Molded Pulp Dozen Egg Carton

Yes. Shell color has no bearing on cell fit. Egg size class does. A carton molded for large eggs handles both brown and white large eggs identically, since the grading standard is by weight rather than by shell color.

We print what you supply as artwork, including grade shields and plant codes. We do not generate or verify regulatory content, since grade assignment and plant codes are issued to you and vary by jurisdiction. Give us print-ready files and we reproduce them exactly.

Almost always under-pressing at the hinge line, where the fiber is thinnest by design. Correct forming leaves enough fiber density for repeated opening. If cartons crack on first open, the mold pressure or the pulp consistency was off. It is a production control issue rather than a limitation of the material.

Flexographic printing adds a plate charge per color, then a small per unit cost that falls as run length grows. Below a certain volume, embossing is cheaper because the cost is built into the mold and does not repeat. The crossover point depends on how many colors you need. We quote both so you can see the break-even against your annual volume.

The 2×6 format usually can, since most lines were built around it. What matters is the infeed width tolerance and the lid hinge stiffness, since machine closers apply force at a fixed point. Send us your line make and model and we will confirm compatibility before you commit to tooling, or supply sample cartons for a trial run.