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(PAPER TABLEWARE SINCE 2011)

Paper cups and compostable tableware, printed and formed in house

Six formats, four linings, one plant. Stock sizes or your own mould.

SEE THE SIX FORMATSREAD THE CERTIFICATES
Stacked paper cups, a double-wall cup and a bagasse clamshell on the take-off table beside a cup-forming machine in a tableware plant
Formats4–20 oz
LiningPE · PLA · water-based
StandardsFDA 21 CFR 176.170
Markets6 regions

(FORMATS)

Six formats we print and form

Cups, bowls, fibre containers and cutlery. Every one of them printed here.

Single-wall PE coated hot cup standing on a warm white bench, shot at a 45 degree angle
HC-12

Hot cup

4–16 oz · single, double or ripple

Double-wall hot cup with a visible second wall seam on a warm white bench, shot at a 45 degree angle
CC-16

Cold cup

9–20 oz · PLA or PE lined, 90 mm rim

Open bagasse moulded-fibre clamshell container on a warm white bench, shot at a 45 degree angle
BG-600

Bagasse clamshell and tray

450–1,000 ml · hinged or three-compartment

Kraft paper soup bowl with its paper lid on a warm white bench, shot at a 45 degree angle
SB-16

Soup bowl and tub

8–32 oz · kraft or white, PE or PLA

Stack of CPLA cutlery sets wrapped in kraft paper on a warm white bench, shot at a 45 degree angle
CT-4IN1

PLA and CPLA cutlery

165 mm · fork, spoon, knife or four-in-one kit

Cup lid, paper cup sleeve and a four-cup carrier stacked on a warm white bench, shot at a 45 degree angle
LD-90

Lids, sleeves and carriers

73 / 90 mm lid · sleeve and four-cup carrier

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(MATERIALS)

Six linings and their standards

Swap the lining, not the supplier. Each one carries its own food-contact and compostability paperwork.

CHECK THE CERTIFICATION MATRIX
Macro of a PE coated cup wall cross-section standing edge-on beside a PLA lined cup wall cross-section, the film layer visible on both, with a torn bagasse fibre piece behind them on a kraft bench
  • PE coated cup board sheets on an inspection bench, the coated face catching the roof light, one cut sheet edge showing the film layer beside a formed double-wall cup

    Coated paper, hot

    • Single-wall PE coatedLDPE 12–18 g/m² one side · Hot 0–90 °CFDA 21 CFR 176.170 · LFGB §30/§31
    • Double-wall and rippleTwo board layers, PE or water-based · Hot 0–95 °CFDA 21 CFR 176.170 · EU 1935/2004
  • PLA lined cold cup filled with iced water and condensation on the cup wall, a water-based coated cup board sample lying coated-face up beside it on the take-off table

    Plastic-free linings

    • PLA linedPLA 20–25 g/m², compostable · Cold 0–45 °CBPI · OK Compost · EN 13432
    • Water-based barrierDispersion coating, plastic-free · Hot 0–90 °CFDA 21 CFR 176.170 · EU 1935/2004
  • Freshly formed bagasse moulded-fibre container with loose fibre at its torn edge on the inspection bench beside an unwrapped translucent CPLA cutlery kit

    Moulded fibre and CPLA

    • Bagasse moulded fibreUncoated, PFAS-free · Hot 0–100 °C, microwave safeBPI · OK Compost HOME · EN 13432
    • CPLA cutleryCrystallised PLA, no lining · Hot 0–85 °CBPI · ASTM D6400 · EN 13432

(PLANT)

Formed and printed in Qingdao

Cup forming, flexo printing and moulded fibre all run on one site. Rim inspection and batch migration testing sit at the end of the same line.

SEE THE PLANT AND THE LINES
  • 18,500m²plant area
  • 220millionpieces a month
  • 32linescup forming
  • 14linesmoulded fibre
  • 240peoplesince 2011
Six-colour flexo printing machine with plate cylinders and ink trays running cup board in a converting hall, a worker in dark workwear at the unwind
Cup rim vision inspection station with a freshly formed cup under the camera hood and retention samples on the bench

Standards we hold

  • FDA 21 CFR 176.170
  • EU 1935/2004
  • LFGB §30 and §31
  • BRCGS Packaging Materials
  • FSC Chain of Custody
  • BPI compostable (ASTM D6400 / EN 13432)

(CAPABILITY)

Artwork to tooling in one plant

Artwork in AI or PDF, 1:1 dieline. CMYK, with the plate curve applied here.

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Print and brand

Six-colour flexo, artwork and plate storage, from one to six colours

Printed cup board sheets and a colour bar laid out on an inspection table beside a flexo press
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Tooling and new sizes

Cup moulds and moulded-fibre dies cut for a size you do not see here

Cup forming mould and a moulded-fibre screen die on a clean tooling rack
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Compostable conversion

Swap PE for PLA or a water-based barrier without changing the print

Two cup board samples, one PE lined and one PLA lined, held upright side by side
SEE THE PRINT AND TOOLING SPECS

(APPLICATIONS)

Where these formats already run

SEE HOW CAFES BUY
Filled hot drink in a sleeved and lidded paper cup on a cafe counter with the bar interior blurred behind

Coffee chains and cafes

Hot cup, sleeve and lid as one set, 4–16 oz

Filled soup bowl and a bagasse clamshell packed into a paper takeaway bag on a packing bench

Food delivery and takeaway

Soup bowl, tub and carrier sized to the delivery bag

Open three-compartment bagasse tray and a kraft-wrapped cutlery set on a quick service restaurant tray

Quick service restaurants

Bagasse clamshells and cutlery kits, hot hold to 100 °C

  • Supermarket private label
  • Catering and events
  • Convenience and travel
  • Cup sleeves
  • Drink carriers
  • Compostable cutlery kits

(ORDER CONDITIONS)

Sample, trial order, mass production

Your size, colours and port decide the final quote.

Sample

5 working days

  • One free sample per size, stock formats
  • Printed sample in 12 days
  • Courier billed at cost
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Trial order

50,000 pieces

  • Per size, or 500 kg per board grade
  • Plates billed once and stored here
  • Mixed categories in one container
SEE THE ORDER SHEET

Mass production

15–20 days

  • From artwork approval, not from order
  • FOB Qingdao, CIF or DDP on request
  • 30 % deposit, balance against copy of B/L
SEND YOUR SIZE AND QUANTITY

(FAQS)

Compostable and certification questions

Migration test record sheet and a rim-tested cup on an inspection bench with retention sample bags
What does the compostable lining cost, and does it change the MOQ?

PLA lining is quoted per size on top of the board price. MOQ stays at 50,000 pieces per size; sizes can move one at a time.

Do you issue FDA and LFGB declarations of compliance?

Yes, per category. Each shipment carries a batch migration test record; the declarations themselves sit under /certifications.

Which compostable certificates do you hold for the fibre range?

BPI, OK Compost and EN 13432 for bagasse; BPI and ASTM D6400 for CPLA cutlery. Certificate scans are listed on /certifications.

Can several categories ship in one order?

Mixed containers are standard: one size per carton, several cartons per pallet, lids riding with the cups.

There is no 500 ml tray in your list. How long does a new mould take?

21–25 days from approved drawing to first samples. The mould is billed once and stays here, so reorders carry no tooling cost.

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(REQUEST A QUOTE)

Send the size and the artwork

A stock format or a size you do not see here, both start the same way. One working day to come back with MOQ, price and lead time.

Sample set of a printed hot cup, a bagasse clamshell box and a kraft-wrapped cutlery set with a calliper on a take-off table

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