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Table 3, Table 3.1
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Subdomain (1st level):  Raw materials
Subdomain (2nd level):  Pulp
Grammatical category:  Simple term
Grammar notes:  Countable
Definition:  Fibrous raw material for papermaking, generally consisting of fibres obtained from softwoods and hardwoods.
Definition source:  Brewer (2003)
Context:  Paper and board production involves two steps. First, the fibres need to be produced. This is done in a pulp mill where pulp is produced using chemical or mechanical processes. Pulp production can be integrated with paper production, or produced in a separate pulp mill. The paper itself is then produced on a paper machine from a mixture of fibres (which can be virgin or recovered fibres), chemicals and additives.
Context source:  EN 6
Attestation:  2
Contains:  Fibre
Hyponyms:  Chemical pulp, Mechanical pulp, Semi-chemical pulp, Chemimechanical pulp, Thermomechanical pulp, Chemithermomechanical pulp
Hyperonyms:  Raw materials
Related terms:  Bales
It:  Pasta per carta
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Pâte à papier
Degree of reliability FR:  3