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Vegetable Parchment - paper made from pure bleached chemical pulp, which goes through a treatment of sulphuric acid, giving it a lasting resistance to grease penetration. This paper is used for wrapping of moist or greasy foodstuffs.
Vellum Paper - often used for certificates, vellum paper is strong, tough and of high class appearance. It is made to imitate the fine smooth finish of a parchment made from an animal skin.
Virgin Pulp - pulp manufactured and used for the first time.
Volume Basis - expression used principally in the context of papers for book printing to denote the theoretical thickness in millimetres of 100 sheets of the given paper in 100g/m2. It thus gives an indication of the bulk of the paper. |
