Materials · BAG · HS 4706.92 / 4706.93
Bagasse pulp. A residue with a second career.
Bagasse is what remains of sugarcane after the sugar is pressed out: a milling by-product that would otherwise be burned as boiler fuel, turned into the workhorse fibre of compostable tableware. Fibra supplies bagasse pulp as dry sheets and board, bleached or unbleached, sourced in parallel from China and India.
Bleached bagasse pulp
The standard furnish for white food-contact tableware: plates, bowls, clamshells and lids. Fine, uniform surfaces with clean mold release. Chlorine-free bleaching sequences available by mill.
Unbleached bagasse pulp
Natural-tone pulp for kraft-look tableware and packaging, where the unbleached color communicates the material and the process stays one step simpler.
| Fibre source | Sugarcane bagasse; Guangxi sugar belt (China) and Indian sugar-mill clusters |
|---|---|
| Fibre length | 0.8-1.2 mm typical, short-fibre fraction |
| Brightness | Bleached grades to customer target within 60-80% ISO; unbleached natural |
| Moisture | ~10-12% air-dry at loading |
| Freeness | Refining guidance to 300-450 mL CSF for molded-fiber furnish |
| Format | Dry pulp sheets / board in export bales, containerized |
| Documentation | Per-lot CoA standard; food-contact declaration and fluorine data per the Fibra dossier |
Values shown are typical industry ranges for tableware-grade non-wood pulp, agreed per contract. The per-lot certificate of analysis governs. Full technical data sheet available on request.
Why bagasse
The fibre European converters already trust, sourced with more discipline.
Bagasse made molded-fiber tableware possible at scale. What has been missing from the supply side is consistency: stable specs across the cane season, and paperwork that survives European due diligence.
- Formability
- Short fibre, fine surface. Bagasse forms smooth, detailed, rigid shapes and releases cleanly from the mold, which is why it dominates tableware furnish.
- Residue status
- A by-product, not a crop grown for pulp. It uses residue that would otherwise be burned for fuel and asks nothing new of the land. Sugarcane is not a commodity listed under the EU Deforestation Regulation today; we monitor scope reviews.
- Seasonality
- Cane is crushed roughly October to March. We plan contracts and inventory around the crush so your supply does not swing with the harvest.
- Dual origin
- China and India in parallel. Two sourcing bases hedge price, season and routing risk, and answer the growing preference for supply diversification.
Applications
Where bagasse pulp earns its place.
Plates, bowls, clamshells, lids
The core of compostable foodservice: smooth food-contact surfaces, hot and cold use, certified compostability paths for the end product.
Food trays and egg packaging
Formed trays for fresh produce, proteins and eggs, where uniform wall thickness and stacking strength decide line speed and breakage rates.
Blended furnish with bamboo
Bagasse for surface and formability, bamboo for strength. The blend is the documented route to PFAS-free performance targets.