Paper and Board Coatings & Treatments Course
Gain mastery in paper and board coatings for superior packaging performance. Explore coating chemistry, barrier design, application techniques, testing protocols, cost factors and sustainability practices to develop food-safe, glossy, recyclable solutions suited for actual production lines. This course equips you with practical knowledge for robust, compliant packaging innovations.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
This concise, hands-on course provides a thorough overview of coatings and treatments for paper and board in packaging applications. Delve into substrate basics, coating pigments, binders, additives, application techniques, drying, calendering and barrier design. Additionally, cover laboratory and pilot testing, recyclability considerations, regulatory compliance, cost influences and scale-up strategies for effective, standards-compliant outcomes.
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Develop skills
- Design coating formulations to adjust gloss, opacity and liquid barrier swiftly.
- Select paperboards matching structure, porosity and stiffness for food packaging.
- Optimise coating processes including solids content, rheology, drying and calendering.
- Validate performance in the lab with gloss, Cobb, Kit and printability tests.
- Balance cost and sustainability while meeting FDA/EU regulations and recyclability targets.
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