Introducing
Paricott BioCup®
BioCup® is our biodegradable cup range, made from ITC Filobev® paper board. The board carries its own water barrier, so the cup holds hot and cold drinks without the plastic coating used in conventional paper cups. The material is certified by CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board), CPPRI (Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute) and SPCB (State Pollution Control Board), and every certificate is published on this page.
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What makes a BioCup different
The difference is the board, not the shape of the cup.
A conventional paper cup is not only paper. To hold a drink without leaking, it carries a thin polyethylene coating on the inside. That plastic film is what makes the cup waterproof, and it is also what stops the cup from biodegrading once it has been thrown away.
BioCup® is made from ITC Filobev® paper board. Filobev® is a barrier board, which means it achieves the water barrier without a conventional plastic coating, and the board itself is 100% biodegradable. That change of material is the whole difference between a BioCup® and a standard polyethylene lined cup.
Biodegradability is an easy thing to claim and a harder thing to prove, so we would rather point you at the paperwork. The board is certified by CPCB, CPPRI and SPCB, and those certificates plus the material safety data sheet are linked further down this page. If your compliance team or your own customers ask what the cup is made of, the documents answer it directly.
Everything else works the way the rest of our range works. BioCup® is suited to hot and cold beverages, and it can be custom printed with your brand and logo on the same 6-station flexo press with UV that we have run since 2009. It is made in our own plant in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, where we have produced paper cups since 2000 under ISO 9001:2015 and GMP certification.
BioCup® questions we get asked
What is Paricott BioCup® made of?
BioCup® is made from ITC Filobev® paper board, a barrier board that is 100% biodegradable. The board carries the water barrier on its own, so the cup does not need the polyethylene coating used in conventional paper cups.
How is BioCup® different from a normal paper cup?
A normal paper cup is lined with a thin layer of polyethylene to stop it leaking, and that plastic layer is what prevents the cup from biodegrading. BioCup® uses Filobev® barrier board instead, so it holds hot and cold beverages without a conventional plastic coating.
Which bodies certify BioCup®?
The board used in BioCup® is certified by CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board), CPPRI (Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute) and SPCB (State Pollution Control Board). All three certificates, along with the material safety data sheet for Filobev® board, are published on this page as PDFs so you can read them yourself.
Can BioCup® be printed with our logo?
Yes. BioCup® can be custom printed like the rest of our range, on the same 6-station flexo press with UV that we have run since 2009. Send us the artwork along with the cup size and quantity you need.
How do we order BioCup® or ask for a sample?
Enquiries go through the same channels as the rest of our range. Use the contact page to reach us, or look through the catalogue first to pick sizes, then tell us what you need and we will come back to you with the details. Paricott manufactures in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh and is ISO 9001:2015 and GMP certified.
If something about BioCup® is not covered here, tell us the size, the quantity and the beverage you are serving, and we will answer it properly.