Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming a meat tray using a slurry. The slurry comprises: a moisture barrier comprising AKD in the range of about 4% by weight; a fiber base comprising bagasse; and an oil barrier comprising a water-based emulsion in the range of about 1.5% by weight.

The present disclosure provides novel paper sheet mulch products having benefits over prior sheet mulches, which may include brown or recycled fibers, as well as additives, such as opacity, water-resistant, and strength additives, resulting in mulch products with an improved combination of basis weight, stretch, strength, opacity, and/or water-resistance characteristics.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a foam-formed cellulosic fibre-material comprising coarse cellulosic fibres a cellulose reinforcement fraction. Furthermore, the invention relates to a foam-formed cellulosic fibre-material, a cellulose bulk sheet for a packaging material and a laminated packaging material comprising the foam-formed cellulosic fibre-material.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a foam-formed cellulosic fibre-material comprising coarse cellulosic fibres a cellulose reinforcement fraction. Furthermore, the invention relates to a foam-formed cellulosic fibre-material, a cellulose bulk sheet for a packaging material and a laminated packaging material comprising the foam-formed cellulosic fibre-material.

A food-safe composition and resulting article with grease and water resistance properties comprised of a petroleum wax based aqueous emulsion, a food-safe coating formulation, and an alkyl ketene dimer (AKD), wherein the composition exhibits grease and water resistant properties without a fluorinated compound present in the composition. A method of making the composition and a method of using the composition to form pulp molded articles such as food-safe containers and other pulp-based food packaging and utensils are provided.

A food-safe composition and resulting article with grease and water resistance properties comprised of a petroleum wax based aqueous emulsion, a food-safe coating formulation, and an alkyl ketene dimer (AKD), wherein the composition exhibits grease and water resistant properties without a fluorinated compound present in the composition. A method of making the composition and a method of using the composition to form pulp molded articles such as food-safe containers and other pulp-based food packaging and utensils are provided.

A method for manufacturing paper or board is disclosed and further disclosed is an internal sizing system for providing improved retention of hydrophobic internal sizing agents. The internal sizing system includes a hydrophobic internal sizing agent as a first component selected from a group consisting of alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA), alkyl ketene dimer (AKD), rosin sizes and any combination thereof, and a water-soluble polymer product including amphoteric polyacrylamide as a second component, which amphoteric polyacrylamide has neutral or cationic net charge at pH 7, a weight-average molecular weight of 700,000-18,000,000 g/mol and a total ionicity of 4-28 mol-%, where the first component and the second component are provided as separate components or as a combination of the first component and the second component.

A method for manufacturing paper or board is disclosed and further disclosed is an internal sizing system for providing improved retention of hydrophobic internal sizing agents. The internal sizing system includes a hydrophobic internal sizing agent as a first component selected from a group consisting of alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA), alkyl ketene dimer (AKD), rosin sizes and any combination thereof, and a water-soluble polymer product including amphoteric polyacrylamide as a second component, which amphoteric polyacrylamide has neutral or cationic net charge at pH 7, a weight-average molecular weight of 700,000-18,000,000 g/mol and a total ionicity of 4-28 mol-%, where the first component and the second component are provided as separate components or as a combination of the first component and the second component.

Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming and subsequently applying topical coatings fiber-based food containers. The slurry includes one or more of an embedded moisture barrier, vapor barrier, and oil barrier, and the topical coating comprises one or more of a vapor barrier, a moisture barrier, an oil barrier, and an oxygen barrier, for example polyvinyl alcohol, sugar alcohol, citric acid, and cellulose nanofibrils.

Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming and subsequently applying topical coatings fiber-based food containers. The slurry includes one or more of an embedded moisture barrier, vapor barrier, and oil barrier, and the topical coating comprises one or more of a vapor barrier, a moisture barrier, an oil barrier, and an oxygen barrier, for example polyvinyl alcohol, sugar alcohol, citric acid, and cellulose nanofibrils.