Definition: Semi-chemical wood pulp

Category: Forestry

Wood pulp obtained by subjecting pulpwood, wood chips, particles or residues to a series of mechanical and chemical treatments, none of which alone is sufficient to make the fibres separate readily. It may be bleached or unbleached. It includes chemi-groundwood pulp; chemi-mechanical wood pulp etc. (named in the order and importance of the treatment during the manufacturing process) http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=KS-31-11-137&mode=view UNECE/FAO/Eurostat/ITTO, Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (2010), Definitions