Definition: Pulp from fibres other than wood

Category: Forestry

Pulp manufactured from fibrous vegetable materials other than wood and used for the manufacture of paper, paperboard and fibreboard.  It excludes pulp made from recovered paper.  It includes pulps made from: straw; bamboo; bagasse; esparto; other reeds or grasses; cotton fibres; flax; hemp; rags; and other textile wastes http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=KS-31-11-137&mode=view UNECE/FAO/Eurostat/ITTO, Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (2010), Definitions