Kraft Paper Pouches – Make Your Customzied Pouches

Kraft Paper Pouch

Advantage of Kraft Paper Pouches

Kraft paper packaging bag is different with common plastic pouch, it brings people eco-friendly, natural and premium vibes, ideal for healthy goods like nuts and beef jerky.

Traditional kraft bags use paper only, but mordern kraft paper is usually laminated with plastic or metallized film layers. They keep special looks and block oxygen, moisture and light well.

Makepac supplies various biodegradable materials. The bags still stay fully degradable after lamination.

Choose Correct Material for Your Products

The core purpose of packaging bags is to keep contents in proper storage conditions, so picking the right material matters a lot. Different materials block light, moisture and oxygen to varying degrees. (Higher scores mean better barrier performance)

OPTIONS

MATERIAL

OXYGEN

MOISTURE

LIGHT

High Barrier

Compostable A

Compostable B

MOPP/Kraft/PE

MOPP/Kraft/AL/PE

Kraft/PLA

Kraft/VMPLA/PBAT

Technical Specifications

The thicker the material, the better its barrier properties.

OTR (Oxygen Transmission Rate)

@ 23℃, 0% RH, Unit: cm³ / (m²・24h・Atm)

WVTR (Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate)

@ 38℃, 90% RH, Unit: g / (m²・24h)

Material	OTR	WVTR	Est. Shelf Life	Remark
MOPP/Kraft/PE	25 ~ 60	3.5 ~ 7.0	2~6 Months	/
MOPP/Kraft/AL/PE	< 0.5	< 0.5	12~18 Months	/
Kraft/PLA	100 ~ 180	80 ~ 120	< 2 Months	Compostable
Kraft/VMPLA/PBAT	8 ~ 20	8 ~ 18	4~8 Months	Compostable

Custom Features On Pouches

Air Valve

This degassing one-way vent removes extra air inside bags without letting outside air flow back in, it’s perfect for coffee beans and roasted nuts storage.

Hot Stamping

Gold hot stamping patterns get pressed onto bag surfaces under heat and pressure. Shiny gold markings stand out against matte kraft texture, lifting product grade and leaving eye-catching branded details for shelf display.

Easy Pull Zipper

The specially molded zip strip glides smoothly with light hand force to seal or reopen pouches. It locks fresh flavour inside after every use, no extra tools needed for repeated daily opening and closing.

Knowledge about Kraft Paper Pouches

Is Kraft Paper Bag Compostable?

Kraft paper is made primarily of natural wood pulp, so the paper itself can break down biologically. Whether finished pouches remain degradable depends entirely on the films laminated with the paper.

Laminated with non-degradable PE, PP or aluminum foil, the whole bag loses its ability to decompose. When paired with biodegradable PLA or PBAT, the pouch keeps its compostable feature.

Please note that add-ons like air valves and zippers also need to adopt degradable materials to match the whole eco-friendly construction.

Is Kraft Paper Bag Recyclable?

After you use the pouch, you need to sort it into the correct waste bin. Single-layer kraft paper bags qualify for recycling.

For the multi-layer kraft paper bags, different materials are laminated tightly. Machines cannot split paper, plastic and metal layers apart, so they cannot be recycled.

Keep in mind “degradable” and “recyclable” refer to two separate waste handling standards.

Pouch Customization Options

Choose the best flexible bag style that suits your product needs. Our flexible packaging solutions are not just containers; they are powerful advertisements that communicate your brand’s message effectively.

Printing Method

Makepac can do digital, flexo and gravure printing options depending on your requirements.

View All Options

Material

MakePac Offer various kinds of choices: transparent, aluminum foil, kraft paper, recycable or others.

View All Options

Configurations

Choose the most suitable custom packaging bag for your product. We offer all styles.

View All Options

Finishing

Making your packaging bags more attractive and visually appealing is definitely a good choice.

View All Options

Printing Options On Kraft Paper Pouch

Depending on the material and quantity, Makepac offers a variety of printing methods to ensure the best printing results.

Gravure Printing

Gravure printing works well for clients who need large quantities of pouches whose artwork is fixed in the long term. The best advantage is the superior printing effects. It delivers rich ink layers and outstanding color reproduction, rendering deep shades, spot tints, gradients and metallic hues with high saturation, fully covering coarse kraft paper surfaces to create premium packaging for coffee and tea.

Ink is printed on the film’s inner side (reverse print) isolated from external contact, granting great rub resistance and strong adhesion. It supports full solid color fills and delicate gradient graphics. But after laminating with the printed plastic layer, this makes pouches non-degradable and non-recyclable.

Digital Printing

Digital printing requires no printing plates and supports small batch orders. It matches customers with various artwork drafts and frequent design adjustments. Production turnaround is swift, and sample can be even finished within one day.

It prints on plastic layer or directly on kraft paper, removing the need for laminated plastic print layers and keeping the bags fully biodegradable.

But digital printing cost much higher. Ink laid bare on paper sticks weakly with thin coverage. Heavy black and large dark prints often reveal the brown kraft base underneath.

Flexo Printing

Flexographic printing suits kraft paper pouches better than other printing methods. Eco-friendly water-based ink is soft and has low VOC, it can conform well to rough kraft surfaces, avoiding ink cracking and tearing of thin paper stock.

Its pricing sits above gravure printing yet cheaper than digital printing, and plate production remains mandatory. But thin ink coating causes poor hiding power for dark tones. Fine gradients and tiny text lack the sharpness seen in gravure prints, and intricate designs fail to deliver rich layered visuals.