Our Water-Based Recyclable Cupstock is an eco-friendly, food-grade packaging material specially engineered for high-quality beverage cup manufacturing. As a premium sustainable alternative to traditional PE-laminated cup paper, our product adopts innovative water-based barrier coating technology to replace conventional PE lamination, delivering exceptional barrier performance while achieving full recyclability, degradability and compostability.
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This PE-free water-based coated cupstock complies with global food contact safety standards, making it the ideal choice for beverage cup manufacturers, food and beverage brand owners, national catering chains, packaging distributors and packaging solution providers seeking sustainable, compliant and high-performance packaging raw materials. With a full range of customizable specifications, our cupstock adapts to diverse production needs and end-use scenarios, supporting your business to meet global plastic reduction regulations and build a differentiated sustainable brand image.
Our water-based recyclable cupstock is manufactured under strict quality control systems, with all performance indicators tested under standard conditions: temperature (23±1)℃, relative humidity (50±2)%. The full specification parameters are detailed in the table below, with complete compliance with GB and ISO international testing standards.
Item | Unit | Testing Method | Tolerance | Standard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grammage | g/m2 | GB/T451.2 | ± 3% | 160 | 170 | 190 | 210 | 230 | 240 | 250 | 280 | 300 | 320 | |||||||||||||||
Thickness | μm | GB/T451.3 | ± 3% | 250 | 265 | 295 | 325 | 355 | 370 | 385 | 430 | 460 | 490 | |||||||||||||||
Stiffness | MD | mN·m | GB/T22364 | ± 15% | 3.2 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 16.2 | 18.4 | 20.5 | ||||||||||||||
CD | mN·m | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 10.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Moisture | % | GB/T462 | ± 1.5 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brightness | Top | % | GB/T 7974 | ≥ | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ply Bond | J/m2 | GB/T26203 | ≥ | 120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edge Wicking | kg/m2 | ≤ | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Optical Brightening Agent | - | GB31604 | Negative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All specifications can be customized according to your production and application requirements, with strict batch-to-batch consistency to ensure stable performance in high-volume production.
Our water-based cupstock is manufactured with 100% food-grade raw materials, fully compliant with FDA food contact safety regulations, as well as GB, ISO and other international industry standards. The product is tested to be free of optical brightening agents (OBA Negative), eliminating food safety risks for your end products. This global compliance reduces your regulatory approval costs, avoids product recall risks, and supports your smooth entry into major global markets including North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
The innovative water-based coating formula delivers outstanding water resistance, oil resistance and high temperature stability, with edge wicking performance controlled below 2.0 kg/m², far exceeding industry standards. Unlike low-performance eco-friendly alternatives, our cupstock maintains excellent structural integrity and barrier effect for both hot drinks up to 100℃ and cold drinks with condensation, effectively preventing leakage and cup deformation. It also adapts seamlessly to high-speed cup forming machines, reducing production scrap rates and improving your overall production efficiency.
As a plastic-free alternative to traditional PE-laminated cup paper, our water-based recyclable cupstock is 100% recyclable through standard paper recycling systems, as well as fully degradable and compostable under industrial conditions. It fully meets the requirements of global plastic restriction and circular economy regulations, helping your business achieve carbon neutrality goals, meet consumer demand for sustainable packaging, and create a unique environmentally responsible brand selling point.
We offer a full range of grammage and thickness specifications, covering all production needs for disposable beverage cups from small cold drink cups to large hot coffee cups. The product is compatible with most standard cup manufacturing equipment on the market, requiring no additional production line modification, which greatly lowers your threshold for sustainable packaging transformation. Our large-scale production capacity ensures stable supply for bulk orders, with strict quality control systems to guarantee consistent performance across every batch.
Our 210-320gsm water-based cupstock is specially optimized for hot beverage applications, with excellent high temperature resistance and long-lasting barrier performance. It is the perfect choice for coffee chains, milk tea brands and hot beverage manufacturers, suitable for disposable coffee cups, tea cups, hot drink vending machine cups and more.
The 160-190gsm specification of our water-based coated cupstock delivers superior water resistance and anti-condensation performance, ideal for cold beverage applications including soda cups, juice cups, iced drink cups and cold brew coffee cups. It maintains excellent stiffness and appearance even in low-temperature and high-humidity environments, ensuring a premium consumer experience.
Our water-based cupstock features a smooth, high-brightness surface (brightness ≥77%) with excellent printability, supporting high-definition flexographic, offset and digital printing to perfectly restore your brand logo, custom patterns and marketing information. It is the ideal choice for catering chains, event organizers and brand owners looking to create custom branded disposable cups with sustainable attributes.
We understand that every business has unique production and application needs, so we offer fully flexible customization and bulk supply solutions to match your requirements.
Full customization of core specifications: grammage, thickness, roll width, roll diameter and core size
Customized coating performance adjustment: targeted optimization of water resistance, oil resistance, high temperature resistance according to end-use scenarios
Printability customization: surface treatment optimized for different printing processes
Special specification development: collaborative R&D for unique application needs
Flexible minimum order quantity (MOQ) to support both trial production small batches and large-scale long-term bulk orders
Stable large-scale production capacity to ensure on-time delivery for bulk wholesale orders
Free pre-production samples for performance testing and machine trial
Full technical support from our professional R&D team, including production process guidance and problem solving
Strict pre-shipment quality inspection to ensure every batch meets your specified standards
Contact our professional team today to get a customized quote and free sample, and start your sustainable packaging transformation with our premium water-based recyclable cupstock.
Yes, our water-based recyclable cupstock is 100% fully recyclable. Unlike traditional PE-laminated cup paper which cannot be recycled due to its non-degradable plastic layer, our water-based coating technology allows the paper to be fully processed and recycled through standard paper recycling systems, while also being fully degradable and compostable under industrial composting conditions.
Yes, our water-based cupstock is made of food-grade raw materials, fully complies with FDA food contact safety standards, as well as GB and ISO relevant international standards. The product is tested to be free of optical brightening agents, making it safe for direct contact with all types of food and beverages, including hot drinks, cold drinks and oily beverages.
Absolutely. Our water-based cupstock delivers equal or even better water, oil and high temperature resistance compared to traditional PE-laminated cup paper, while being fully recyclable and plastic-free. It is compatible with most standard high-speed cup forming machines on the market, requiring no modification to your existing production line, making it a seamless, cost-effective and sustainable replacement for PE-laminated cupstock.
We offer a complete range of grammage options for our water-based coated cupstock, from 160gsm to 320gsm, including 160gsm, 170gsm, 190gsm, 210gsm, 230gsm, 240gsm, 250gsm, 280gsm, 300gsm and 320gsm. This full range covers all production needs for hot and cold beverage cups of different sizes and applications.
