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Merchant |
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A company, which purchases paper from a paper mill for resale to end-users. |
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Merchant's Brand |
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A brand name owned by a paper merchant or converter. It is also referred to as private brand. |
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Merchant's Stock Order |
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Paper bought by a merchant for his inventory rather than for immediate sale to an end-user. |
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Metallic Papers |
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A type of paper, which has a special coating that, allows indelible marks to be made on paper's surface with a metal point or stylus. |
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MF |
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Machine Finished - A type of paper, which is calendered on the paper machine to impart it smoothness and gloss. |
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MG |
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Machine Glazed - A type of paper that has a glossy finish on one side produced by a Yankee dryer. |
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MG Or Yankee Machine |
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MG or Yankee machine has a single highly-polished steam-heated drying cylinder. Paper web adheres to the cylinder as it dries and receives a smooth surface on the cylinder side of the paper |
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MG Paper (Mono Glazed Paper) |
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A type of paper that has a glossy finish on one side produced by a Yankee dryer. |
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Mica Paper |
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A highly-sized paper that has been coated with ground particles of mica. Base stock is made from chemical wood pulp. |
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MICR Paper |
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A high-quality bond paper with good surface properties and dimensional stability. |
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Micro-Creping |
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A method of improving the paper extensibility by pressing a wet mesh against the paper web. |
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Micrometer |
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A device for measuring the thickness or caliper of paper. |
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Mil |
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A measurement of thickness equal to one thousandths of an inch (1 mil = 0.001 inch.) |
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Milk stock (LPB or Liquid Packaging Board) |
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A plastic-coated paperboard used for the packaging liquids, such as milk and juice. |
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Mill Board |
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A heavyweight board, which is hard, flat, and nonwrapping. Mill board is used in book binding and box making and it is made on a wet machine using fiber refuse, wastepaper, screenings, and mechanical wood pulp. |
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Mill Bristol |
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Printing bristols made on a cylinder machine. |
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Mill Count |
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A term used by paper merchants to indicate that the requested shipment of paper, shipping directly from the mill to the customer, has been counted by the mill only, and that the merchant has not recounted it. |
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Mill Cut |
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A term used to distinguish between the cut edge made by the machine slitter or cutters as opposed to the cut edge made by the trimmer. Cut made by a trimmer is smoother and more accurate. |
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Mill Direct |
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It refers to paper that is sold and delivered directly to the end-user from the mill. The sale does not involve paper merchant or distributor. |
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Mill Edge |
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Refers to the slightly rough edge of untrimmed papers. |
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Mill Line |
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A line of papers (brands) that is owned by the mill and not the merchant. |
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Mill Net Price |
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Mill Net Price = (Transaction Price) - (Delivery Cost). |
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Mis-register |
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The appearance of a printed image out of its correct position |
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Mitsumata |
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A bast fiber used in Japanese papermaking that yields a soft, absorbent, and lustrous quality. The fibers are fine and relatively short. |
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Mixed Paper |
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A term used in paper recycling. It refers to a mix of various grades of papers such as cartons, old mail, magazines, office papers, etc. |
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MOCR |
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An abbreviation for Magnetic/ Optical Character Recognition. MOCR refers to papers designed to perform in both OCR and MICR applications. |
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Moiré |
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In printing, an undesirable halftone pattern produced by the incorrect angles of overprinting halftone screens. |
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Moisture Content |
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This is the amount of moisture contained by paper, expressed as a percentage of its total weight. Average amount ranges from 4-7%. Uniform moisture is a necessity in all grades of paper. The amount of moisture in a sheet of paper affects basis weight, printability, physical strength, and runnability. |
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Moistureproof |
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The ability of paper and paperboard to resist the penetration of water vapor. |
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Molleton |
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A cotton fabric used on the dampening rollers of a printing press. |
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Mottle |
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Refers spotty or uneven ink absorption. |
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Mottled Finish |
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A paper appearance, which is characterized by glossy and dull spots on a printed sheet. |
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Mottled Paper |
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Made by adding some amounts of heavily-dyed fibers to the stock of colored paper. It is referred to as granite paper. |
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Mould |
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A tool for handmade papermaking. It is a flat screen that filters fibers through it to form the sheet. |
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Mould-made Paper |
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A sheet of paper that looks like a handmade paper but is actually made on a slowly-rotating cylinder mould. |
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Mullen Tester |
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A instrument for testing the bursting strength of paper. |
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Multi-Ply |
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A paper or paperboard made up of two or more layers. |
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Multiply Board Machine |
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A machine on which a number of plies of paper can be combined to produce a thick cardboard. |
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Municipal Solid Waste |
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Municipal solid wastes are the waste product collected as garbage. It usually consists of 30% paper. |
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MWC |
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Medium Weight Coated - A type of paper used for magazines, catalogues and advertising materials produced from mechanical and chemical pulp. |