Materials

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Different Materials & Options

At Chic Package, we transform brands through packaging design that leverages an unparalleled range of materials—from sustainable kraft and premium paperboards to durable plastics, sleek metals, eco-friendly textiles, and innovative composites. Whether crafting minimalist elegance or bold, textured statements, our expertise lies in matching your product’s identity with the perfect material solution, ensuring functionality, sustainability, and visual impact that resonates globally. Your vision, amplified by our material mastery.

Natural (Brown) Kraft Linerboard

Natural Cardboard provides the perfect surface for an organic look. Made from 80% virgin wood fibre, Natural cardboard is 100% recyclable and biodegradable.

Oyster White Board

Oyster White Board or Mottled White Board features a clay-coated CCNB linerboard featuring an off-white surface with natural kraft undertones for moderate quality printing. In addition, this material is commonly chosen for being the most economical white corrugated option.

Kemi White Board

Kemi White Board features a semi-gloss-coated brilliant white C1S linerboard on one side, perfect for high-quality printing and finishing capabilities. In addition, this material has a semi-gloss coating pre-applied making your prints require no additional coatings to get a semi-gloss finish.

Bleached White Board

Bleached White Board features a bleached brilliant white kraft linerboard on both sides, perfect for high-quality printing and finishing capabilities. In addition, this material is famous and most expensive for being the brightest white corrugated board available, making all colors appear more vibrant.

SBS C1S

Solid Bleached Sulfate (SBS) is premium-grade paperboard that comes in brilliant white color. Its bleached surface on one side offers an optimal base for printing vibrant designs.

SBS C2S

Solid Bleached Sulphate (SBS) Coated 2 Sides (C2S) is a premium-grade ivory paperboard. This paperboard material is coated on both sides, making this material the perfect choice for high-quality printing for inside and outside prints.

CCNB

Clay Coated Newsback (CCNB) is a duplex paperboard material featuring a white kaolin clay coating on the front side for smooth printing and a natural brown or grey kraft material on the backside. It is popular for producing packagings like shoe boxes and food packaging.

Fully Recycled CCNB

Fully Recycled Clay Coated News Back (FR CCNB) is a 100% recyclable duplex paperboard material featuring a white clay coating on the front side for smoother printing and a natural brown or grey backside. It is the more sustainable alternative to CCNB Duplex Paper and does an incredible job packaging apparel and food.

Natural Brown Kraft

Natural Brown Kraft Paperboard is a 100% recyclable material featuring a brown color that comes from a mixture of virgin paper pulp and recycled paper pulp with no chemical additives. This material is commonly used across many industries to maximize sustainability efforts or to create the image of a “natural” product.

White Kraft

White kraft paper features a brilliant white surface making it ideal for high quality printing and finishing. It is tear, dust and moisture resistant making it an ideal candidate for food packaging and cosmetics packaging.

Black Kraft

Popular for packaging gifts, jewelry and electronics, black kraft paper features a dark glossy color on both sides of the material. Made from recycled materials, black kraft is a high end eco-friendly option and is popular for its sleek look and durability.

Uncoated Unbleached Kraft (UUK)

Uncoated unbleached kraft paper is a brown, lightweight, high yield paperboard material that is 100% eco-friendly. Its durability and appearance make it popular for packaging beverage containers and is great for heavy duty retail packaging that communicates your brand initiatives.

Clay Coated Kraft Back (CCK)

Clay Coated Kraft Back (CCK) Paper is a recyclable kraft paperboard material featuring a white clay coated front side for high quality printing and a natural brown color on the back side. It is popular for its moisture and tear resistance and is commonly used for packaging take-out food, frozen food and beverages.

Clay Natural Kraft (CNK)

Made from recycled material, CNK paper features a matte, clay coated front side and a brown kraft back side. The clay coating offers more dimensional stability making it a durable option for packaging food, retail and personal care products.

Metallic Paper

This speciality paper features a metallic finish that can be coated to be matte or glossy. Most commonly used as a decorative paper, metallic paper actually also offers protective elements to products that are light and moisture sensitive.

Holographic Paper

Made from laminated paperboard, holographic paper is an eye-catching material used for packaging cosmetics, apparel and much more. This paperboard emulates a 3D effect, showing off different colors when looked at from different angles.

Textured Paper

Textured paper is a premium grade paper stock that features a textured surface for high quality printing and finishing. Ideal for creating luxury paper bags and boxes, textured paper adds a higher perceived value to any product.

Grey Chipboard Cardboard

Made from recycled material, grey chipboard cardboard is also known as uncoated recycled paperboard. This material is popular for its thick and sturdy construction making it ideal for creating luxury packaging such as rigid boxes.

Duplex Chipboard

Made from grey chipboard, one sided white cardboard features a white clay coated top side for smooth printing applications and a bare gray bottom side. This material is popular for its thick and sturdy construction making it ideal for creating luxury packaging such as rigid boxes.

PET

Polyester or polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a crystal clear thermoplastic and creates optimal surfaces for printing and finishing. Made from recycled content, PET plastic possesses tensile strength, dimensional stability and low moisture absorption.

HDPE

Made from recycled material, grey chipboard cardboard is also known as uncoated recycled paperboard. This material is popular for its thick and sturdy construction making it ideal for creating luxury packaging such as rigid boxes.

PVC

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic is popular for applications in a wide range of commercial and consumer industries ranging from household to furniture packaging. Its flexible and high heat resistance qualities makes this plastic ideal for any required additional processes.

LDPE

Low density polyethylene (LDPE) plastic is a high clarity material commonly used for producing shopping bags and food wrapping.

PP

Polypropylene (PP) plastic is popular for applications in food and beverage packaging such as snack wrapping and candy packaging. It offers high tensile strength and durability and is 100% food safe.

HIPS

High Impact Polystyrene HIPS, or Polystyrene (PS) plastic is a thermoplastic material that offers high impact strength and rigidity to product. Popular for packaging products like food or pharmaceuticals, HIPS plastic offers a stable and durable structure to products.

PLA

Polylactic acid or polylactide (PLA) plastic is a biodegradable material made from renewable resources. Commonly used to produce films and bottles, PLA plastic is cost effective and readily available.

PETG

Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PETG) plastic offers significant resistance against heat and liquids and chemicals as well as strength and durability, making it exceptionally popular for applications in food and beverage packaging.

Polyurethane (PU) Foam Insert

Custom molded polyurethane (PU) foam inserts are the perfect choice for protecting your products against damage due to its high shock absorbent characteristic while creating a luxury look and feel. In addition, PU foam is an excellent choice for its lightweight and compressible (easy to store) nature.

Expanded Polyethylene (EPE) Foam Insert

Custom molded polyethylene (EPE) foam inserts are the perfect choice for protecting your products against damage due to its high shock absorbent characteristic. Thermoplastics like EPE are fully recyclable and can be easily reheated and reshaped.

Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Foam Insert

Custom molded ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) foam inserts is high-density foam popular for creating custom foam box inserts. Incredibly successful in providing protection and support to fragile products, EVA foam is commonly used for packaging electronics, glassware, or any luxury product.

Natural Dry Press Molded Pulp Insert

A natural colored dry press molded pulp insert. Finished in a semi-sooth texture and can be molded to your products precisely. An eco-friendly alternative for inserts.

Wet Press Molded Pulp Insert

Ideal for packaging lightweight products, we press molded pulp inserts ensure your products are soundly held in place during distribution and shipping.

Processed Molded Pulp

Processed molded pulp features secondary special finishes such as hot pressing, coating and dying. The additional process allows for higher quality molded pulp results for box inserts that require a more impactful unboxing experience.

White Dry Press Molded Pulp Incert

A white bleached dry press molded pulp insert. Finished in a semi-sooth texture and can be molded to your products precisely. An eco-friendly alternative for inserts.

Colored Wet Press Molded Pulp Incert

A color printed wet press molded pulp insert. Finished in a smooth texture and can be molded to your products precisely. An eco-friendly alternative for inserts.

Non Woven Fabric

Non woven fabric consists of polypropylene plastic fibres that provide high durability to products with water absorption properties. It is popular for applications in reusable grocery bags and retail bags.

Woven Fabric

Woven fabric consists of recyclable materials that are sturdy and provide high durability. It compacts easily but is able to maintain its original shape. It is commonly used for reusable grocery bags and retail bags.

Jute Fabric

Jute fabric is a biodegradable and compostable plant fabric made from renewable resources with a grainy texture. Its durability makes it popular for applications in retail packaging.

Cotton Fabric

Cotton fabric is a recyclable natural plant fabric made from renewable recourses. Its flexibility and high durability make it ideal for grocery and retail products packaging.

Canvas Fabric

Canvas is a plain-weave fabric made out of cotton or linen that provides flexibility and durability. It is popular for applications in reusable grocery bags and retail bags.

Tin

A slivery metal with high resistance to rust and corrosion. It is highly resistant to corrosion, so it’s often used on a coating over other metals like steel or aluminum.

Aqueous Coating

Popular for being fast drying and creating surfaces that are soft to the touch, aqueous coatings are water based and makes for a great eco-friendly coating alternative for a range of packaging materials.

UV Coating

Cured by exposure to ultraviolet light, UV coatings are fast drying and provide the highest quality gloss or matte finishes available. Ideal for improving surface durability, UV coatings are popular for creating luxury packaging and shelf-ready packaging.

Spot Gloss UV

UV coating is applied to specified areas to create unique and eye catching designs. Ideal for enriching text or designs, spot UV coatings are commonly used to create packaging bursting with shelf impact.

Soft Touch Coating

Popular for its velvety finish, soft touch coatings are fast drying and finger print resistant, making them ideal for communicating luxury and elegance.

Varnish

A cost effective alternative to coatings, varnish is applied the same way CMYK inks are applied and provide a glossy, matte or satin finish to enhance your branding and artwork designs.

Lamination

Lamination adheres a protective film to the surface of packaging materials to maximize strength, durability and provide a barrier to avoid any water damage to your artwork designs.

Anti-scratch lamination

Anti-scratch lamination is exactly what it sounds like. Using a BOPP film, this lamination type is scratch resistant and cost effective.

Soft touch / Silk Lamination

Soft touch/silk lamination, provides a matte finish that is soft to the touch. Similar to peach skin, the surface features a velvety texture that adds an elegant feel to any packaging material.

Hot Foil Stamping

Hot foil stamping uses heat and pressure to apply metallic detailing to enhance brand logos or packaging artwork designs. Commonly used for applications in luxury and cosmetics packaging, hot foil stamping is an easy way to elevate your branding.

Blind Embossing

Blind embossing presses logos and text into paperboard to create a 3D design that customers can see and feel. Ideal for creating cutting edge artwork designs, embossing is popular across a wide rang of industries including apparel, cosmetics and luxury goods.

Blind Debossing

Blind debossing presses designs and text into paperboard to create an engraved look. Ideal for creating unique artwork designs, debossing is popular across a wide rang of industries including apparel, cosmetics and luxury goods.

Cold Foil Printing

A UV curable adhesive is printed in the shape of designs or text for foil to be pressed onto the adhesive. Ideal for decorating brand logos, designs and text, cold foil stamping is time efficient and cost effective.

Registered Embossing

Registered embossing places a blind embossed image with another element created using ink, foil or another embossed image to create a unique 3D design.

Combination Embossing

A combination between embossing and foil stamping, combination embossing creates 3D designs that feature a metallic finish. The image, design or text is embossed and lined with foil to create impactful 3D designs.

Window Patching

A shape is die-cut out of the packaging and a think plastic film is applied to create a window for your products. Ideal across industries, window patching creates suspense for the products it holds.