Michelman products pass updated FBA Protocol

JCT CoatingsTech, Sept, 2007

Michelman, Cincinnati, OH, has announced that a series of its barrier, functional, and decorative coatings have been tested according to the updated FBA Protocol at the Western Michigan University School of Paper Engineering, and have been shown to pass the repulpability portion of the test. The protocol was developed by a joint committee of the Fiber Box Association and the American Forest & Paper Association. It is entitled "Voluntary Standard for Repulping and Recycling Corrugated Fiberboard Treated to Improve Its Performance in the presence of Water and Water Vapor."

Coatings tested include VaporCoat[R] 330C and Michem[R] Coat 40EAF, two wax replacement coatings for use on fruit, vegetable and protein/meat boxes; Nomar[TM] 70AF, an abrasion resistant coating; Coating X300AF[TM], a water resistant coating; and MaxWhite[TM] 17, a decorative white coating.