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Definitions of the pulp, paper, and printing terms such as newsprint, nip, no 1 manila, nonwood pulp, nonwovens, nonimpact printing, etc. can be found on this page.
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Narrow Roll |
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Small width rolls, which require off-machine rewinding. |
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Natural Colors |
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Colors containing little or no coloring chemicals. |
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Natural Durability |
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Natural resistance of wood to attack by decay fungi, insects, and marine borers. |
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Natural Papers |
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Papers that have a color similar to that of wood. |
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NBHK |
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Northern Bleached Hardwood Kraft - A variety of market pulp, produced mainly from birch Trees. |
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NBSK |
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Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft - A variety of market pulp, mainly produced from spruce trees in Scandinavia, Canada, USA, and Russia. NBSK is the industry's benchmark grade of pulp for pricing and inventory data. |
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NCG |
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Non Condensable Gas. Odorous discharges from mill processes that in previously were vented to the atmosphere. Today, NCGs are collected and disposed of to meet environmental regulations and to stop the nuisance role these gases play with surrounding communities. |
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NCR Paper |
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A type of paper coated with carbonless materials for creating duplicate copies. |
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Net Weight |
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The weight after the deduction of tare weight or waste weight. |
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Newspaper, Newsprint |
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Unsized and uncoated paper manufactured mainly from mechanical and increasingly waste paper pulps. Newsprint is a machine-finished or calendered printing paper (grammage: 40-52g/m2). |
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Ninepoint |
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Paperboards used as the fluted component for manufacturing multi-ply combined board or wrapping. |
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Nip |
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A point where two rolls come in contact with each other. |
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No.1 Manila |
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A type of paper, which is pale and straw-colored and is made from chemical wood pulps. |
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Nominal Weight |
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The basis weight of the paper at which the paper is billed. |
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Non-Coated Paper |
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Paper treated in a size-press or pigmented paper where the coat weight is less than 10g. |
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Non-impact Printing |
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Describes a segment of printers, such as ink-jet, laser, thermal or electrostatic, that creates images without needing to strike the page. |
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Non-Integrated Mill |
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Paper mills that do not produce its own pulp and buy the pulp from open market for meeting their papermaking needs. |
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Non-Wood Pulp |
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Pulp made from materials other than wood, for example grasses, straws, bagasse, etc. |
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Nonwovens Fabric |
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A cloth-like material made from natural and synthetic fibers. |
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Nordic Swan |
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An eco-label applied to papers produced by Scandinavian pulp and paper mills that have low sulphur emissions. |
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Novel Paper |
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A high-bulk paper with a rough finish. |
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NOX |
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Nitrogen Oxide. A major component of gaseous emissions from a boiler or lime kiln. |
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NSSC |
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Neutral Sulphite Semi Chemical Pulp - A semi-chemical pulp produced by cooking woodchips in a neutral sulphite solution. |
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