In the glossary you will find terms from the fields of paper and the paper industry.

Our new A-Z glossary is still under construction. Here you can find explanations and definitions of terms that play a role in the areas of paper, the paper industry or packaging.

For everyone who is involved in this field professionally and/or privately, the question surely arises sometimes: What exactly is hidden behind this or that term? Sometimes it is a question of terms from everyday communication, where one believes to know what is hidden behind them. For example, simply the term "paper". But what exactly is paper? In other cases, one comes across a term that is not at all familiar in everyday life, but which may well be of significance in the paper industry. In such cases, you might quickly look for a definition or explanation of the term. Or do you know what "eccentric screw pumps" are?

With our glossary, we offer you the opportunity to search our homepage quickly and efficiently for terms that you may have come across somewhere in one of our press releases and whose exact meaning is unclear to you. Or perhaps you have a spontaneous thought and are simply wondering what exactly is hidden behind a certain term from the world of paper.

This glossary, which is a work-in-progress, so to speak, will continue to grow over time and include more and more terms. We are pleased to provide you with another service on our homepage that can serve as a compass and orientation guide in the world of paper.

A

Abaca pulps
Abaca pulp is a pulp made from the fibres of the abaca plant, which is native to East Asia. Due to its high resistance to salt water, the fibres are also used for the production of ship ropes

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Age resistant papers
Paper is assessed for its resistance to ageing according to various criteria: The composition of the paper plays a role, for example, but also test results from laboratory experiments in which paper is exposed to an accelerated ageing process. The results of such tests ultimately decide to which of the four durability categories a paper grade is assigned

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Anti-foaming agents
Antifoaming agents are chemical substances used in paper production to prevent unwanted foaming

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B

Bagasse
Bagasse is a waste product from sugar production that is used in the pulp industry as a basis for the production of cardboard and other packaging materials

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Bamboo pulps
Bamboo pulp is made from bamboo fibres and is also suitable for the production of high-quality paper due to its nature. The fibres of bamboo are similar to those of conifers

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Bitumen papers
Bitumen papers are particularly strong and tear-resistant papers that are often used to line transport boxes and export packaging

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Bookend papers
Bookend papers join the cover of a book to the book block. This gives the book block its stability and the first and last pages extra protection

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C

Cambric papers
Cambric paper is a strong coating paper with a leather-like structure, available in various colours and used especially for books or cardboard boxes

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Cellulose wadding
Cellulose wadding consists of processed cellulose and can be used both as padding material in the packaging sector and as dressing material in the medical sector

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Chart Papers
Chart paper is paper printed with fine coordinate lines

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Chlorine free papers
In the production of chlorine-free papers, no chlorine compounds are used for bleaching, but hydrogen peroxide or ozone instead. This protects the environment, but the shades of white achieved in this way are not quite as bright

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Chromoduplex board
Chromoduplex board is also called GD2 and is made from recycled pulp

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Chromo papers
Chromo paper is a high-quality coated, smooth paper that is used especially in offset printing, letterpress printing and for fine packaging

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Constructive packages
Constructive packaging is packaging with an additional protective function for the packaged items. Here, each packaging is specially designed for a specific product and precisely adapted to its shape

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Corrugated Board
Corrugated board is a product made of paper and pulp mainly used as packaging material

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Cross cutters
Cross cutters are cutting devices that cut the paper and board sheets to the required sizes in paper or board production

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D

Dandy roll
A dandy roll is a roller covered with a wire that rolls over a web of paper that has not yet been consolidated in the paper production process. In this way, the paper is given a desired surface structure or a watermark

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Dental napkins
Dental napkins are used for hygiene at the dentist and protect clothing from dirt or moisture

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Display
A display is a stand, usually made of cardboard, for the presentation of sales articles in the retail trade

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E

Eccentric screw pumps
Eccentric screw pumps are pumps that are also used in the paper industry, especially for pumping viscous substances such as fats, sludges or oils

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Environmental technical consulting
Advisory services aimed at supporting enterprises in converting to sustainable and organic forms of production

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Eucalyptus pulp
Eucalyptus pulp is made from the wood of eucalyptus trees and is particularly suitable as a basis for the production of printing and writing papers due to its consistency

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F

Filter papers
Filter papers are used to separate a solid substance from a liquid substance. In everyday life, we encounter filter papers mainly as coffee filters or tea filters

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Flexible Packaging
Flexible packaging is packaging that only acquires its compact shape when filled. These are often bags or sacks made of kraft paper or recycled paper

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Flocculation agents
Flocculant is used when the smallest particles cannot be screened out by the filter system. The flocculant binds the particles in such a way that they can then be filtered out

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Fluting
Fluting is the term used to describe corrugated board papers that consist of several layers

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G

Glass-fibre paper
Glass-fibre paper is the name given to a film made of glass fibres, which is used particularly in the field of filtration

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Glossmeters
Gloss meters are used in paper production as part of process monitoring to reliably determine and regulate the gloss of a paper grade. In this way, it can be ensured that a desired gloss level, such as high gloss or matt gloss, is continuously maintained

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Grass paper
Grass paper is a type of paper in the production of which wood pulp is replaced by grass fibres by up to 50%

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H

Heat Sealing papers
Heat sealing papers are papers that can be sealed well and are therefore also suitable as packaging for foodstuffs

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Hemp paper
Hemp paper is a type of paper for the production of which cellulose obtained from hemp fibres is used. As the paper is particularly tear- and wet-resistant, it is mainly used in the production of banknotes or as filter paper

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Honeycomb board
Honeycomb cardboard is made from recycled paper and imitates the construction plan of honeycombs. This makes the cardboard very stable and also impact-resistant and thus offers special protection, e.g. for transport packaging

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Hygienic papers
The term hygiene paper is a collective term for all types of paper used for hygiene and cleanliness, such as toilet paper, paper towels or kitchen rolls

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I

Indicator papers
Indicator paper is a prepared, porous paper that indicates the acid or base content of a liquid

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Ingres paper
Ingres paper is a high-quality drawing and painting paper named after its inventor, the French painter J.A.D. Ingres

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Insulating paper
Insulating paper is a solid, impregnated paper used for the purpose of insulation, e.g. in electronic components. Insulating paper must not be contaminated with acids or metals and must be non-porous

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Iridescent paper
Iridescent paper is a paper that glows shimmering in different colours due to its coating. It is therefore also very suitable as handicraft paper

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Ivory board
Ivory board is a very bright and very strong, white board with a textured surface, used for greeting cards or certificates, for example

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J

Jacquard cards
Jacquard cards are the punched cards developed by the Frenchman Joseph-Marie Jacquard in the 19th century to control looms

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Japan paper napkins
Japanese napkins are special napkins that are partly made of real Japanese silk. They are therefore particularly soft and are very suitable for table decoration

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Japanese paper
Japan paper is a handmade, translucent type of paper from Japan

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Jeweller's tissue papers
Jeweller's tissue paper is a transparent special paper made of pure cellulose that is wood-free and acid-free. It is not only suitable for wrapping jewellery items, but also as an intermediate layer when transporting paintings or important and sensitive documents

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K

Kaolin
Kaolin is a fine, white rock containing kaolinite and other clay minerals. Kaolin is used in paper production as a filler for pulp and as a pigment for coatings

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Knot screens
Knot screens are sieve-like devices used to sieve out coarse impurities from the pulp before scooping in the papermaking process

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Kraft paper
Kraft paper is paper with a very high strength, which is used e.g. for the production of sacks or bags

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L

Laid papers
Laid papers are papers that have fine ribs on the surface due to the manufacturing process. The fine wires of the screens leave corresponding marks on the paper during the manufacturing process when the paper is skimmed

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Latex paper
Latex paper is paper that is coated with a layer of latex and is therefore water-repellent. It is therefore also well suited for outdoor advertising

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LWC-Paper
LWC paper (=Light Weight Coated) is a particularly light, double-sided coated paper that is especially suitable for offset printing

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M

Manila papers
Manila paper is a very strong and firm special paper that was originally made from old rope. Because of its strength, it is also particularly suitable as a packaging material

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Map paper
Map paper is a particularly robust, weather-resistant type of paper that is used not only for maps but also, for example, for line maps in the construction site sector. Its key properties include water resistance, ink strength and good foldability

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Marbled paper
Marbled paper is colourfully patterned paper that is usually handmade and stands out because of its marble-like patterns. Such paper is used, for example, as book cover paper or as wrapping paper

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Metallic paper
Metal paper is the name given to a paper that has been covered with a layer of metal

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Mixed kraft papers
Mixed kraft paper consists of sulphate pulp and recovered paper. It is very hard-wearing and tear-resistant and is therefore well suited as packaging paper

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Mould-made paper
Mould-made paper is a high-quality paper that is scooped out of a tub-shaped vessel with a sieve

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Mulching paper
Mulching paper is a biodegradable paper that can be used in the garden to contain weed growth and prevent the soil from becoming crusty

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N

Non-skid papers
Non-skid papers, or anti-slip papers, are papers with a special rubber coating. As an intermediate layer, this paper prevents goods stacked on top of each other from slipping during transport

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Non-returnable packaging
Packaging intended for single use, not for reuse

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Non tarnish papers
Non tarnish papers are papers that are suitable for wrapping metal parts. This can be used to prevent corrosion, e.g. in the form of rusting

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O

Oiled paper
Oiled paper is a usually wood-free paper that has been treated with wax or wax-like substances, making it waterproof

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Optical Brighteners
Optical brighteners are substances used in paper production to make the paper appear brighter or whiter

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Origami
Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. Figures are formed from square sheets of paper, often animal figures, but also other objects such as flowers or geometric objects

P

Paper
Paper is a material usually made from plant fibres that can fulfil various functions in everyday life. It can either be used for labelling, hygiene (toilet paper) or packaging

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Papyrine
Papyrolin usually consists of several layers of paper and a textile layer, which are joined together by sizing in such a way that the result is a strong material. This material can be used, for example, as the basis for tear-resistant mailing bags

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Pulp
Pulp is a fibrous mass processed from plant fibres and is an important component in paper production. Pulp is usually made from wood

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Pulpers
Pulpers are stirring vats in which waste paper or pulp is dissolved. This substance is later used to produce paper or cardboard

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Q

Quality control systems
In the field of paper production, quality control systems serve to optimise the processes in paper production, taking into account various parameters

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R

Rag papers
Rag paper is a type of paper made from textile fibres

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Refiners
Refiners are machines with a housing that are mainly used in the paper industry for processing wood pulp and for mechanical processing of fibres or also waste paper

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Reusable Packaging
Reusable packaging is packaging that can be used several times. By using the same packaging several times, resources can be saved and the carbon footprint reduced

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Ruling machines
Ruling machines are machines that print lines on special types of paper, such as exercise books, sketch papers, account books, etc.

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S

SC-Paper
SC-paper is an uncoated groundwood paper that is particularly suitable for printing catalogues and magazines. SC stands for "super-calendered" and means that a system of rollers during production ensures the special smoothness and gloss of the paper

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Schrenz
Schrenz is a thin cardboard that is usually used in bookbinding as a spine insert for cover bindings

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Silphia Paper
Silphia paper is a type of paper in the production of which a large part of the cellulose is replaced by the fibres of the Silphium flowers. Silphia paper thus has a better ecological balance than conventional paper

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Sodium Chlorate
Sodium chlorate is the sodium salt of chloric acid, which is mainly used as a bleaching agent in paper production

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T

Tensides
Tensides are substances used in the recycling of waste paper to dissolve the printing inks from the paper

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Testliner
Testliner is a multi-ply liner made from recovered paper, which in turn serves as the basis for the production of corrugated board

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Thermal papers
Thermal paper is a special type of paper that is printed using the thermal printing process. A special coating on the side to be printed produces a dye when heated, which produces the printed image

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Thin printing paper
Thin printing paper is also called Bible paper and is particularly thin, wood-free paper made from rags and bleached pulp. Thin printing paper weighs only between 25 and 60 g/m² and is therefore particularly well suited for printing Bibles and reference works, for example

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U

Unbleached papers
Unbleached papers are papers whose surfaces have not been coated or refined with bleaching agents

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Uncoated Paper
We speak of uncoated paper when a type of paper has not been treated or refined with binding agents. Due to the still rough surface, such paper is well suited as writing or copying paper

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Unwinding and reeling machines
In paper production, machines are used that pull the long paper webs onto rolls or unroll them again for subsequent processing

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UV Ultra-violet drying and curing plants
UV drying systems are used in the paper industry to cure or dry glue, varnish or printing inks on paper

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V

VCI-papers
VCI paper is a special paper developed for the protection of high-value metal parts and protects them from damage during transport, for example

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Valved paper sacks
Valved paper sacks are industrial packages made of strong kraft paper and, thanks to special valve designs, can be filled particularly well with bulk materials such as sand or flour and then securely sealed

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Vulcanized fibre base papers
Vulcanised fibre base paper is a special paper made from cotton pulp and later processed into vulcanised fibre. Vulcanised fibre is a particularly tough material and has many uses, e.g. in the production of synthetic leather or as an electrical insulation material

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W

Waste Paper
Waste paper is the term used to describe paper waste that can be further processed to make recycled paper or packaging board, for example

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Waxed papers
Waxed paper is a specially impregnated paper that is particularly suitable for packaging foodstuffs

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Wool felt papers
Wool felt paper is made with broken wool and therefore has a particularly soft consistency. It is suitable e.g. for covering surfaces or as a material for lining

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Xerographic Papers
Xerography papers are papers with an extremely low moisture content. The surface of these papers is very resistant, which makes them particularly suitable for photocopying and printing

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X-ray film envelopes
X-ray film envelopes are shipping envelopes made of natron paper for X-ray films, which are used for shipping and storing X-ray films

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Y

Yankee-dryer
A Yankee dryer is a pulp dryer mainly used for the production of very fine paper grades such as tissue paper or silk paper

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Unfortunately, there is no paper-related term in the English language that begins with the letter Z. Do you perhaps know such a term? Please feel free to contact us!