A paper bag

A paper bag for e-commerce shipments, which paper bag comprises first closure means for first closure of the bag (46, 49, 123, 127a, 127b, 227a, 337, 337a), tear means (47, 126, 136, 226a, 226b, 336) for opening the bag after first closure and second closure means for reclosing the bag after tearing the tear means (45, 48, 137, 137a, 238a, 238b, 338, 338a), wherein the paper bag is formed of a paper having the following properties:

• a grammage of 70 to 150 g/m2 according to ISO 536:2012;
• a tensile index in the machine direction (MD) of 80 to 120 Nm/g according to ISO 1924-3:2005;
• a tensile index in the cross direction (CD) of 45 to 80 Nm/g according to ISO 1924-3:2005;
• a TEA index in the MD of 1.7 to 3.5 J/g according to ISO 1924-3:2005;
• a TEA index in the CD of 2.0 to 3.5 J/g according to ISO 1924-3:2005;
• a bending resistance index in the MD of 115 to 300 Nm6/kg3 according to ISO 2493-1:2010;
• a bending resistance index in the CD of 80 to 145 Nm6/kg3 according to ISO 2493-1:2010;
• a puncture force index of 80 to 120 Nm2/kg according to EN-14477;
• a burst index of 5.0 to 6.5 kPam2/g according to ISO 2758:2014;
• a stretchability in the MD of 2.0 to 5.0% according to ISO 1924-3:2005;
• a virgin fiber content of at least 90%;
• and
• a soft wood fiber content of at least 70%,
• wherein the bending resistance is tested using a bending angle of 15° and a test span length of 10 mm.