Paper-based display boards are a lightweight, recylable, and printable material option for signage, graphics, displays, and exhibits.
Paper Display Board
Sustainable paper-based boards for graphics, signage, and displays.
Product Overview
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Typical Properties of Paper Display Board
Common Properties
- Friendly Names Paper-Based Display Board, Recyclable Display Board, Paper Board
- Common Brand Names Falconboard®, POLAR™, KATZ Display Board, EAGLECELL®, SWEDBOARD®, CONVERD® Board
- Common Profiles Sheet
- Typical Sheet Thickness 1/4 - 3/4 in
- Typical Sheet Widths 48 - 60 in
- Typical Sheet Lengths 96 - 120 in
Literature and Data Sheets
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3A SWEDBOARD® Fibre 3A Composites -
CONVERD® Wide Format Rigid Board Neenah Paper -
EAGLECELL™ Paper Honeycomb Graphics Board Gilman Brothers -
Falconboard Families Hexacomb -
Falconboard® All White Hexacomb -
Falconboard® Black Hexacomb -
Falconboard® Mount Hexacomb -
Falconboard® Print Hexacomb -
Falconboard® Product Brochure Hexacomb -
Katz Display Board Flyer Katz Americas -
POLAR™ Sales Sheet 3A Composites
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Paper display board is a versatile, paper-based sheet material designed for printing, signage, displays, exhibits, and other visual communication applications. Available in multiple constructions and thicknesses, paper display board sheets can provide a lightweight alternative to traditional rigid graphic substrates while delivering the surface quality and rigidity required for many short-term and indoor applications.
Paper display board is commonly used for point-of-purchase displays, retail signage, exhibits, interior graphics, promotional displays, and printed panels. Many options are also designed with recyclability and reduced plastic content in mind, making paper graphic board an increasingly popular choice for businesses looking for alternatives to traditional plastic-based display materials.


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Key Features of Paper Display Board
Paper-based display board combines a printable paper surface with the structural properties needed for a variety of graphics and display applications. Exact performance varies by grade, thickness, and construction, allowing users to select a board based on their fabrication and finished-display requirements.
Recyclable options: Certain paper display boards are designed to support recycling through appropriate paper waste streams, depending on their construction and local recycling capabilities.
Printable surface: Designed to provide a suitable surface for high-quality printed graphics using compatible printing processes.
Lightweight construction: Paper-based designs can reduce overall panel weight while maintaining useful rigidity for displays and signage.
Easy to fabricate: Many grades can be cut, routed, scored, folded, or otherwise converted into finished displays and graphics.
Smooth graphic surface: Paper facers can provide a clean, consistent surface for printed text, imagery, and branding.
Benefits and Advantages
Common Applications
Paper display boards are commonly used throughout the printing, retail, exhibit, advertising, and visual communications industries. Their combination of printability, lightweight construction, and fabrication versatility makes them useful for both flat graphics and dimensional displays.
Point-of-purchase displays: Printed and fabricated structures used to promote products in retail environments.
Retail signage: Temporary and promotional signs for stores, showrooms, and other indoor spaces.
Printed graphics: Flat graphic panels for advertising, branding, informational, and decorative applications.
Exhibit and event displays: Lightweight graphic panels and display components for trade shows, presentations, and temporary events.
Hanging signage: Lightweight signs for overhead and suspended indoor display applications.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Below are some commonly asked questions about paper display board and how it performs in various graphics and display applications.
Paper display board is a paper-based sheet material designed for graphics, signage, displays, printing, and related visual communication applications. Construction varies by product and may include solid paperboard or paper-based lightweight core structures.
Yes. Paper display board is commonly designed for graphic printing. Printing compatibility varies by grade, so the board should be matched with the intended printing technology, ink system, and finishing process.
Many paper-based display boards are designed with recyclability in mind. Actual recyclability depends on the board's construction, coatings, inks, adhesives, and available local recycling programs.
Paper display board is generally best suited for indoor and short-term applications unless a specific grade is designed and approved for other environments. Moisture, humidity, and prolonged weather exposure can affect paper-based materials.
Why Buy from Piedmont Plastics?
Piedmont Plastics helps printers, fabricators, designers, and other graphics professionals find materials suited to their specific application requirements. From paper display board sheets to traditional rigid graphic substrates, customers can source materials and fabrication support through an experienced supplier with locations across North America.
Nationwide network of branches: Access materials and knowledgeable local support through Piedmont Plastics locations across North America.
Custom cutting and fabrication services: Save time and simplify production with value-added services available for a wide range of sheet materials.
Industry expertise: Work with a team experienced in graphics, signage, displays, fabrication, and material selection.
Wide product selection: Source paper-based display materials alongside other rigid substrates and graphics materials from a single supplier.