Paper products from China have virtually dominated the market in the recent years. Chinese paper products are manufactured in compliance with the standards set forth by the China Standardization Committee of Papermaking Industry. Additional international standards are used upon the requirement of buyers.
InTouch paper products inspection and quality control procedures are developed combining both Chinese and international standards. Current standards InTouch uses to develop inspection protocols include:
White Bond Paper
Competitively-priced high quality white bond paper comprises a large volume of paper products China produces for its foreign market.
- GB/T 1911 is the Chinese standard which covers the requirements and test methods for copying paper.
- GB/T 8938 deals with the specifications for typing paper.
- ISO 11476 of the International Organization for Standardization provides the test method for determining the whiteness of paper products including bond paper.
- ISO 22414 covers the test method for evaluating the edge quality of copying and printing papers.
- ISO 216 covers the A and B paper sizes series, which is the accepted paper size standard for many countries today.
Newsprint
Newsprint is among the paper products China continually supplies in enormous volumes.
- GB/T 1910 covers the requirements for the different forms and sizes of newsprint milled in China.
- GS-15 is the Green Seal Standard on the environmental requirements for newsprints. Complying with this standard will expand your market base to include environment-friendly newspaper and magazine organizations.
- AS/NZS 1301.400s provides the test method for evaluating the resistance of newsprint and other paper products to tearing.
Printing Paper
Large printing houses import paper directly from China to bring production costs down.
- QB/T 1211 deals with the requirements for offset book paper.
- GS-10 provides the environmental requirements for coated printing papers.
- QB/T 1705 is deals with coated paper intended for offset printing.
- QB/T 3517 is the standard for offset poster paper.
- QB/T 3524 deals with paper products intended for letterpress printing.
Food Safe Paper
Food safe paper products from China are now widely used in homes and restaurants throughout the world.
- QB/T 1014 deals with the requirements for paper products intended for food wrapping.
- QB/T 2294 provides the specifications and test methods for paper cups.
- QB/T 3531 covers the requirements for composite paper intended for manufacturing drinking cups.
- QB/T 2595 ensures that heat seal tea bag papers are food safe.
- ISO 8784-1 covers the test method for evaluating the microbiological properties of food grade paper products.
- GS-18 is the Green Seal Standard dealing with the requirements for paper products intended for food preparation including cupcake liners and coffee filters.
- ISO 15320 covers the test method for the detection of pentachlorophenol in food grade paper products. Pentachlorophenol is among the regulated substances in many jurisdictions nowadays.
Packaging Material
Corrugated shipping boxes and packaging materials in China are inexpensive, safe, and intended to bring added selling value to your products.
- QB/T 1011 covers the requirements for single-side coated white boards.
- ASTM D1974 / 1974M – 10 covers the various considerations for reinforcing, closing, and sealing of corrugated shipping boxes.
- ASTM D2658 – 04 provides the test method for identifying the optimal dimensions of fiberboard shipping containers to ensure sufficient product protection while maintaining low material and production costs.
- ASTM D5118 / D5118 – 05ae1 covers the general considerations and requirements for fabricating fiberboard shipping boxes.
- ASTM D6804 – 02 covers the recommendations for designing hand holes in corrugated shipping containers.
- QB/T 3526 covers the wrapping tissue used before a product is set inside the box.
Sanitary Paper
Sanitary paper products from China are available in almost all grocery stores anywhere in the word today.
- GS-01 covers the environmental requirements for sanitary paper products including paper towels, napkins, bathroom tissue, facial tissue, and paper placemats.
- QB/T 2493 provides the requirements and test methods for paper diapers.
- G/B 8939 covers the requirements and test procedures for the evaluation of sanitary absorbent pads.
- QB 2500 covers the requirements for creased toilet paper.
- QB 3529 deals with toweling paper.
- ISO 12625 is a series of standards from the ISO covering the essential properties of tissue paper and paper products. The test methods included in ISO 12625 standard series deal with thickness, density, tensile strength, grammage, optical properties, water absorption property, ball burst strength, and perforated line tensile strength.
