Tissue paper and tissue products - Part 1: Vocabulary (ISO 12625-1:2019)

This document establishes general principles for the use of terms in the entire working field of tissue
paper and tissue products.
It permits the use of a common terminology in industry and commerce.
It is expressly stated that ISO 15755 applies for the detection of impurities and contraries in tissue
paper and tissue products.
For the determination of moisture content in tissue paper and tissue products, ISO 287 applies.

Tissue-Papier und Tissue-Produkte - Teil 1: Begriffe (ISO 12625-1:2019)

Dieses Dokument stellt allgemeine Grundsätze für den Gebrauch von Begriffen im gesamten Arbeitsbereich von Tissue-Papieren und Tissue-Produkten auf.
Es ermöglicht die Anwendung einer gemeinsamen Terminologie in Industrie und Handel.
Es wird ausdrücklich darauf hingewiesen, dass zur Erkennung von Unreinheiten und Verunreinigungen in Tissue-Papier und Tissue-Produkten ISO 15755 anzuwenden ist.
Für die Bestimmung des Feuchtegehaltes in Tissue-Papier und Tissue-Produkten ist ISO 287 anzuwenden.

Papier tissue et produits tissue - Partie 1: Vocabulaire (ISO 12625-1:2019)

Le présent document établit des principes généraux pour l'utilisation de termes dans l'industrie du papier tissue et des produits tissue.
Il permet ainsi l'utilisation d'une terminologie commune dans l'industrie et dans le commerce.
Il est mentionné expressément que l'ISO 15755 s'applique lorsqu'il est procédé à la détection d'impuretés et de défauts sur le papier tissue et les produits tissue.
Pour déterminer la teneur en humidité du papier tissue et des produits tissue, l'ISO 287 s'applique.

Tissue papir in proizvodi iz tissue papirja - 1. del: Slovar (ISO 12625-1:2019)

Ta dokument določa splošna načela za uporabo izrazov v zvezi s tissue papirjem in proizvodov iz tissue papirja.
Omogoča uporabo skupne terminologije v industriji in trgovini.
Izrecno je navedeno, da se ISO 15755 uporablja za odkrivanje nečistoč in kontrastov v tissue papirju in proizvodih iz tissue papirja.
Za določanje vsebnosti vlage v tissue papirju in proizvodih iz tissue papirja se uporablja standard ISO 287.

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SIST EN ISO 12625-1:2011
Tissue papir in proizvodi iz tissue papirja - 1. del: Slovar (ISO 12625-1:2019)
Tissue paper and tissue products - Part 1: Vocabulary (ISO 12625-1:2019)
Tissue-Papier und Tissue-Produkte - Teil 1: Begriffe (ISO 12625-1:2019)
Papier tissue et produits tissue - Partie 1: Vocabulaire (ISO 12625-1:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 12625-1:2019
ICS:
01.040.85 Tehnologija papirja (Slovarji) Paper technology
(Vocabularies)
85.080.20 Tissue papir Tissue paper
SIST EN ISO 12625-1:2019 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN ISO 12625-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

May 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 01.040.85; 85.080.20 Supersedes EN ISO 12625-1:2011
English Version

Tissue paper and tissue products - Part 1: Vocabulary (ISO
12625-1:2019)
Papier tissue et produits tissue - Partie 1: Vocabulaire Tissue-Papier und Tissue-Produkte - Teil 1: Begriffe
(ISO 12625-1:2019) (ISO 12625-1:2019)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 April 2019.

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European foreword
This document (EN ISO 12625-1:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 6 "Paper,
board and pulps" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 172 “Pulp, paper and board” the
secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2019, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2019.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 12625-1:2011.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 12625-1:2019 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 12625-1:2019 without any
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 12625-1
Third edition
2019-05
Tissue paper and tissue products —
Part 1:
Vocabulary
Papier tissue et produits tissue —
Partie 1: Vocabulaire
Reference number
ISO 12625-1:2019(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
Bibliography .15
Alphabetical index .16
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
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electrotechnical standardization.
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different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
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This document was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical
Committee CEN/TC 172, Pulp, paper and board, in collaboration with Technical Committee ISO/TC 6,
Paper, board and pulps, Subcommittee SC 2, Test methods and quality specifications for paper and board,
in accordance with the Agreement on Technical Cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 12625-1:2011), which has been
technically revised. The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— change of the number of terms to those which directly concern tissue;
— the alphabetical index has been restructured because of the merging and addition of “term groups”;
— editorial updates.
A list of all parts in the ISO 12625 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
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Introduction
This document defines terms for the determination of the physical properties of tissue paper
manufactured using creping or un-creped techniques, and includes products made using a combination
of these tissue-making processes.
Tissue products form an important and growing market for single-use disposable hygiene and
industrial products. The current range of these familiar products includes toilet tissue, facial tissue,
kitchen/household towels, hand towels, handkerchiefs, table napkins, mats, industrial wipes, other
absorbent tissue papers and lotion-treated products.
Tissue-paper-manufacturing technology has evolved and diverged from "ordinary" paper technology
so that a new glossary has become necessary.
The purpose of this document is to allow a common understanding of the various tissue-making
terms between tissue manufacturers, tissue converters and tissue customers, and to facilitate the
harmonization of testing methods. Each listed term is briefly defined and, where this was thought to
be useful, an example is given. While elaborating this document, English was chosen as the original
language. It was then stated that some expressions cannot be translated into another language. For
those cases, the English expression is used.
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Tissue paper and tissue products —
Part 1:
Vocabulary
1 Scope
This document establishes general principles for the use of terms in the entire working field of tissue
paper and tissue products.
It permits the use of a common terminology in industry and commerce.
It is expressly stated that ISO 15755 applies for the detection of impurities and contraries in tissue
paper and tissue products.
For the determination of moisture content in tissue paper and tissue products, ISO 287 applies.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https: //www .iso .org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http: //www .electropedia .org/
3.1
absorbency
ability of a tissue paper (3.58) and/or a tissue product (3.59) to take up a liquid
3.2 Absorption
3.2.1
absorption capacity
mass of liquid that is absorbed per unit mass of the test piece
Note 1 to entry: Water-absorption capacity is defined in ISO 12625-8.
3.2.2
absorption rate
mass of liquid that is absorbed by a test piece per unit time, determined by dividing the total mass of
liquid that is absorbed over a given time period by the duration of the period
3.2.3
absorption time
time required for complete wetting of a sample
[SOURCE: ISO 12625-8:2010, 3.1]
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3.3
accelerated ageing
procedure which allows for the fast prediction of changes in the characteristics of tissue paper (3.58) or
tissue product (3.59) that occur in normal conditions over a longer time
Note 1 to entry: This is particularly the case for wet strength tissue paper or tissue product for which the wet
resistance occurs over time. An accelerated ageing procedure for determining wet strength is specified in
ISO 12625-5.
3.4
apparent bulk density
mass per unit volume of tissue paper (3.58) or tissue product (3.59), calculated from its grammage (3.28)
and bulking thickness (3.10)
Note 1 to entry: It is determined from the grammage of the tissue paper or the tissue product divided by the
thickness determined on a stack of that tissue.
[SOURCE: ISO 12625-3:2014, 3.4]
3.5
away-from-home tissue products
AFH tissue products
tissue products (3.59) intended for use in the institutional and industrial markets
EXAMPLE Tissue products used in hospitals, restaurants, hotels, offices.
3.6
base paper
single-ply tissue paper sheet produced as a semi-finished product intended to be converted to a
finished product
3.7
base sheet forming
wet forming of a web on one, or between two, endless running wires or between one wire and a felt,
2 2
producing an endless sheet of tissue with a grammage (3.28) typically between 10 g/m and 50 g/m
3.8 Brightness
3.8.1
D65 brightness
intrinsic radiance (reflectance) factor measured with a reflectometer having the characteristics
described in ISO 2469, equipped with a filter or corresponding function having an effective wavelength
of 457 nm and a half-peak bandwidth of 44 nm, and adjusted so that the UV content of the irradiation
incident upon the test piece corresponds to that of the CIE standard illuminant D65
[SOURCE: ISO 2470-2:2008, 3.4, modified — Symbol R and Note 1 to entry were removed.]
457,D65
3.8.2
C brightness
ISO brightness
intrinsic diffuse radiance (reflectance) factor measured with a reflectometer having the characteristics
described in ISO 2469, equipped with a filter or corresponding function having an effective wavelength
of 457 nm and a half bandwidth of 44 nm, and adjusted so that the UV content of the irradiation incident
upon the test piece corresponds to that of the CIE illuminant C
[SOURCE: ISO 2470-1:2016, 3.4, modified — Preferred term "C brightness" added, and symbol R and
457
Note 1 to entry removed.]
3.9
bulk
inverse of apparent bulk density (3.4)
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3.10
bulking thickness
thickness of a single sheet of tissue paper (3.58) or tissue product (3.59), calculated from the thickness
of several superimposed sheets, measured under the applied static load
[SOURCE: ISO 12625-3:2014, 3.3]
3.11
calendering
mechanical treatment of base sheet being passed in the nip between two smooth cylinders with the aim
of improving the smoothness or surface softness (3.52.2) of a tissue paper (3.58) or tissue product (3.59)
Note 1 to entry: This operation is carried out by means of a calender. In addition, this process permits some
control of the thickness of tissue paper or tissue product.
3.12
cellulose wadding
creped web or sheet of open formation, made of cellulosic fibres (mainly chemical pulp) and comprising
one or more plies of lightweight paper
Note 1 to entry: An open formation is obtained when paper is produced at low basis weight and high stretch
(usually more than 35 %).
Note 2 to entry: Soft crepe paper of very low grammage, normally used in bundles or pads containing several sheets.
[SOURCE: ISO 4046-4:2016, 4.37, modified — (mainly chemical pulp) added and Note 1 to entry and
Note 2 to entry added]
3.13
cloth-like feel
attribute of a tissue paper (3.58) or tissue product (3.59) such that it resembles the feel of a woven cloth
material
3.14 Colour
3.14.1
CIELAB colour space
three-dimensional approximately uniform colour space, produced by plotting in rectangular
coordinates L*, a*, b*
Note 1 to entry: The quantity L* is a measure of the lightness of the test piece, where L* = 0 corresponds to black
and L* = 100 is defined by the perfect reflecting diffuser. Visually, the quantities a* and b* represent respectively
the red-green and yellow-blue axes in colour space, such that
— +a* is a measure of the degree of redness of the test piece,
— −a* is a measure of the degree of greenness of the test piece,
— +b* is a measure of the degree of yellowness of the test piece, and
— −b* is a measure of the degree of blueness of the test piece.
If both a* and b* are equal to zero, the test piece is grey.
[SOURCE: ISO 5631-3:2015, 3.6, modified — Note 1 to entry added]
3.14.2
CIELAB colour (D65/10°)
L*, a* and b* values of the sample according to the CIELAB 1976 system, evaluated according to the
CIE 1964 (10°) standard colorimetric observer and the CIE standard illuminant D65
Note 1 to entry: See ISO 12625-7 for further information.
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[SOURCE: ISO/TR 10688:2015, 2.5.2, modified — Preferred term "(L*, a*, b*)" removed, preferred term
CIELAB colour (D65/10°) and Note 1 to entry added]
3.14.3
CIELAB colour (C/2°)
L*, a* and b* values of the sample according to the CIELAB 1976 system, evaluated according to the
CIE 1931 (2°) standard colorimetric observer and the CIE illuminant C
Note 1 to entry: See ISO 12625-15 for further information.
[SOURCE: ISO/TR 10688:2015, 2.5.1, modified — Preferred term "(L*, a*, b*)" removed, preferred term
CIELAB colour (C/2°) and Note 1 to entry added]
3.15
conventional wet pressing
CWP
tissue-making process by which the wet-formed web is pressed against the Yankee cylinder (3.63) while
supported by a felt, and entirely dried by the Yankee cylinder
3.15.1
Yankee coating
coating package
combination of adhesive/release agent and potentially other chemical additives applied to the Yankee
cylinder (3.63) prior to the creping operation in order to ensure a homogeneous and even contact
between the tissue paper (3.58) web and the drying cylinder, and induce an easy release of the web
from the creping blade
3.15.1.1
adhesive
component of Yankee coating (3.15.1) delivering specific adhesion, durability and hardness
characteristics
3.15.1.2
modifier
component of Yankee coating (3.15.1) that changes its physical properties
Note 1 to entry: For example, plasticizers, corrosion inhibitors and emulsifiers.
3.15.1.3
release
component of Yankee coating (3.15.1) responsible for the reduction of creping blade friction, regulating
adhesion and ensuring proper removal of the tissue sheet from the Yankee cylinder (3.63)
3.15.2
coating in converting
process to apply additives (chemicals, lotion) onto the tissue sheet during converting
Note 1 to entry: The term "coating" has a different meaning in the tissue industry from that in the printing and
writing paper manufacturing industry. In the paper industry, the term "coating" refers to
— a layer of a pigment/binder composition applied to the surface of a paper or board having an impact on the
surface structure, the optical appearance and the optical and printing behaviour of the coated product, and
— the process of applying a coating composition.
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3.16
converting
manufacturing of a tissue product (3.59) by a process or operation applied after the papermaking process
Note 1 to entry: For example, unwinding and winding procedures, the assembling of tissue base paper to single
or multi-ply webs, their calendering, embossing, laminating, perforating, cutting in the machine direction (MD)
or cross direction (CD), winding of small rolls for end-user purposes, folding in the machine direction and/or
cross direction, stacking of the separated folded sheets and all kinds of packaging. Converting may include lotion
treatment and printing.
3.17
core
tube around which paper is wound to form a reel or a roll of finished product
Note 1 to entry: A core is usually constructed as a one- or multi-ply wall of paper wound and laminated with an
adhesive.
Note 2 to entry: Some rolls of finished products may have no core.
3.18
creping
process by which the web is mechanically removed from the Yankee cylinder (3.63) by a blade in the
machine direction in order to change its properties, which include stretch, thickness, strength and
softness
Note 1 to entry: It is a major part of the tissue-making process.
Note 2 to entry: Creping is included in terms 3.18.1 to 3.18.6.
Note 3 to entry: The Yankee cylinder (3.63) is usually protected by a coating layer.
3.18.1
creped paper
thin, lightweight paper that has been subjected to creping action on a tissue machine
Note 1 to entry: Creped paper shall not be confused with "crepe" paper which is a type of creped paper that has
not been stretched and is often used for decoration and packing material.
3.18.2
creping doctor blade
sharp thin blade that is pressed against the Yankee cylinder (3.63) of a tissue machine under high
pressure and at a specific angle in order to remove the web from the cylinder
3.18.3
double creped paper
tissue paper (3.58) creped in two consecutive process steps
Note 1 to entry: The second creping cylinder downstream of the main Yankee cylinder (3.63) usually works on the
opposite paper side.
3.18.4
dry creped paper
tissue paper (3.58) manufactured using a dry creping process
Note 1 to entry: A typical example is creping by means of a creping doctor blade (3.18.2) against a Yankee cylinder
(3.63) of an almost dry sheet with a dry matter content typically between 95 % and 98 %.
3.18.5
uncreped tissue paper
tissue paper (3.58) typically obtained from a TAD (3.56) process in which the sheet is dried completely
in the TAD section with no creping step on a Yankee cylinder (3.63)
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3.18.6
wet creped paper
creped paper (3.18.1) typically produced on a wet creped tissue machine, where creping takes place
on the surface of a Yankee cylinder (3.63) while the sheet is still wet (typically 25 % to 65 % moisture
content) and is followed by post-drying to a fully air-dry condition with conventional drying cylinders
or other drying devices
3.19
cushioning
pillowing
process of making a cushioned structure resulting in a macro-structure of regularly distributed
"cushions" of low-density material separated by high density regions with strong fibre-to-fibre bonding
3.20
disintegration
process that is characterized by a material breaking into small pieces in water under specified
conditions
3.21
drapability
ability of a tissue product (3.59) to spread over an object in a typically textile-like way
3.22
embossing
converting process by which a raised or depressed design is produced, generally by pressure
between engraved rolls or plates, or between an engraved roll or plate and an elastic or a deformable
supporting surface
Note 1 to entry: The main objectives of this process are to deliver bulk and ply bonding.
Note 2 to entry: Typical embodiments are full-face embossed or combined spot-embossed tissue products, for
example toilet papers or kitchen towels.
Note 3 to entry: Embossing is included in terms 3.22.1 to 3.22.14.
3.22.1
border embossing
embossing along all edges of a tissue product (3.59) parallel to the border lines
Note 1 to entry: Mainly done in order to generate ply bonding by mechanical means and for decorative purposes.
Typically used with paper handkerchiefs in cases and napkins.
3.22.2
edge embossing
type of knurling (3.34) along the edge of a tissue product (3.59)
3.22.3
embossed laminate
laminate produced from at least two plies of tissue paper (3.58) in a converting process in which
primarily at least one ply is embossed, the plies forming the laminate being ply-bonded by glue
application to the embossed points
Note 1 to entry: Alternatively, the laminate can be achieved by mechanically bonding the embossed sheet to other
sheet(s) using pressure sufficient to enable fibre-to-fibre-bonding to occur at the embossed points.
3.22.4
embossing pattern
design created in the sheet or the product by the process of embossing
3.22.5
female embossing
see matched steel embossing (3.22.9)
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3.22.6
foot-to-foot embossing
pin-to-pin embossing
punta-punta embossing
point-to-point embossing
tip-to-tip embossing
steel embossing process where a first steel roll has a pattern or raised protrusions and a second has an
identical pattern or raised protrusions such that each protrusion is registered face to face
3.22.7
glued border embossing
border embossing (3.22.1) combined with a simultaneous ply-bonding with glue at the top face of the
embossed protrusions
Note 1 to entry: This process is especially used to produce handkerchiefs.
3.22.8
male embossing
see matched steel embossing (3.22.9)
3.22.9
matched steel embossing
steel/steel embossing process where a first steel roll has a pattern of raised protrusions (male
embossing) and a second one has an identical pattern of depressions (female embossing), formed so
that they allow the protrusions of the first roll to dip partly into depressions of the second roll
3.22.10
nested embossing
process of pressing a pre-embossed ply with a glue applied to the top faces of the raised protrusions to
a second pre-embossed ply without glue, to produce a multi-ply laminated web in a nested manner
Note 1 to entry: See marrying roll (3.38).
3.22.11
perforation embossing
embossing by a method that creates very small and discrete ruptures at precisely controlled locations
within the web
3.22.12
spot embossing
embossing by use of predominantly linear embossing points forming a pattern
EXAMPLE A flower or a geometric shape.
3.22.13
steel/rubber embossing
embossing achieved by pressure between an engraved steel embossing roll bearing a pattern of
embossing protrusions and a rubber backing roll
3.22.14
steel/steel embossing
embossing achieved by pressure between two steel rolls, one bearing male protrusions and the other
female depressions
3.23
embryonic web
wet web immediately after forming
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SIST EN ISO 12625-1:2019
ISO 12625-1:2019(E)

3.24
facial tissue
soft and absorbent tissue product (3.59) with wet-strength, intended for use on the face, for blowing the
nose or for make-up removal
Note 1 to entry: Facial tissues are also called handkerchiefs in box in some countries.
3.25
finished product
tissue product (3.59) after converting that is ready for its intended use
Note 1 to entry: The finished product may be either packed or unpacked (tissue product).
3.26
folded product
tissue product (3.59) folded during converting for purposes of packaging and dispensing
3.26.1
cross-folded product
tissue product (3.59) folded in both the machine direction and cross direction
Note 1 to entry: Typical examples are handkerchiefs in cases or napkins.
3.26.2
interfolded tissue product
tissue product (3.59) folded in such a way that when one sheet is withdrawn from the dispenser (box or
device) the next sheet is presented for easy withdrawal
Note 1 to entry: Typical examples are facial tissues or hand towels.
3.27
folding
converting process applied to certain tissue products (3.59) for purposes of packaging and dispensing
Note 1 to entry: There are several ways of folding tissue to obtain different stacks, for example C-fold, J-fold,
M-fold, V-fold, W-fold or Z-fold. These configurations are folded in a tissue paper (3.58) web in the shape of the
designated letters. Some of these result in interfolded tissue products.
Note 2 to entry: F
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