วัสดุถ้วยกระดาษ, what are paper cups made of ? What are the raw materials of making paper cups in paper cup machine?
วัสดุถ้วยกระดาษ
Paper cups are disposable cups made out of paperboard and often lined or coated with plastic or wax to prevent liquid from leaking out or soaking through the paper.
Normally, paper cup raw material is the material, which can be used in paper cup machine to make paper cup bowl container, popularly named as CUP PAPER .
The materials which can be used in paper cup machine are: กระดาษเคลือบ PE, PLA coated paper, PBS coated paper, water based barrier coated paper, wax coated paper.
Paper cup material type:
- PE film coated paper, Polyethylene (PE): The most common coating, a petroleum-based plastic applied in layers. It prevents leakage and withstands both hot and cold temperatures (low-density polyethylene, LDPE, is typical).
- PLA film coated paper,PLA (Polylactic Acid): A biodegradable bioplastic derived from cornstarch or sugarcane, used in “compostable” cups. Requires industrial composting facilities to break down.
- PBS coated paper, PBS, a plastic possessing the dual characteristics of substituting biomass materials for plastic materials and utilizing the properties of plastics while adding biodegradability.
- Plastic free paper, water based barrier coated paper, said it is plastic free, biodegrable and compostable.
- Wax coated paper, almost the first cup paper, now STOPPED.
In market most popular material is PE Film Coated Paper (PE Film Laminated Paper);
It is widely used to make Paper Cups, Paper bowl, Paper bucket, Noodle box, Paper Lunch box, ฯลฯ.
How to use PE film coated paper to make paper cups?
While Heating or Ultrasonic Wave is applied on PE film,
the PE film melted (by heating or ultrasonic wave),
then the melt part be welding(sealing) by PRESS.
Paper cups composed structure
Paper cups are composed of paper cup wall body and paper cup bottom disc.
- Cup wall body: normally name as paper cup fan, paper cup blank, cup stocks, the cup wall body opened shape (like a fan).
- Cup bottom disc: กระดาษม้วนฟีด, machine automatic punch disc and insert to cups.
While make paper cups in paper cup making machine, feed two type of material to machine:
- 1, Paper cup fan is the cup wall body opened shape (like a fan), printed or no print;
- 2, Cup bottom roll paper.
Whole line of making paper cups
Here shows the whole line of making paper cups,
- วัสดุ: Buy Paper cup material, PE coated paper roll (Narrow roll for cup bottom use, big width roll for cup wall usage),
- Print: Buy Paper cup printing machine , Print logo artwork, roll paper printing,
- Cut: Buy Paper cup cutting machine, Die cut printed roll paper to paper cup fan,
- Make: Buy Paper cup machine full servo 150S , making/forming the paper cups, full servo motors driven paper cup machine, คุณภาพดีที่สุด, มั่นคงและเชื่อถือได้.
- Pack: Buy Paper cup packing machine, automatic seal film bag & pack cups into bag (automatic make paper bags and pack cups into paper bags);
- Or Manual pack (hand pack, pack cups into film bag, buy film bags first),
- Carton pack: buy carton pack line ; buy Carton box, manual pack paper cups into carton box.
- Compressor: buy screw air compressor (or belt compressor) to supply the air for machines.

Whole line of making paper cup – disposable cup productin process 2
New user paper cup making business
For new user, no need to buy whole line equipments to make paper cups, most of the paper cup making company do like following:
- Bottom roll: Buy PE coated paper roll, PE coated paper roll, for paper cup bottom, machine auto punch bottom disc,
- Cup stocks: Buy Paper cup fan , customize logo artwork printed paper cup fan; or no print white paper cup fan.
- Making cups: Buy Paper cup machine full servo 150S , making/forming the paper cups, full servo motors driven paper cup machine, คุณภาพดีที่สุด, มั่นคงและเชื่อถือได้.
- Pack: Buy Paper cup packing machine, automatic seal film bag & pack cups into bag (automatic make paper bags and pack cups into paper bags);
- Or Manual pack (hand pack, pack cups into film bag, buy film bags first),
- Carton pack: buy carton pack line ; buy Carton box, manual pack paper cups into carton box.
- Compressor: buy screw air compressor (or belt compressor) to supply the air for machines.
Name information:
- PE coated paper material Type:
One(single) side PE film coated paper, 1บนกระดาษ,
Two(double) side PE film coated paper; 2บนกระดาษ, - One (single) side PE coated paper: PE film laminated on one-side of the paper;
the paper cup inside-surface is PE film laminated; - Two (double) side PE coated paper: PE film laminated on both-side of the paper,
the paper cup both side surface PE film laminated; - Paper weight: 150~450gsm (gsm, g/m2, , gram per square meter);
- PE weight: 10~30gsm (gsm, g/m2, , how many PE film laminated on 1 square meter paper);
- One PE paper weight: Base Paper + PE (250 + 15PE, we name it 250gsm or 265gsm) ;
- Two PE paper weight: PE + Base Paper + PE ( 12PE + 250 + 15PE, ฯลฯ);
Mark
One (single) PE coated paper cup, Popular for hot drink cups;
Two (double) PE coated paper cup, Popular for cold drink cups;
If use one PE paper cup for cold drink, the cup will become soft;
However One PE cup also can be used for cold drinks, if only use for a short time.

cold drinks two side PE coated paper cups

hot drinks one side pe coated paper cups
Paper cup material PE paper Specification:
- ชื่อ: PE(polyethylene) film coated paper
- Raw Paper: paper, 100% Virgin, wood pulp;
- Raw Paper Weight: 150~350gsm (gram per square meter);
- PE Coated Weight: 10~25gsm;
- Standard: Food Grad A;
- Certification: FDA, QS, ISO9001:2001;
- Quality: eco-friendly, high stiffness, excellent printing effect and good brightness
- Max Width: 1400มม.;
- Packing: Wooden Pallet, Roll or Sheet (on user order)
- Usage: cup PE coated paper, ice-cream, cake-baking, instant food bags and other food package
Standard PE Coated Film Weight
Raw Paper Weight (gsm: g per square meter) | Raw Paper Thickness (0.01มม.) About | PE Coated Weight (gsm: g per square meter) |
160 | 21 | 10 |
170 | 22~23 | 10 |
180 | 24 | 11 |
190 | 25 | 11 |
200 | 26~27 | 12 |
210 | 27~28 | 12 |
220 | 29~30 | 13 |
230 | 30~31 | 14 |
240 | 32 | 14 |
250 | 33~34 | 15 |
260 | 35 | 16 |
280 | 37~38 | 17 |
300 | 40 | 18 |
320 | 42~43 | 18 |
MARK: Raw Paper, there is 1~2 um error in thickness. PE Film laminated +1~2 g error. Special PE film thickness? Info us please. |

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Paper cup material Price cost:
The Paper cup material price is around USD1000~USD2000 per ton,
Final price is changing against market, please contact us for details.