Why you should know about bagasse

Advantages of bagasse pulping

Bagasse is a by-product of sugar mills and a typical raw material for paper fibers. Sugarcane is a stem-like plant fiber material that can grow in one year. The average fiber length is 1.47-3.04mm, and the bagasse fiber length is 1.0-2.34mm, which is similar to the broad-leaved fiber. The desizing bagasse is a good raw material for papermaking.

Bagasse is a grass fiber. It is easy to cook and blanch. It consumes less chemicals and contains less silicon than wood, but lower than other grass fiber feedstocks. Therefore, bagasse pulping and alkali recovery technology and equipment are more mature and simpler than other straw fiber raw materials. So bagasse is a cheaper raw material for pulping.

Businesses need to utilize renewable resources quickly. Bagasse uses lower energy-related emissions, which help reduce global warming. It requires less energy to manufacture because it's just the fiber left over from sugar processing.

What's more, it's durable and immune to extreme temperatures, which makes it a useful material in consumer spaces. Significant advantages of bagasse include:

Microwave and oven safe

Can handle hot liquids up to 120 degrees Celsius

Oven safe up to 220 degrees Celsius.

Bagasse market

Research suggests that the molded pulp packaging market could exceed $4.3 billion by 2026.

Now is the time to look into the truly sustainable resource for the manufacture of moulded pulp products, sugar cane waste. We have access to more sustainable alternatives because sugarcane is a fast-growing staple food product.

Smarter choice.

Using agricultural waste is a better option. This waste by-product is already being produced, rather than being specially grown like wood, which takes many years to grow. Compared to paper, bagasse also requires much less input to produce the same amount of pulp.

This is an overlooked opportunity when looking for truly sustainable packaging. There are about 80 cane sugar producing countries and there is great potential for better use of the fibrous residue known as bagasse.

Advantages of bagasse in design

Practical benefits include saving space. Nestable and stackable can reduce storage costs by up to 70%. Protection is another benefit, with bagasse providing superior shock and vibration cushioning. Also, bagasse can be designed to your specifications, the option of custom design is a great advantage.

It provides price stability with minimal dependence on fluctuations in oil, gas and resin prices, giving you long-term price guarantees. It also costs less than other protective packaging options, such as foam and thermoformed plastics.

Products made from bagasse do not require a PLA lining, as it is naturally oil- and leak-proof, making it suitable for both home and industrial composting. Bagasse is a great composting material, so giving it a second life as a package is very good for the environment

sustainable future

Bagasse does not require any misleading labels, such as biodegradable labels. It can be either home composted or industrially composted. The best-case scenario is that these products end up in your home compost, but they may also end up recycled (as they look most similar to paper products), incinerated and end up in landfills.

It's important to note that industrial-content materials are no better if they also go into landfills. Home composting is where you can make a difference. Composting reduces methane production (a major source of greenhouse gases) and provides a range of economic and environmental co-benefits.