bagasse pulp
Bagasse paper plates are made by re-pulping dried bagasse pulp into a water slurry, forming it into plate shapes on a mesh mold, pressing out the water, hot-pressing the shape, then drying and trimming the finished piece. The input pulp's brightness, fiber strength and dirt count set the ceiling on plate quality before molding even starts
Bagasse pulp sheets come in two published formats from Sheeon: bleached sheets at 700 × 800 mm, and unbleached bales at 700 × 800 × 600 mm weighing roughly 250 kg ADMT. Which format and grade fits depends on the end use — tableware, molded packaging or paper-mill furnish — not just on price per ton.
Bleached bagasse pulp is sugarcane-fiber pulp processed to remove color and lignin residue, typically reaching brightness above 80%. It's used in molded fiber tableware, food packaging board and printing-grade paper where a white base sheet and food-contact suitability both matter.
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