P1A is one part of a two part silicone release coating. A catalyzed release coat system offers superior release and in most cases FDA compliance. This system is not gluable.
Resisto Coat™ 39AF: Resisto Coat™ 39AF provides excellent, economical abrasion protection. It is used throughout the appliance industry as a protective finish on cornerposts and top pads. This product is hot melt gluable only.
Resisto Coat™ PLUS: Resisto Coat™ Plus is a low cost, dilute, non-abrasive coating. It is used throughout the appliance industry as a protective finish on cornerposts and top pads. Resisto Coat™ Plus is gluable only with hot melt adhesives. Cold set adhesives will not bond Resisto Coat ™ Plus.
RustBan® 105: RustBan® 105 is a Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor for corugated, solid fiber and other forms of paper board packaging to protect ferrous metals. This product is both hot melt and cold set gluable.
RustBan® 250: RustBan® 250 is a Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor for the protection of ferrous and nonferous metals. This product can be applied to corrugated, solid fiber and other forms of paperboard packaging. RustBan® 250 is both hot melt and cold set gluable.
SofTak® 118: SofTak® 118 is a gluable nonskid coating with good scuff resistance, water resistance, and moderate oil resistance.
SofTak® 126: SofTak® 126 is a gluable nonskid coating with the added benefit of good scuff and water resistance, oil resistance and a "leather like" feel. This product is effective for slip or tier sheets as well as decorative packaging.
SofTak® 1637: SofTak® 1637 is a gluable nonskid coating with the added benefit of good scuff and water resistance, oil resistance and a "leather-like" feel. This product is also effective for slip or tier sheets.
SofTak® 317: SofTak® 317 is a gluable nonskid coating with excellent angle of skid. These properties are useful for slip or tier sheets, or a variety of other applications requiring a non-skid surface.
SofTak® 326: SofTak® 326 is an excellent nonskid coating that also has a fair amount of water resistance. It is often used on slip/tier sheets or a variety of other applications that require a high COF surface.
StaticBan® 1005N: StaticBan® 1005N is a conductive coating which imparts a reliable, electrically conductive surface around sensitive electronic parts such as integrated circuit chips, circuit boards and other similar items. Because of its exceptional heat resistance an overprint is not necessary. This product is hot melt and cold set gluable.
ThermaGloss® 419: ThermaGloss® 419 is a high heat resistant overprint which imparts excellent gloss to preprinted linerboard while eliminating picking and smearing of the inks through the hot plate section of the corrugator. ThermaGloss® 419 has a reduced angle of skid. ThermaGloss® 419 is not gluable.
ThermaGloss® 420: ThermaGloss® 420 is a high heat resistant overprint which imparts excellent gloss to preprinted liner board while eliminating picking and smearing of the inks through the hot plate section of the corrugator. ThermaGloss® 420 has a reduced angle of skid. This product is not gluable.
ThermaGloss® 420A: ThermaGloss® 420A is a high heat resistant overprint which imparts excellent gloss to preprinted liner board while eliminating picking and smearing of the inks through the hot plate section of the corrugator. ThermaGloss® 420A has a reduced angle of skid. This product is not gluable.
ThermaGloss® 425: ThermaGloss® 425 is a high heat resistant overprint which imparts excellent gloss to preprinted linerboard while eliminating picking and smearing of the inks through the hot plate section of the corrugator. ThermaGloss® 425 has a reduced angle of skid. ThermaGloss® 425 is not gluable.
ThermaGloss® 426: ThermaGloss® 426 is a high heat resistant overprint which imparts excellent gloss to preprinted linerboard while eliminating picking and smearing of the inks through the hot plate section of the corrugator. ThermaGloss® 426 has a reduced angle of skid. This product performs similarly to ThermaGloss® 425 but with the added benefit of FDA compliance (see Food Contact Information). ThermaGloss® 426 is not gluable.
ThermaGloss® 460: ThermaGloss® 460 is a low odor, high heat resistant, water based preprint coating which imparts high gloss and excellent dry rub resistance. This coating is typically used for applications where printed/varnished liner must withstand the heat of corrugation process.
VaporCoat® 2200R: VaporCoat® 2200R is a coating which provides water and grease resistance and excellent MVTR properties on kraft liner and other substrates. When properly applied over a base coat, this repulpable coating is recommended as a replacement for some curtain coating applications, poly-laminated board and plastic bags.
Catalyst P1A: Catalyst P1A is one part of a two part silicone release coating. This coating system provides release for virgin-rubber, asphalt and gum based products from corrugated containers eliminating the need for costly plastic bags. This system is not gluable.
CleanGrip® 111: CleanGrip® 111 is an alumina based, nonskid coating designed to reduce the slipperiness of shipping containers by providing excellent slide angles. CleanGrip® 111 has a low pH that does not resolubilize ink and can prevent ink smearing. This product is gluable with both hot melt and cold set glues.
CleanGrip® 2100: CleanGrip® 2100 is a silica based, sprayable nonskid coating designed to reduce the slipperiness of shipping containers by providing excellent slide angles. Because CleanGrip® 2100 is easily cleanable, it takes the worry and mess out of running nonskids. This product is gluable using both hot melt and cold set adhesives.
CleanGrip® 2103: CleanGrip® 2103 is a high solids, sprayable nonskid coating designed to reduce the slipperiness of shipping containers. It provides excellent slide angles and meets most demanding specs. Because CleanGrip® 2103 is easily cleanable, it takes the worry and mess out of running nonskids. This product is both hot melt and cold set gluable.
Coating X300™ AF: Coating X300™AF provides high levels of water resistance and good moisture resistance for kraft paper. Coating X300™ AF protects food products from excessive moisture, freezer burn, and sticking. When diluted for mill application, it is an economical sizing agent. Gluability with hot melt adhesives is excellent, but cold set gluing is not recommended.
Coating X300™ Plus: Coating X300™ Plus provides high levels of water resistance and good moisture resistance for kraft paper with improved water resistance over Coating X300™. Coating X300™ Plus protects food products from excessive moisture, freezer burn, and sticking. Gluability with hot melt adhesives is excellent, but cold set gluing is not recommended.
GlossCoat™ 100 BL: GlossCoat™ 100BL is a fully formulated, flexo appliable nonskid coating designed for kraft, mottled and bleached substrates.
Michem® Coat 40 Plus: Michem® Coat 40PLUS is an economical coating designed to provide basic water resistance to corrugated board. This product is gluable with many cold set adhesives.
Michem® Coat 40EAF: Michem® Coat 40EAF is a general purpose coating which provides good water and grease resistance. This product is gluable with a range of cold set and hot melt adhesives and is flexo-printable using premium inks.n
Michem® Coat 500: Michem® Coat 500 is a coating which provides very good oil and grease resistance and some water resistance to corrugated substrates. Michem® Coat 500 offers the flexibility of running on both the dry and wet ends of the corrugator. This product is gluable with many cold set and hot melt adhesives and dries to a matte finish.
Michem® Coat 50AFN: Michem® Coat 50AFN is an oil and grease resistant coating which also imparts good water resistance. This product is flexo printable and gluable with a wide range of water based adhesives.
Michem® Coat 95: Michem® Coat 95 is a good multi-purpose coating that provides excellent water, oil and grease resistance. This product is heat sealable and cold set gluable as well.
Nomar™ 70AF: Nomar™ 70AF is a water based, gluable, non-abrasive coating generally used to provide abrasion protection for gas flushed food packaging or small appliances. Nomar™ 70AF is typically applied to the inner package or to shippers and partitions. This product is gluable with both cold set and hot melt glues.
Nomar™ 70AFN: Nomar™ 70AFN is a water based, gluable, non-abrasive coating generally used to provide abrasion protection for gas flushed food packaging or small appliances. It is typically applied to the inner package or to shippers and partitions. It contains no fluorocarbon or PFOA. Nomar™ 70AFN is gluable with both cold set and hot melt glues.
Nomar™ 70THIN: Nomar™ 70THIN is a low viscosity, gluable, non-abrasive coating designed for flexo applications. It is generally used to provide abrasion protection for gas flushed food packaging or small appliances. Nomar™ 70THIN is gluable with both cold set and hot melt glues.
Release Coat® 30: Release Coat® 30 is a lower solids, economical, one component coating that provides superior release for a variety of "sticky" products such as hot asphalt. Because it is a one component release system, it eliminates mixing and leftover material disposal. This product is neither hot melt nor cold set gluable.
Release Coat® 40: Release Coat® 40 is an easy-to-use one component silicone emulsion coating that provides superior release for a variety of "sticky" products such as hot asphalt. Because it is a one component release system, it eliminates mixing and leftover material disposal. This product is neither hot melt nor cold set gluable.
Release Coat® P1: Release Coat® P1 is one part of a two part silicone release coating. A catalyzed release coat system offers superior release and in most cases FDA compliance. This system is not gluable.
Release Coat® P1A: Release Coat® P1A is one part of a two part silicone release coating. A catalyzed release coat system offers superior release and in most cases FDA compliance. This system is not gluable.
Resisto Coat™ 39AF: Resisto Coat™ 39AF provides excellent, economical abrasion protection. It is used throughout the appliance industry as a protective finish on cornerposts and top pads. This product is hot melt gluable only.
Resisto Coat™ PLUS: Resisto Coat™ Plus is a low cost, dilute, non-abrasive coating. It is used throughout the appliance industry as a protective finish on cornerposts and top pads. Resisto Coat™ Plus is gluable only with hot melt adhesives. Cold set adhesives will not bond Resisto Coat ™ Plus.
RustBan® 105: RustBan® 105 is a Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor for corugated, solid fiber and other forms of paper board packaging to protect ferrous metals. This product is both hot melt and cold set gluable.
RustBan® 250: RustBan® 250 is a Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor for the protection of ferrous and nonferous metals. This product can be applied to corrugated, solid fiber and other forms of paperboard packaging. RustBan® 250 is both hot melt and cold set gluable.
SofTak® 118: SofTak® 118 is a gluable nonskid coating with good scuff resistance, water resistance, and moderate oil resistance.
SofTak® 126: SofTak® 126 is a gluable nonskid coating with the added benefit of good scuff and water resistance, oil resistance and a "leather like" feel. This product is effective for slip or tier sheets as well as decorative packaging.
SofTak® 1637: SofTak® 1637 is a gluable nonskid coating with the added benefit of good scuff and water resistance, oil resistance and a "leather-like" feel. This product is also effective for slip or tier sheets.
SofTak® 317: SofTak® 317 is a gluable nonskid coating with excellent angle of skid. These properties are useful for slip or tier sheets, or a variety of other applications requiring a non-skid surface.
SofTak® 326: SofTak® 326 is an excellent nonskid coating that also has a fair amount of water resistance. It is often used on slip/tier sheets or a variety of other applications that require a high COF surface.
StaticBan® 1005N: StaticBan® 1005N is a conductive coating which imparts a reliable, electrically conductive surface around sensitive electronic parts such as integrated circuit chips, circuit boards and other similar items. Because of its exceptional heat resistance an overprint is not necessary. This product is hot melt and cold set gluable.
ThermaGloss® 419: ThermaGloss® 419 is a high heat resistant overprint which imparts excellent gloss to preprinted linerboard while eliminating picking and smearing of the inks through the hot plate section of the corrugator. ThermaGloss® 419 has a reduced angle of skid. ThermaGloss® 419 is not gluable.
ThermaGloss® 420: ThermaGloss® 420 is a high heat resistant overprint which imparts excellent gloss to preprinted liner board while eliminating picking and smearing of the inks through the hot plate section of the corrugator. ThermaGloss® 420 has a reduced angle of skid. This product is not gluable.
ThermaGloss® 420A: ThermaGloss® 420A is a high heat resistant overprint which imparts excellent gloss to preprinted liner board while eliminating picking and smearing of the inks through the hot plate section of the corrugator. ThermaGloss® 420A has a reduced angle of skid. This product is not gluable.
ThermaGloss® 425: ThermaGloss® 425 is a high heat resistant overprint which imparts excellent gloss to preprinted linerboard while eliminating picking and smearing of the inks through the hot plate section of the corrugator. ThermaGloss® 425 has a reduced angle of skid. ThermaGloss® 425 is not gluable.
ThermaGloss® 426: ThermaGloss® 426 is a high heat resistant overprint which imparts excellent gloss to preprinted linerboard while eliminating picking and smearing of the inks through the hot plate section of the corrugator. ThermaGloss® 426 has a reduced angle of skid. This product performs similarly to ThermaGloss® 425 but with the added benefit of FDA compliance (see Food Contact Information). ThermaGloss® 426 is not gluable.
ThermaGloss® 460: ThermaGloss® 460 is a low odor, high heat resistant, water based preprint coating which imparts high gloss and excellent dry rub resistance. This coating is typically used for applications where printed/varnished liner must withstand the heat of corrugation process.
VaporCoat® 2200R: VaporCoat® 2200R is a coating which provides water and grease resistance and excellent MVTR properties on kraft liner and other substrates. When properly applied over a base coat, this repulpable coating is recommended as a replacement for some curtain coating applications, poly-laminated board and plastic bags.
