Offset printed folding carton manufacturing

Name: Ofset baskılı karton kutu
Brand: Barem Ambalaj

We produce offset printed cartons that bring your brand colour to the shelf and run smoothly on your filling line, from design to delivery, all from a single source.

6 + coaterColour and coating units

170–450g/m² board range

113,000Tonnes installed capacity

27Export countries

Offset printed windowed boxes for the Epure Glass tumbler set

What is an offset printed box?

Sharp detail, consistent colour, high volume

In offset printing, the image is transferred from the printing plate to the board via a rubber blanket. The result is high resolution, sharp detail and colour that stays consistent from run to run. Because it lowers unit cost in medium and high-volume production, it is the most widely used printing method for product boxes.

Barem Ambalaj is an offset printed folding carton manufacturer founded in İzmir / Tire in 1993 and listed on Borsa Istanbul (BARMA). At three plants in Tire, Gaziantep and Karaman it prints 6 colours plus varnish on 170–450 g/m² board with an installed capacity of 113,000 tonnes a year, and exports to 27 countries, led by the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and North Africa.

Most of our output is offset printed folding cartons and litho-laminated boxes. We make boxes for every sector, from food to cosmetics and from electronics to textiles.

Your box is your brand’s first point of contact: it protects the product, makes it stand out on the shelf and introduces your brand on delivery. We design every box around your product size, filling line and brand colours.

Product-specific size and die-cut layout
Offset printing with logo, brand colours and product information
ΔE2000 ≤ 2 target for brand colours
Approved production with samples and proofs

Printed, logo and custom boxes

A box made for your brand

A printed box, logo box or custom box is one whose size, cutting form, printing and finishes are designed for a single product and brand. Unlike stock-size boxes, it offers a structure that fits the product exactly and consistent printing in the brand colour.

At Barem, a custom box project starts with product analysis; structural design and sampling finalise the size and cutting form, followed by 6-colour + coating offset printing (two Pantone colours in addition to CMYK) on 170–450 g/m² board. The box can be produced as folding carton or laminated onto corrugated board (litho-laminated box).

Product-specific size, cutting form and closure
Offset printing in brand colours with spectrophotometer colour control
Coating, spot UV, hot foil, soft-touch film lamination and windows
Shelf-ready, display and shipping box options

A printed box is searched for as custom printed boxes in English, bedruckte Kartons in German and emballage personnalisé in French.

Box types

The right structure for your product

Standard and custom die-cut

Folding carton

Product boxes designed to the product size and compatible with the filling line.

Shelf visibility

Windowed box

A structure that shows the product on the shelf with a clear window, spot UV and inner divider.

Hanging display

Hanging box

For products displayed hanging, such as textiles and accessories.

Protection

Box with inner divider

Inner structures that keep multiple products or fragile parts separate.

Point of sale

Display box

Solutions that stand out on shelves and counters during campaigns and seasonal periods.

Transport strength

Litho-laminated corrugated box

Durable boxes in which an offset printed sheet is laminated onto corrugated board.

Printed boxes and a display stand made by Barem for food, confectionery, small appliances and consumer products

Examples of boxes we make

Box examples by sector

Offset printed cartons and corrugated boxes suitable for automatic and manual filling lines. Depending on product weight, we choose carton or E, B, F and double-wall flute corrugated structures.

Bebeto Sour Mix confectionery box — **Bebeto Sour Mix**Confectionery and chocolate packaging
Box type
Folding carton
Print and finish
Multi-colour offset print, design wrapping all four sides
Use
Confectionery multipack · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Millions bulk confectionery box — **Millions**Confectionery and chocolate packaging
Box type
Folding carton
Print and finish
Offset print on a richly coloured background
Use
Bulk confectionery · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Circus-themed chocolate box — **World’s Best Chocolate**Confectionery and chocolate packaging
Box type
Folding carton
Print and finish
Illustrated print wrapping all surfaces
Use
Chocolate and gift pack · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Cheesecake box — **Cheesecake**Confectionery and chocolate packaging
Box type
Lidded cake box
Print and finish
Offset print on a light background
Use
Cakes and desserts · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Burgundy patterned confectionery box — **Confectionery box**Confectionery and chocolate packaging
Box type
Folding carton
Print and finish
Pattern print on a dark background
Use
Confectionery and gift products · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Dare chocolate biscuit boxes — **Dare**Confectionery and chocolate packaging
Box type
Folding carton, two models
Print and finish
Premium look with a dark background and glossy details
Use
Chocolate biscuits · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Sunsilk chocolate cake box — **Sunsilk Chocolate**Confectionery and chocolate packaging
Box type
Folding carton
Print and finish
Offset print led by product photography
Use
Cakes and desserts · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Drawer-style display box for Everbar chocolate bars — **Everbar**Confectionery and chocolate packaging
Box type
Drawer-style display box
Print and finish
Offset print; counter-top presentation when the drawer opens
Use
Chocolate bars, pack of 50 · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Microwave popcorn box — **Butter Popcorn**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Upright folding carton
Print and finish
Vivid offset print, nutrition panel
Use
Microwave popcorn · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Rural King popcorn boxes — **Rural King**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Upright folding carton, two colours
Print and finish
Range design, colour variants within the same product family
Use
Popcorn · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Stella whole wheat cracker boxes — **Stella Whole Wheat**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Upright folding carton
Print and finish
Range design, nutrition and barcode panel
Use
Crackers · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Egg & Onion cracker box — **Egg & Onion**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Folding carton
Print and finish
Offset print highlighting the product image
Use
Crackers and savoury snacks · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Welch’s fruit snack boxes — **Welch’s Snacks**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Upright folding carton
Print and finish
Multi-colour offset print
Use
Snack multipack · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Granola bar box — **Granola Bars**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Horizontal folding carton
Print and finish
Offset print with product photography
Use
Granola bar multipack · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Proteus brownie protein bar box — **Proteus Brownie**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Folding carton
Print and finish
Product image on a dark background
Use
Protein bar multipack · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Proteus almond and tangerine bar box — **Proteus Almond**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Folding carton
Print and finish
Product image on a light background
Use
Protein bar multipack · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Sunmist chocolate roll biscuit box — **Sunmist**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Long folding box
Print and finish
Offset print with product photography
Use
Roll biscuits · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Rulokalp roll biscuit box — **Rulokalp**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Long folding box
Print and finish
Product image on a dark background
Use
Roll biscuits · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Angelic ginger and chocolate cookie box — **Angelic Ginger**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Folding carton
Print and finish
Predominantly single-colour background, offset print
Use
Cookies · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Pek! snack box — **Pek!**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Folding carton
Print and finish
Multi-colour offset print
Use
Snacks · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Cookies Coffee cookie boxes — **Cookies Coffee**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Folding carton, two sizes
Print and finish
Contrasting colour print on a dark background
Use
Cookies · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Mini cookies box with cookie pattern — **Mini Cookies**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Folding carton
Print and finish
Pattern print on a dark background
Use
Cookies and gift pack · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Chocolate biscuit boxes — **Chocolate snack**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Folding carton
Print and finish
Product image and label area
Use
Biscuits and snacks · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Dark food box with embossed pattern — **Dark pack**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Folding carton
Print and finish
Dark background, embossed pattern
Use
Premium food products · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Windowed Gourmet food boxes — **Gourmet**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Windowed carton
Print and finish
Dark background, clear window showing the product
Use
Ready meals and deli food · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Bakery and bread boxes — **Bread**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Folding carton, two sizes
Print and finish
Single-colour background, clean typography
Use
Bakery and bread · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Pastella windowed carton — **Pastella**Food and snack packaging
Box type
Windowed carton
Print and finish
Dark background, clear window and gold-toned print
Use
Bakery and desserts · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

E-flute corrugated takeaway box with handle for Antepliler kebab and pide — **Antepliler**Food and snack packaging
Box type
E-flute corrugated box with handle
Print and finish
Full-surface offset print, ventilation holes
Use
Takeaway: kebab, pide, lahmacun · produced at a BRCGS Packaging Materials certified plant

Soopa Hooch patterned product box — **Soopa Hooch**Consumer goods packaging
Box type
Folding carton
Print and finish
Richly patterned, multi-colour offset print
Use
Packaged consumer goods

Fatiale consumer product box — **Fatiale**Consumer goods packaging
Box type
Long folding box
Print and finish
Offset print on a yellow background
Use
Packaged consumer goods

Rose plant food box — **Rose**Consumer goods packaging
Box type
Upright folding carton
Print and finish
Full-surface floral offset print
Use
Plant food and garden products

Windowed box for the Epure Glass four-piece tumbler set — **Epure Glass**Consumer goods packaging
Box type
Windowed corrugated box
Print and finish
Offset print with product photography; product visible through the window
Use
Glass tumbler set (4 pieces) · protective structure for fragile products

Upright windowed cartons for Torc room fragrance — **Torc**Consumer goods packaging
Box type
Upright windowed folding box
Print and finish
Plain background, vertical window showing the product
Use
Room fragrance and home products

MiaCat’s cat litter boxes — **MiaCat’s cat litter**Pet care and veterinary packaging
Box type
Carton with handle
Print and finish
Product image on the front, usage information on the back
Use
Cat litter · litho-laminated corrugated option depending on weight

Reflex clumping cat litter boxes — **Reflex Clumping**Pet care and veterinary packaging
Box type
Folding carton, two sizes
Print and finish
Product image on a dark background
Use
Clumping cat litter

Reflex Clinic cat food boxes — **Reflex Clinic**Pet care and veterinary packaging
Box type
Folding carton, two models
Print and finish
Light background, legible product information
Use
Cat food

Higoris cat litter boxes — **Higoris**Pet care and veterinary packaging
Box type
Carton with top handle
Print and finish
Offset print with a natural texture look
Use
Cat litter · litho-laminated corrugated option depending on weight

Dino pet product box, front and back — **Dino**Pet care and veterinary packaging
Box type
Carton with handle
Print and finish
Illustrated front, information panel on the back
Use
Pet products

Beluga patterned pet food boxes — **Beluga**Pet care and veterinary packaging
Box type
Folding carton, two sizes
Print and finish
Dark background, metallic-look details
Use
Pet food

Epromec veterinary medicine boxes — **Epromec**Pet care and veterinary packaging
Box type
Folding carton, two models
Print and finish
Legible dosage and warning panels
Use
Veterinary medicine · barcode and batch information area

Veterinary medicine boxes — **MoxePex**Pet care and veterinary packaging
Box type
Folding carton, two models
Print and finish
Colour-coded design with animal imagery
Use
Veterinary medicine · barcode and batch information area

Veterinary and agricultural product boxes — **Veterinary product**Pet care and veterinary packaging
Box type
Folding carton, two models
Print and finish
Plain background, legible information areas
Use
Veterinary and agricultural products

Boxes with handles for Reflex Activated Carbon cat litter — **Reflex Activated Carbon**Pet care and veterinary packaging
Box type
Carton with handle
Print and finish
Full-surface offset print with product photography
Use
Cat litter · litho-laminated corrugated option depending on weight

Floor display stand for Ülker Olala soufflé cake — **Olala floor stand**Display stand
Box type
Multi-shelf floor stand
Print and finish
Full-surface offset print on a dark background
Use
Cakes and snacks · in-store display

Shelved floor display stand for Mopak — **Mopak floor stand**Display stand
Box type
Multi-shelf floor stand
Print and finish
Light background, colourful offset print
Use
Hygiene products · in-store display

Floor display stand with header for Şölen Ozmo — **Ozmo floor stand**Display stand
Box type
Shelved floor stand with header
Print and finish
Offset print with character artwork
Use
Chocolate and confectionery · promotional display

Counter display stand for an Ülker holiday campaign — **Ülker counter stand**Display stand
Box type
Counter-top display box
Print and finish
Campaign print on a glossy background
Use
Holiday and seasonal campaigns

Counter display stand for a Şölen holiday campaign — **Şölen counter stand**Display stand
Box type
Counter-top display box
Print and finish
Light background, colourful offset print
Use
Chocolate · holiday campaign

Round counter stand for Şölen — **Şölen round stand**Display stand
Box type
Round counter stand
Print and finish
Curved form created by die-cutting
Use
Chocolate · checkout display

Offset printed folding cartons for pet care, veterinary and food products on the shelf

Printing and finishing

A box that gets noticed on the shelf

We complement print quality with finishes and strengthen how your brand is perceived on the shelf.

Gloss–matt contrast with varnish and spot UV
Metallic details with hot foil
Velvety touch with soft-touch lamination
Colour measurement during printing with an in-line spectrophotometer (Heidelberg XL 162)
ΔE2000 ≤ 2 target for brand colours

Technical details

Production capabilities

Board type, grammage and dimensions are defined per project according to your product and filling line.

Feature	At Barem
Printing	6-colour + coater offset printing. Heidelberg XL 162 (Karaman), Rapida 164 (Tire, Karaman, Gaziantep) and Rapida 142 (Gaziantep); 15,000–16,000 sheets/hour
Sheet size	Up to 1205 × 1640 mm (Rapida 164 and Heidelberg XL 162); 1020 × 1420 mm (Rapida 142)
Colour control	In-line spectrophotometer and quality control (Heidelberg XL 162); ΔE2000 ≤ 2 target
Finishing	Varnish, spot UV, hot foil (Nikko JY-106T, 70×106 cm), soft-touch lamination
Window and handle	Multiple and folded acetate windows, plastic handles (Kohmann F-1100 ECO)
Die-cutting	FEFCO cutting dies. BOBST Expertcut 145, BOBST SP 142E and other lines; 14 die-cutting machines in total
Folding and gluing	Straight-line side gluing, crash-lock bottom, 4- and 6-corner, side pockets, Z-fold, tapered crash-lock; belt speed up to 300 m/min
Wire stitching	Single or double corner wire staples depending on box size
Box types	Folding, windowed, hanging, with inner divider, display, litho-laminated corrugated
Board grammage	170–450 g/m²; board grade and size are defined together according to product, shelf and filling-line requirements
Lead time	Samples and first production are scheduled per project; on repeat orders production time can be as short as 24 hours (excluding transit)
Export	Active exports to 27 countries; delivery terms (EXW, FOB, CIF…) per customer request; English- and Arabic-speaking export team
Certificates	BRCGS Packaging Materials Issue 7 (Tire, Gaziantep); ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 22000:2018 (Tire, Gaziantep, Karaman); FSC® Chain of Custody (FSC-C141581)
Production plants	İzmir / Tire, Gaziantep, Karaman

For the full machinery, see the Offset packaging page.

Comparison

Offset, flexo and digital printing: which one, and when?

The right printing method depends on box quantity, image quality and the surface finishes you expect.

Criterion	Offset printing	Flexo printing	Digital printing
Image quality	Highest: fine screens, photographic quality, crisp type	Medium: suited to flat colours and simple graphics	High; banding may appear on large flat areas
Colour consistency	Measured with a spectrophotometer during printing; ΔE2000 ≤ 2	Depends on anilox and ink viscosity; may fluctuate	Good; depends on calibration
Suitable quantity	Medium to high volumes (thousands to millions)	High-volume corrugated shipping cases	Samples and very short runs
Unit cost	Falls quickly as quantity rises	Lowest at high volume (for corrugated)	Independent of quantity; lowest for short runs
Finishing	Varnish, spot UV, foil, soft-touch, embossing: all of them	Limited	Limited; usually a separate process
Material	170–450 g/m² board; lamination for corrugated	Directly on corrugated board	Board and some corrugated grades
Typical use	Product cartons, window boxes, displays, litho-laminated boxes	Shipping cases, transit packaging	Prototypes, personalised short runs

Barem Ambalaj produces offset printed and litho-laminated corrugated boxes; for high-volume cases that need direct printing on corrugated board, see our printed shipping box solution.

Process

Four steps from idea to shelf

Analysis

Defining product, shelf and filling line requirements.

Design

Structural design, sampling and prepress.

Printing

High-resolution offset printing and surface effects.

Die-cutting and gluing

Forming, die-cutting, gluing and palletising.

Frequently asked questions

About offset printed boxes

It is a carton printed by the offset method, in which the image is transferred from the printing plate to the board via a rubber blanket. It delivers high resolution, sharp detail and consistent colour, and is efficient for medium and high-volume production.

Offset printing delivers photo quality, fine detail and consistent colour; it lowers unit cost at high volumes and works well with finishes such as coating, foil and film lamination. Flexo printing is usually used for 1–3 colour solid printing directly on the corrugated surface, with limited visual detail. Digital printing needs no plates, which makes it practical for samples and very short runs.

Yes. The box size, die-cut layout, print and finishes are designed specifically for your product and brand; we carry out structural design and prepress together.

Once the structural design is approved, we share the box’s cutting layout (dieline). Simply prepare your artwork on this layout as a PDF with a vector logo, high-resolution images, text converted to outlines and bleed. State the Pantone codes for your brand colours; our prepress team checks the file and submits it for your approval before printing.

We determine the product’s size and weight, whether it is filled by hand or by machine, and how it will stand on the shelf or travel in shipping. Based on this, we design the box structure and cutting form, test it on your product with a sample, and after approval move to series production with printing, die-cutting and gluing.

Colour is measured during printing by the in-line spectrophotometer on our Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 162 press; we work to a target of ΔE2000 ≤ 2 for brand colours.

Yes. Our Tire and Gaziantep plants are BRCGS Packaging Materials certified; we work under ISO 22000:2018 and ISO 9001:2015. Migration analyses and odour and taint (Robinson) tests are carried out on food packaging.

A folding carton suits products displayed on the shelf and light products; a litho-laminated corrugated box is better for heavy products and shipping. We determine the right structure together based on product weight and use.

The minimum quantity varies with box size, sheet layout and print specifications. Once you share your project details, we state it together with our quote.

We print on folding boxboard from 170 to 450 g/m². Lower grammages suit light product cartons; heavier or bulkier products call for higher grammages, and when more strength is needed the offset-printed sheet is laminated onto corrugated board.

Our presses have 6 colour units plus a coater: CMYK, two spot (Pantone) colours and in-line varnish in a single pass. Hot foil, spot UV and soft-touch lamination are added on separate lines.

Samples and first production are scheduled according to structural design, die and print approval. For repeat orders with an approved design and existing die, production time can be as short as 24 hours; transit time is added according to the delivery location.

Yes. We export regularly to 27 countries, including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya. Delivery terms (EXW, FOB, CIF) are set according to the customer's request, and our English- and Arabic-speaking export team manages quotation, sampling and shipment.

Yes. Under our FSC® Chain of Custody certificate (FSC-C141581) we produce from FSC-certified board on request and enable the FSC label to be printed on the box.

Let’s design the right box for your brand together

Share your product, quantities and shelf goals; let’s plan the structure, print and finishes together.

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