FBB Board Also known as box board, carton board, and cardboard, Paperboard containing recovered fibre is a multi-ply material, formed in layers of recovered fibre. Often grey in appearance, a white top layer made from recovered office paper is often used to provide a clean printing surface. It arrives in many forms having a variety of attributes. Common examples include chipboard and solid bleached sulphate, or SBS, board. The main advantage of paperboard is that it is cheap.