American Kraft Paper
American Kraft Paper is a world-class supplier of unbleached sack kraft paper, and is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Certified Forest Management
We carefully plan, monitor and report our forestry activities to protect the health of our valuable, renewable resources.
Our Products
American Kraft Paper products utilize Southern Pine. The long fiber of this species provides the strength characteristics necessary to produce consistent unbleached sack kraft papers that meet the tough demands of today’s packaging requirements.
Our Careers, Your Future
American Kraft Paper is innovative by design and always on the lookout for likeminded individuals to join our winning team!
Our Company.
The American Kraft Paper Industries pulp and paper mill located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas is a producer of unbleached sack kraft paper. Our product is sold to converters throughout North America for various demanding applications, such as cement bags and food grade applications.
Our collaboration with AIAC’s Canadian Kraft Paper Industries, located in The Pas, Manitoba, permits us to better serve our domestic and international packaging industry customers with superior speed, quality, reliability, and efficiency. We are committed to meeting our customers’ needs, 24-7-365.
We are proud to offer a sustainable, recyclable and renewable choice that reliably serves a wide range of market segments and applications:
Industrial + Construction
Agriculture + Landscaping
Pet Food + Feed & Seed
Grocery + Retail
Lawn & Leaf + Refuse
E-commerce Mailers + Tape
Corrugated + Roll Wrapping
Food Services
Operating within Forest Management and Environmental Management Certification Standards provides assurance we are operating legally, sustainably, and in compliance with world-recognized standards and ensures that the forests we manage today will contribute to future generations and to the communities where we live and operate.
Our Products.
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Applications:
Agricultural: Animal Feed + Seed
Retail: Charcoal
Food: Sugar, Flour, Grains
Industrial: Cement, Lime, Chemicals, Adhesives
Advantages:
Engineered to meet Rule 40 specifications
Long Fiber kraft furnish delivers exceptional strength characteristics
Ideal for outer ply when high tensile strength in machine direction is needed (open mouth sacks)
Features:
Unbleached kraft paper, delivering a natural look and feel
Complies with US FDA food contact standards:
• 21 CFR 176.170
• 21 CFR 176-180
Certified to Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Fiber Sourcing Standards
Recyclable and renewable substrate
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Applications:
Agricultural: Potato + Other
Vegetable Balers
Advantages:
Engineered to meet Rule 40 specifications
Excellent outer wall printability due to surface quality
Uniform roll quality results in converting efficiency
Features:
Unbleached kraft paper, delivering a natural look and feel
Complies with US FDA food contact standards:
• 21 CFR 176.170
• 21 CFR 176-180
Certified to Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Fiber Sourcing Standards
Recyclable and renewable substrate
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Applications:
Agricultural: Animal Feed + Seed
Retail: Charcoal
Food: Flour
Industrial: Cement, Chemicals, Adhesives
Advantages:
Engineered to meet Rule 40 specifications
This highly porous sheet is designed to allow pasted valve
bags to be filled quickly without rupture or breakage.
Ideal when high tensile strength in machine direction is needed
Features:
Unbleached kraft paper, delivering a natural look and feel
Complies with US FDA food contact standards:
• 21 CFR 176.170
• 21 CFR 176-180
Certified to Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Fiber Sourcing Standards
Recyclable and renewable substrate
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Applications:
Retail: Grocery Bags and Sacks, Fruit + Vegetable Bags, Retail Shopping Bags, Carryout Bags
Advantages:
Ideal for SOS (Self Opening Satchel) bags with a flat bottom
Product consistency roll to roll. Driving converting efficiency
Quality control systems designed minimize product variation
Features:
Unbleached kraft paper, delivering a natural look and feel
Complies with US FDA food contact standards:
• 21 CFR 176.170
• 21 CFR 176-180
Certified to Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Fiber Sourcing Standards
Recyclable and renewable substrate
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Applications:
Retail: Lawn + Leaf Bags, Potato Bags, Refuse Bags
Advantages:
Provides high tear and puncture resistance in moist, humid conditions
Ideal when high tensile strength in machine direction is needed
Features:
Unbleached kraft paper, delivering a natural look and feel
Complies with US FDA food contact standards:
• 21 CFR 176.170
• 21 CFR 176-180
Certified to Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Fiber Sourcing Standards
Recyclable and renewable substrate
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Applications:
E-commerce: Mailers, Water-activated Tape (WAT), Void Fill, Cold Chain
Industrial: Roll Wrapping, End Caps, Dunnage
Retail: Sugar, Flour, Baking Mix, Gift Wrap
Advantages:
Ideal for paper mailers and protective packaging
Engineered for resiliency, puncture and tear resistance
Used for smaller, lighter bags
Features:
Unbleached kraft paper, delivering a natural look and feel
Complies with US FDA food contact standards:
• 21 CFR 176.170
• 21 CFR 176-180
Certified to Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Fiber Sourcing Standards
Recyclable and renewable substrate
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