Glossary

Biofuels

Renewable fuels originating from the plant kingdom, for example from wood, including black liquor and bark.

Black liquor

The name given to the consumed cooking liquid in production of sulphate pulp. Black liquor is burnt in the soda recovery boiler at which time the wood substances (primarily lignin) provide energy for steam and electricity production. One requirement for both the environment and economy is that the chemicals consumed in black liquid are reproduced in the sulphate mill as new cooking chemicals.

Carbon footprint

The amount of greenhouse gases a product releases or sequesters during its lifetime determines its carbon footprint.

Chemical oxygen demand (COD)

COD is a measure of the amount of oxygen required to break down organic material in water.

Climate change

Also called the greenhouse effect. Human activity is contributing to global warming, which is raising temperatures, causing unexpected weather patterns and causing polar ice to melt.

Corrugated board

Corrugated board is manufactured by gluing two flat layers of paper (liner) with a rippled layer (fluting) in the middle.

Cubic metre standing volume (m³sk)

Stem volume from stump to tip in addition to bark.

Cup stock

Board specially designed for drink cups.

Duty-free

Goods sold excluding taxes at international airports or on ferries sailing on international waters.

Energy management system

Standard that provides guidance for how an organisation can document energy use in a structured way and record implementation of energy-saving measures.

Environmental Management System

Part of the main management system that describes the structure, principles, procedures and resources for systematic implementation of the Company’s environmental policy.

FibreForm^®

Paper with high elasticity, which can be shaped to produce thermoformed and deep-drawn food and consumer packaging such as trays, blisterpacks, etc.

Fluting

The rippled middle layer in corrugated board, produced from either new or recycled fibre.

FMCG producers

Producers of fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs) such as soap, cosmetics, toothpaste, batteries and washing powders.

Forest with root

Trees are sold still standing on their roots in the forest, and the buyer pays for felling and transportation of wood out of the forest.

Fossil fuels

Fuels based on organic carbon and hydrogen compounds deposited in sediments or rock deposits, mainly coal, oil and fossil gas.

Heavy-duty

Highly durable packaging based on several layers of paper. Used for heavy goods such as car components.

ISO 14001

The standard of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) for an environmental management system.

Market pulp

Pulp which is sold to paper mills that do not produce their own pulp.

MF Paper (machine finished)

A calendered paper with high printability combined with high strength. Used for packaging with a special need for this combination.

MG Paper (mono glazed paper)

Paper which is dried on a highly polished Yankee cylinder, giving it a smooth, glossy surface on one side. Used for packaging with stringent demands on purity, for example.

Micro corrugated board

Very thin corrugated board.

Nitrogen (N)

A chemical element naturally present in wood. Too much nitrogen in water can cause nutrient enrichment (eutrophication) in lakes, leading to oxygen deficiency when dead plants decompose.

Nitrogen oxides (NO_x)

A group of gases composed of nitrogen and oxygen which are formed during combustion. In damp air, nitrogen oxides are converted to nitric acid, which causes acid precipitation. Also acts as a fertilising agent.

Phosphorous (P)

A chemical element naturally present in wood. Too much phosphorous in wastewater can cause nutrient enrichment (eutrophication) in lakes, leading to oxygen deficiency when dead plants decompose.

Pulpwood

In Sweden this is primarily softwood (spruce and pine) and birch used to make pulp.

Recycled fibre

Fibre material that has previously been used in a paper or board product.

Sack paper

Paper with high strength properties and used for the production of sacks. Made from softwood sulphate pulp.

Shelf Ready Packaging/ Retail Ready Packaging

Attractive packaging ready for the shelf and contributing to increased promotional effectiveness.

Solid cubic metres under bark (m³sub)

Volume of solid wood under bark.

Sulphate pulp

Chemical pulp produced by cooking wood under high pressure and at a high temperature in cooking liquor, known as white liquor (sodium hydroxide and sodium sulphide). Sulphate pulp is also known as kraft pulp.

Sulphur dioxide (SO₂)

A gas consisting of sulphur and oxygen formed during combustion of sulphur-containing fuels such as black liquor and oil. In contact with damp air, sulphur dioxide is converted into sulphuric acid which causes acid precipitation.

Suspended Solids

Suspended substances in water consisting of fibres and other particles which can largely be removed by filtration.

Sustainable development

Basing decision-making on three united factors - economic growth, social viability and environmental awareness - so that society can meet current demands without compromising its future.