ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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This page contains acronyms and abbreviation commonly used in pulp, paper printing, packaging and forest product industries.

ACRONYMS

A

A
Acid Wash Treatment (stage in bleaching sequence)
AA
Active Alkali
AAC
Allowable Annual Cut
ABB
Asea Brown Boveri
ABS
Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
AC
Alkali Cellulose
ACFM
Actual Cubic Feet per Minute
AD
Air Dry
ADF
Acid Detergent Fiber
ADMT
Air Dry Metric Ton 
AFH
Away From Home
AFPA
Alberta Forest Product Association
AF & PA
American Forest and Paper Association
AHQ
AnthraHydroQuinone, C6H4(OH)2,the reduced form of anthraquinone
AIChE
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
AICC
Association of Independent Corrugated Converters
AKD
Alkyl Ketene Dimer
A/M
Automatic/Manual
ANK
All Natural Kraft
ANSI
American National Standard Institute
AOX
Adsorable Organic Halogen
AOEO
Alternative Offset and Equal Offset
AP
Alkyl Phenol
APE
Alkyl Phenol Etoxylates
APMP
Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulping
APPITA
Technical Association of Australian & New Zealand Pulp & Paper Industry
APP
Ammonium Poly Phosphate, Asia Pulp & Paper, Alkaline Peroxide Pulp
AQ
AnthraQuinone
AQL
Acceptable Quality Level
AR
Adhesive Ratio
ARL
Average Run Length
ASA
Alkenyl Succinic Anhydride
ASB
Aerated Stabilization Basin
ASL
Above Sea Level
AST
Activated Sludge Treatment
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Material
ATFS
American Tree Farm System
ATP
Adenosine Tri-Phosphate
AVF
Annual Vegetable Fibers
AZC
Ammonium Zirconium Carbonate

B

BAT
Best Available Technology
BACT
Best Available Control Technology
BC
Boise Cascade
BCT
Box Compression Test
BCMP
Bisulfite Chemi Mechanical Pulp
BCTMP
Bleached Chemo Thermo Mechanical Pulp, Bi-sulfate Chemo Thermo Mechanical Pulp
BD
Bone Dry
BDS
Bone Dry Solids
BEKP
Bleached Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp
BF
Bold Face, Burst Factor
BKP
Bleached Kraft Pulp
BHP
Brake Horse Power, Boiler Horse Power
BHR
Blow Heat Recovery
B/L or BL
Black Liquor, Bleach Loss
BLS
Black Liquor Solids
BMC
Box Manufacturer Certificate.
BMI
Book Manufacturers Institute, Inc.
BMT
Best Management Practice
BOD
Biological Oxygen Demand
BPBMA
British Paper & Board Makers Association
BRE
Business Reply Envelope
BSV
Bond Strength Value
BSW
Brown Stock Washer
BTU
British Thermal Unit
B/W or BW
Back Water, Basis Weight
BY
Bleached Yield

C

C
Chlorination (stage in bleaching sequence)
C1S
Coated 1 Side
C2S
Coated 2 Side
CAA
Clean Air Act
CB
Coated Back
CBS
Coated Book Stock
CC
Corrugated Containers
CCSP
Cold Caustic Soda Pulping
CD
Cross Direction, Compact Disk
CDAS
Cationic DiAldehyde Starch
CDM
Clean Development Mechanism
CDT
Corrected Drainage Time
CEPI
Confederation of European Paper Industries
CED
CupriEthyleneDiamine
CER
Certified Emission Reduction
CF
Coated Front, Chlorine Factor
CFB
Coated Front & Back
CFM
Cubic Feet per Minute
CGS
Coated Groundwood Section
CGW
Chemi Ground Wood
CHP
Combined Heat & Power
CI
Continuous Improvement
CKB
Coated Kraft Back
CLS
Canadian Lumber Standard
CLT
Concora Liner Test, Cross Laminated Timber
CMC
Carboxy Methyl Cellulose
CMD
Cross Machine Direction
CMMS
Computerized Maintenance Management System
CMP
Chemi Mechanical Pulp
CMT
Corrugated Medium Test, Concora Medium Test
COC
Chain Of Custody
COD
Chemical Oxygen Demand
COF
Coefficient of Friction
CPO
Computer Print Out
CPPA
Canadian Pulp & Paper Association
CPPRI
Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute
CRB
Chemical Recovery Boiler
CRMP
Chemi Refiner Mechanical Pulp
CS
Cast Steel
CSF
Canadian Standard Freeness
CSP
Cold Soda Pulping
CSWO
Cold Set Web Offset
CTLF
Chemically Treated Long Fiber
CTMP
Chemo Thermo Mechanical Pulp
CUK
Coated Unbleached Kraft
CW
Compression Wood
CWC
Coated Wood Containing 
CWF
Coated Wood Free 
CWSN
Critical Wax Strength Number
CY
Cubic Yard

D

D
Chlorine Dioxide (stage in bleaching sequence)
DAF
Dissolved Air Flotation    
DC
Direct Contact, Direct Current
DCE
Direct Contact Evaporator
DCM
Dissolved and Colloidal Materials
DCS
Distributed Control System, Data Collection System, Dissolved and Colloidal Substances.
DDA
Dynamic Drainage Analyzer, Dihydro Dihydroxy Anthracene
DDC
Direct Digital Control
DDJ
Dynamic Drainage Jar
DDR
Double Disc Refiner
DF
Dilution Factor
DFR
Dried Formed Reel
DIP
De Inked Pulp
DLK
Double Lined Kraft
DMAP
Di Methyl Amino Pyridine
DO
Dissolved Oxygen
DP
Degree of Polymerization, Dissolving Pulp
DPI
Dots Per Inch
DR
Displacement Ratio
DS
Dissolved Solid, Degree of Substitution
DTPA
Diethylene Triamine Penta Acetate
DWB
Doubled Walled Board
 

E

E
Alkaline Extraction (stage in bleaching sequence)
EA
Effective Alkali
EAA
Ethylene Acrylic Acid
EBA
Equivalent Black Area
ECCSA
Effective Capillary Cross Sectional Area
ECF
Elemental Chlorine Free
ECO
Energy Conservation Opportunities
ECT
Edge Crush Test
EDTA
Ethylene Diamine Tetra acetic Acid
EECF
Enhanced Elemental Chlorine Free
EEM
Environmental Effect Monitoring
EEP
Energy Efficiency Program
EHS
Environmental, Health & Safety
EIA
Environmental Impact Assessment
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EMC
Equilibrium Moisture Content
EMCC
Extended Modified Continuous Cooking
EMS
Environmental Management System
ENP
Extended Nip Press
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPAT
Environmental Paper Assessment Tools
EPD
Environmental Product Declaration
EPP
Environmentally Preferable Paper
ERIC
Effective Residual Ink Concentration
ERU
Emission Reduction Unit
ERW
Electric Resistance Welding
ESCC
External Stress Corrosion Cracking
ESFPA
Empire State Forest Products Association
ESP
Electro Static Precipitator
EVA
Ethyl Vinyl Acetate

F

F
Formamidine Sulfinic Acid Stage in Bleaching
FAT
Factory Approved Test
FBK
Fully Bleached Kraft
FD
Forced Draft
FDI
Flotation Deinked
FEP
Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene
FFE
Falling Film Evaporator
FPAC
Forest Products Association of Canada
FPR
First Pass Retention
FPAR
First Pass Ash Retention
FPFR
First Pass Fine Retention
FPM
Feet Per Minute
FRP
Fiberglass Reinforced Polyester or Plastic
FSA
Formamidine Sulfinic Acid
FSC
Forest Stewardship Council
FSP
Fiber Saturation Point
FTU
Formosin Turbidity Unit
FW
Fresh Water
FWA
Fluorescent Whitening Agents

G

GATF
Graphic Art Technical Foundation
GCC
Ground Calcium Carbonate
GED
Good Engineering Practice
GHG
Greenhouse Gas Emission
GJ
Giga Joules
GL or G/L
Green Liquor
GMP
Good Manufacturing Practice
GP
Georgia Pacific
GPL
Grams Per Liter
GPM
Gallon Per Minute
GRI
Gravure Research Institute
GSM
Grams per Square Meter
GWP
Ground Wood Pulp

H

H
Hypo chlorite (stage in bleaching sequence)
HAP
Hazardous Air Pollutants
HB
Head Box
HC
High Consistency
HD
High Density
HDPE
High Density PolyEthylene
HE
Heat Exchanger
HEN
Heat Exchange Network
HFPI
Hardwood Fiber Price Index 
HP
High Pressure, Horse Power
HSWO
Heat Set Web Offset
HVAC
Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning
HVLC
High Volume Low Concentration
HW or H/W
Hard Wood
HWEC
Hard White Envelope Cutting
HYS
High Yield Sulfite

I

ICC
Industrial Corrugated Container
ID
Inner Diameter, Inside Diameter, Induced Draft
IGPM
Imperial Gallon Per Minute
IGT
Institut for Graphische Technik
IOD
Immediate Oxygen Demand
IP
International Paper
IPMA
Indian Paper Manufacturers Association
IPPC
Integrated Pollution Prevention Control
IPPTA
Indian Pulp & Paper Technical Association
IR
Infra - Red
IRD
Infra Red Dryer
IRT
 Insect Resistant Treatment
ISO
International Standard Organization
 

J

JPPS
Journal of Pulp and Paper Science

K

KPI
Key Performance Indicators
KW
Kilo Watt
KWH
Kilo Watt Hour
KZC
Potassium Zirconium Carbonate

L

LAS
Liquid Application System
LCA
Life Cycle Analysis
LCC
Life Cycle Cost
LCR
Low Consistency Refining
LD
Low Density
LDPE
Low Density PolyEthylene
LIPS
Laser Induced Plasma Spectroscopy
LP
Low Pressure
LPB
Liquid Packaging Board
LPBK
Light Printed Bleached Kraft
LPI
Lines Per Inch
LSC
Low Solid Cooking
LSP
Low Sludge Production
LTE
Long Tube Evaporator
LVHC
Low-Volatility HydroCarbons, Low Volume High Concentration
LVL
Laminated Veneer Lumber
LWC
Light Weight Coated

M

M
Chlorine Monoxide or Hypochlorous Acid (stage in bleaching sequence)
MAWP
Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
MBBR
Moving Bed Bio Reactor
MBF
Moving Belt Former, Thousand Board Feet, Million Board Feet
MC
Medium Consistency, Moisture Content
MCC
Modified Continuous Cooking, Motor Control Center, Micro Crystalline Cellulose
MCL
Manifold Colored Ledger
MD
Machine Direction
MDC
Maximum Detectable Concentration
MDF
Medium Density Fiberboard
MDQ
Maximum Detectable Quantity
MDPE
Medium Density PolyEthylene
MEE
Multi Effect Evaporator
MEN
Mass Exchange Network
MF
Machine Finish
MFC
Machine Finished Coated
MFP
Machine Finished Pigmentized
MFR
Melamine Formaldehyde Resin
MG
Machine Glazed, Mono Glazed
MIC
Minimal Inhibitory Concentration
MICR
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
MM
Milli Meter, One Million
MO
Make an Order
MOW
Mixed Office Waste
MP
Melting Point
MIP
Modified Inorganic Particles
MRA
Moisture Resistance Adhesive
MRC
Metering Roll Coater
MRF
Material Recovery Facility
MS
Mild Steel
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
MSL
Mean Sea Level
MSP
Metering Size Press
MSW
Municipal Solid Waste
MT
Metric Tonne
MTH
Metric Tonne per Hour, Mixed Tropical Hardwood
MUA
Make Up Air
MUFR
Melamine Urea Formaldehyde Resin
MVC
Multi Variable Conrol
MVR
Mechanical Vapor Re-compressor
MVT
Multi Variable Testing
MVTR
Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate
MW
Mega Watt
MWC
Medium Weight Coated
MWL
Manifold White Ledger
 

N

N
Nitrogen Compound (stage in bleaching sequence)
NAA
Newspaper Association of America
NASTA
National Association of State Textbook Administration
NBHKP
Northern Bleached Hardwood Kraft Pulp
NBSKP
Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp
NCC
Nano Crystalline Cellulose
NCG
Non Condensable Gases
NCE
Non Contact Evaporator
NCR
No Carbon Required
NDF
Neutral Detergent Fiber
NDT
None Destructive Testing
NIR
Near InfraRed
NLT
No Less Than
NMT
No More Than
NOx
Nitrogen Oxide
NPA
National Paperbox Association
NPE
Nony Phenol Ethoxylates, Non Process Elements
NPRI
National Pollutant Release Inventory
NPTA
National Paper Trade Association
NSSC
Neutral Sulfite Semi Chemical
NTS
Not To Scale
NTU
Nephlometric Turbidity Unit
NWR
Narrow Width Roll

O

O
Oxygen (stage in bleaching sequence)
OBA
Optical Brightening Agent
OCC
Old Corrugated Container
OCR
Optical Character Recognition
OCS
Outside Chip Storage
OD
Oven Dry, Outer Diameter, Outside Diameter
ODMT
Oven Dry Metric Tonne
ODST
Oven Dry Short Ton
OMG
Old MaGazine
ONP
Old News Print
ORP
Oxidation Reduction Potential
OSB
Oriented Strand Board

P

P
Peroxide (stage in bleaching sequence)
PAC
Poly Aluminum Chloride
PAM
PolyAcrylaMides
PAPRICAN
Pulp & Paper Research Institute of CANada
PAPRO
Pulp And Paper Research Organization
PAPTAC
Pulp & Paper Technical Association of Canada
PBK
Printed Bleached Kraft
PC
Programmable Controller
PCA
Paper Chemical Association
PCC
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate
PCF
Post Consumer Fiber, Processed Chlorine Free
PCP
Parts Per Million, PentaChloroPhenol
PDM
Personal Care Products
PFA
PerFlooro Alkyoxy
PEFC
Program for Endorsement of Forest Certifications
PEG
PolyEthylen Glycol
PEI
PolyEthylenImines
PEO
PolyEthylene Oxide
PG
Procter & Gamble
PGA
Pam Guide Actuator
PGW
Pressurized Ground Wood
PIA
Printing Industries of America
PIMA
Paper Industry Management Association
PITA
Paper Industry Technical Association
PLC
Programmable Logic Controller, Public Limited Company
PLI
Pounds per Linear Inch
PM
Paper Machine, Paper Mill, Pulp Mill, Preventive Maintenance, Pulp Machine
PO
Per Oxide (stage in bleaching sequence)
POP
Persistent Organic Pollutant
POS
Partially Oxidized Sulfur
PP
PolyPropylene
PPB
Parts Per Billion
PPC
PolyPhthalate Carbonate
PPD
Pulsed Drainage Device
PPI
Pulp and Paper International, Page Per Inch
PPIC
Pulp and Paper Information Center
PPM
Parts Per Million
PPMAA
Pulp & Paper Manf. Association of Australia
PPO
PolyPhenylene Oxide
PPS
Parker Print Surf (A smoothness Test)
PPSA
Pulp & Paper Safety Association
PRMP
Pressurized Refiner Mechanical Pulping
PRV
Pressure Reducing Valve
PSI
Pounds per Square Inch
PSIA
Pounds per Square Inch Absolute
PSIG
Pounds per Square Inch Gauge
PSR
Product Specific Requirement
PTFC
PolyTetraFluoro Chloride
PTFE
PolyTetraFluoro Ethylene
PTFF
PolyTetraFluoro Fluoride

Q

Q
Chelatin (stage in bleaching sequence)
QA
Quality Assurance
QCS
Quality Control System
QFIA
Quebec Forest Industry Association


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R

RBA
Relative Bonded Area
RC
Residual Carbonate
RCC
Reinforced Concrete Cement
RCF
Recycled Cellulose Fiber
RCT
Ring Crush Test
RDH
Rapid Displacement Heating
REA
Residual Effective Alkali
REED
Reduced Emission from Deforestation and Degradation
RFE
Rising Film Evaporator
RH
Relative Humidity
RI
Refractive Index
RPC
Returnable Plastic Containers
RMP
Refiner Mechanical Pulp
RPM
Revolution Per Minute
RRF
Relative Response Factor
RST
Rotary Screen Thickener
RTM
Routine Test Methods
RTO
Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer

S

SAP
Super Absorbent Polymer, Semi Alkaline Pulp
SBK
Semi Bleached Kraft
SBR
Sequencing Batch Reactor, Styrene-Butadiene Resin,
SBS
Solid Bleached Sulphite
SC
Super Calender, Super Calendered Self Contained
SCAN
Scandinavian Pulp, Paper & Board Testing Committee
SCC
Stress Corrosion Cracking
SCFM
Standard Cubic Feet per Minute
SCMP
Semi Chemical Mechanical Pulping
SCWO
Super Critical Water Oxidation
SDT
Short Dwell Time
SEC
Size Exclusion Chromatography
SFIA
Swedish Forest Industry Federation
SFI
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
SFPI
Softwood Fiber Price Index 
SG
Specific Gravity
SGW
Stone Ground Wood
SL
Spent Liquor
SAA
Styrene Acrylic Acid
SMA
Styrene Maleic Acid
SMA
Styrene Acrylic Emulsion
SOS
Self-Opening Sack
SOW
Sorted Office Waste
SPB
Sodium PerBorate
SPC
Statistical Process Control
SQC
Statistical Quality Control
SR
Schopper Riegler
SS
Stainless Steel
SSA
Small Sample Adapter
SSB
Support Shute Binder
SSC
Sized and Super Calendered
SSL
Spent Sulfite Liquor
ST
Short Ton
STE
Short Tube Evaporator
STP
Secondary Treatment Plant, Standard Temperature & Pressure
SV
Specific Volume
SW or S/W
Soft Wood
SWL
Sorted White Ledger
SY
Screened Yield
SZ
Soaking Zone

T

T4S
Trimmed Four Sides
TA
Total Alkali
TAD
Through Air Drying
TAED
TetraAcetyl EthyleneDiamine
TAPPI
Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry
TC
Thermo Compressor, Thermo Couple
TCDD
TetraChloroDiabenzo-p-Dioxins (Dioxins)
TCDF
TetraChloroDibenzoFuran
TCF
Totally Chlorine Free
TCMP
Thermo Chemical Mechanical Pulping
TCZ
Temperature in Cooking Zone
TDH
Total Delivered Head
TDS
Total Dissolved Solid
TEA
Tensile Energy Absorption
TEF
Totally Effluent Free, Toxicity Emission Factor
TEFC
Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled
TGW
Thermo Ground Wood
THC
Total HydroCarbon
TIE
Toxicity Identification Evaluation
TIP
Technical Information Paper
TMC
Test Method Committee
TMDI
Total Maximum Daily Load
TMP
Thermo Mechanical Pulp
TOC
Total Oxygen Carbon
TOD
Total Oxygen Demand
TPA
Tons Per Annum
TPD
Tons Per Day
TPY
Tons Per Year
TRC
Total Residual Chlorine
TRS
Total Reduced Sulfur
TSI
Tensile Stiffness Index
TSPP
Tetra Sodium Pyro Phosphate
TSS
Total Suspended Solid
TTA
Total Titratable Alkali
TVS
Total Volatile Solids
TW
Tension Wood

U

UBSK
UnBleached Softwood Kraft
UF
Ultra Filtration
UHMWPE
Ultra High Molecular Weight Poly Ethylene
USGPM
United State Gallon Per Minute
UTM
Under The Machine
UV
Ultra Violet

V

VER
Verified Emission Reduction
VFD
Variable Frequency Drive
VIP
Variable Information Printing
VNP
Dutch Paper & Board Association
VOC
Volatile Organic Compound
VRC
Virtual Residual Carbonate
VRE
Vapor Recompression Evaporator
VS
Variable Speed
VSF
Viscose Staple Fiber
VSS
Volatile Suspended Solids
VTT
Vacuum Tail Transfer

W

W
Watt, Wash (stage in bleaching sequence)
WAS
Waste Activated Sludge
WBLO
Weak Black Liquor Oxidation
WF
Water Finished
WFC
Woof -Free Coated
W/L or WL
White Liquor
WLC
White Ledger Cutting
WNB
White News Blank
WPA
Water Proof Adhesive
WRA
Water Resistance Adhesive
WRV
Water Retention Value
WTE
Waste-to-Energy Conversion
WW, W/W
White Water

X

X
Xylanase (stage in bleaching sequence)

Y

Y
Dithionite, Hydrosulfite (stage in bleaching sequence)

Z

Z
Ozone Stage (bleaching sequence)
ZP
Zeta Potential
 

ABBREVIATIONS

 
Abbrev
Abbreviated; Abbreviation
Abs
Absolute
Ad
Advertisement
Allow.
Allowance
Amal
Amalgam
Amp
Ampere
Amt
Amount
Apprx
Approximate; Approximately
App'd
Approved
Aq
Aqueous
Art.
Article
Assoc.
Association
Atm.
Atmosphere
Attn.
Attention
Avg. or Ave
Average
bbl
barrels
Bld.
Bleached
Cal.
Calorie
Cat.
Catalog (Catalogue)
Cdn
Canadian
Chkd
Checked
Circum.
Circumference
Cir
Circle
Coex
Coextrusion
Conc.
Concentration or Concentrated
Corp.
Corporation
Csy. or Cy.
Consistency
Ctn
Carton
Cu
Cubic
Deg.
Degree
Dia.
Diameter
Div.
Division
do
Ditto (same as above)
doz
Dozen
Drg or Dwg
Drawing
dwt
Deadweight
Ea
Each
Edn.
Edition
Encl.
Enclosed
Eng.
Engineer
Engg.
Engineering
Env
Envelope
Etc.
Et cetera (and so forth)
Ext
Extensible
Fax
Facsimile
Fan
Fanatic
Fig.
Figure
Ft
Foot, Feet
Ga
Gauge
gal
Gallon
Galv
Galvanized
gm
Gramm or Gram
gr.
Grade
Hr.
Hour
Hrs.
Hours
Hz
Hertz (cycles per second)
Ibid or ib
Ibidem (in the same place)
Id
Identification
Imp
Impregnated
In
Inch
Inc
Incorporated, Incorporation
Incl.
Included
Ind
Industry
Info
Information
kg
Kilogram
Lab
Laboratory
Lb
Libra (Pound)
Mat'l
Material
Max.
Maximum
Meas.
Measurement
Mech
Mechanical
Memo.
Memorandum
Mfg.
Manufacturing
Mftr. or mfr.
Manufacturer
Min.
Minute, minimum
Misc.
Miscellaneous
Mkt
Market or Marketing
Nt. Wt
Net Weight
Oz
Ounce
Pat
Patent
pc
Piece
pkg
Package
pref
Prefecture; Preference; Preferred
Pri
Primary
Prodn
Production
Pt
Point
Ptg
Printing
Qlty
Quality
qt
Quart
qtr
Quarter
Qty
Quantity
rad
Radian
Recirc.
Recirculation
Ref
Reference
Reg
Registered; Registration; Regular
Rev
Revision
Sec
Second or Secondary
Sp.
Specific
Spec
Specification
Sq.
Square
Stat.
Statistics
Std.
Standard
Tech
Technology
Temp.
Temperature
Unbld
Unbleached
vol
Volume
vs
Versus
Wt
Weight
Wtg
Writing
Yd
Yard
Yr
Year
Yrs
Years


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