How to calculate the cost of making paper cups :
9 oz cup cost analysis :
- First draw the cup design, the following image (cup-fan wall shape design):
- Draw the bottom design :
- Draw the typeset design :
- From the above images we can learn :
- In a 856.64mm x 557mm sheet paper, can make 20 pieces 9oz cup-fan-wall
- One bottom use paper : 68.5mm x 66mm
- If we use 200 gsm single side PE coated paper , Paper Price 1000USD per ton (for example)
- To make one cup-fan-wall need paper weight : 200 x 0.85664 x 0.557 / 20 == 4.77 g (gram)
- One bottom use paper weight : 200 x 0.068.5 x 0.066 == 0.9 g
- To make one piece 9oz cup need paper : 4.77 + 0.9 == 5.67 g
- One ton 200 gsm paper can make : 1000 000 / 5.67 = 176 366 pieces cups
- One 9oz cup cost : 1000USD / 176 000 == 0.00568 USD
- If use 170gsm paper, one 9oz cup cost : 1000USD / 207 000 = 0.00483 USD
- If use 250gsm paper, one 9oz cup cost : 1000USD / 140 000 = 0.00714 USD
- Buy Paper from paper suppliers, for this 9oz cups, sheet paper size 856.64mm x 557mm , rolling paper width 68.5mm.
If you want to buy one ton 200gsm paper,
for the sheet paper should be 1000 x 4.77 / 5.67 == 841 KG,
For bottom 1000 x 0.9 / 5.67 == 159 KG
- Kindly note: when cut the PE coated paper, please pay attention to the PE coating flow .
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