The opportunities to use composite honeycomb boards (HCB) will continue to increase in 2010 as the market searches for more environmentally friendly display solutions.
With the number of HCB’s available on the rise, it pays to look closely at the facts when making a choice!
The structure of the honeycomb cells contained in the board can be either “Closed Cell Corrugated” (CHC) or “Open Cell Expanded” (EHC). The latter is often used in inexpensive, hollow core doors and provides a much lower dry crush strength. X-Board uses CHC technology to provide a dry crush strength of 90 tons per square metre, the highest in the industry for composite paper board.
HCB’s typically have a honeycomb cell core, constructed from recycled materials, with a direct printable liner on both sides. The liner can be a refrigeration grade graphic board, with a high level of recycled content, like X-Board, or more commonly a virgin fibre board. In fact, X-Board contains a market leading 97% post consumer recycled fibre content, that’s more than double the recycled content of other similar products!
One final feature to be aware of is whether the board contains a non-recyclable polyethylene layer. While X-Board does not, some other products do.
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