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    Code Name - info PSI grade Buy? Sell?
    MP Mixed Paper - Consists of a mixture of various qualities of paper not limited as to type of packing or fiber content.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed................2%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed ...................10%    		 1 Buy Sell
    ... ...grade not currently used... 2 ... ...
    SMP Super Mixed Paper - Consists of baled clean, sorted mixture of various qualities of papers containing less than 10% of groundwood content.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed........1/2 of 1%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed ......................3%    		 3 Buy Sell
    BC Boxboard Cuttings - Consists of baled new cuttings of paperboard such as are used in manufacture of folding cartons, set-up boxes and similar boxboard products.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed........1/2 of 1%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .....................2%    		 4 Buy Sell
    MW Mill Wrappers - Consists of baled paper used as outside wrap for rolls bundles, of finished paper.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed........1/2 of 1%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .....................3%    		 5 Sell
    N News - Consists of baled paper used as outside wrap for rolls bundles, of finished paper.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed........1/2 of 1%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .....................3%    		 6 Sell
    SN Special News - Consists of baled sorted, fresh dry newspapers not sunburned, containing not more than the normal percentage of rotogravure and colored sections.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .....................2%    		 7 Buy Sell
    SNDQ Special News De-ink Quality - Consists of baled sorted, fresh dry newspapers not sunburned, free from magazines, white blank, pressroom over issues, and paper other than news, containing not more than the normal percentage of rotogravure and colored sections. This grade must be tare free.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed ..............1/4 of 1%    		 8 Buy Sell
    ON Over-issue News - Consists of unused, overrun regular newspapers printed on newsprint, baled or securely tied in bundles, containing not more than the normal percentage of rotogravure and colored sections.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed...........None permitted    		 9 Buy Sell
    M Magazines - Consists of baled colored magazines, catalogues, and similar printed materials, May contain a small percentage of uncoated news-type paper.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed................1%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .....................3%    		 10 Buy Sell
    CC Corrugated Containers - Consists of baled corrugated containers having liners of either test liner, jute or kraft.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed................1%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .....................5%    		 11 Buy Sell
    DSC Double Sorted Corrugated - Dry, baled, double sorted corrugated containers, generated from supermarkets and or industrial or commercial facilities, having liners of test liner, jute, or kraft. Material has been specifically sorted to be free of boxboard, offshore corrugated, plastic, and wax.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed........1/2 of 1%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed ......................2%    		 12 ... ...
    NDKCC New Double Lined Kraft Corrugated Cuttings - Consists of baled corrugated cuttings having liners of either kraft, jute or test liner. Insoluable adhesives, butt rolls slabbed or hogged medium and treated medium or liners are not acceptible in this grade.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed...None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................2%    		 13 ... ...
    ... ...grade not currently used... 14 ... ...
    UBC Used Brown Kraft - Consists of baled brown kraft bags free of objectionable liners or contents.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed ..............1/2 of 1%    		 15 ... ...
    MKC Mixed Kraft Cuttings - Consists of baled new brown kraft cuttings, sheets and bag scrap free of sewed and stitched paper.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed ..............1/2 of 1%    		 16 ... ...
    CS Carrier Stock - Consists of baled printed or unprinted, unbleached new beverage carrier sheets and cuttings. May contain wet strength additives.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................1%    		 17 ... ...
    NCK New Colored Kraft - Consists of baled new colored kraft cuttings, sheets and bag scrap, free of stiched papers.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................1%    		 18 ... ...
    GBS Grocery Bag Scrap - Consists of baled new brown kraft bag cuttings, sheets including misprint bags.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................1%    		 19 ... ...
    KMBW Kraft Multi-Wall Bag Waste - Consists of new brown kraft muti-wall bag cuttings, sheets, and misprint bags free of stitched paper.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................1%    		 20 ... ...
    NBKEC New Brown Kraft Envelope Cuttings - Consists of baled new unprinted brown kraft envelopes cuttings or sheets.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................1%    		 21 ... ...
    MGS Mixed Groundwood Shavings - Consists of baled trim of magazines, catalogs and similar printed matter, not limited with respect to groundwood or coated stock, and may contain the bleed of cover and insert stock as well as beater-dyed paper and solid color printing.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .....................2%    		 22 ... ...
    TD Telephone Directories - Consists of clean telephone directories printed for or by local telephone directory publishers.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed ..............1/2 of 1%     		23 ... ...
    WBN White Blank News - Consists of baled unprinted cuttings and sheets of white newsprint paper or other papers of white groundwood quality.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................1%    		 24 ... ...
    GCP Groundwood Computer Printout - Consists of papers which are used in forms manufactured for use in data processesing machines. This grade may contain a colored strips and impact or non impact (e.g. laser) computing paper.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed...None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .....................2%    		 25 ... ...
    PB Publication Blanks - Consists of baled unprinted cuttings of white coated or filled groundwood content paper.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................1%    		 26 ... ...
    FS Flyleaf Shavings - Consists of baled trim from magazines, catalogs and similar printed matter. May contain the bleed of cover and insert stock to a maximum of 10% of dark colors. Beater-dyed papers may not exceed 2%. shavings of novel news or newsprint grades may not be included in this grade.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................1%    		 27 ... ...
    CWS Coated White Shavings - Consists of baled unprinted,coated and uncoated shavings and sheets of all white groundwood free printing paper.May contain a small percentage of groundwood.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed...None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................1%    		 28 ... ...
    ... ...grade not currently used... 29 ... ...
    HWS Hard White Shavings - Consists of baled shavings or sheets of unprinted, untreated white groundwood free paper.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed ..............1/2 of 1%    		 30 ... ...
    HWEC Hard White Envelope Cuttings - Consists of baled groundwood free cuttings, shavings,or sheets of untreated and uncoated white envelope paper.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed ..............1/2 of 1%    		 31 ... ...
    ... ...grade not currently used... 32 ... ...
    NCEC New Colored Envelope Cuttings - Consists of baled groundwood free cuttings, shavings or sheets of untreated, uncoated bleachable colored envelope paper.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed...None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .....................2%    		 33 ... ...
    ... ...grade not currently used... 34 ... ...
    SBC Semi Bleached Cuttings - Consists of baled sheets and cuttings of unprinted untreated groundwood free paper such as file folder, stock, manila tabulating card trim, untreated milk carton stock, or manila tag.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................2%    		 35 ... ...
    MTC Manila Tabulating Cards - Consists of printed groundwood free, bleachable manila-colored cards, which have been manufactured for use in tabulating machines. This grade may contain manila colored tabulating cards with tinted margins.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................1%    		 36 ... ...
    SOP Sorted Office Paper - Consists of baled paper, as typically generated by offices, containing primarily white and colored groundwood free paper, free of unbleached fiber. May include a small percentage of groundwood computer paper printout and fax paper.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed.................2%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed.......................5%     		37 ... ...
    SCL Sorted Colored Ledger - Consists of printed or unprinted sheets, shavings, and cuttings of colored or white groundwood free ledger, bond, writing and other paper which has a similar fiber and filler content. This grade must be free of treated, coated, padded or heavily printed stock.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed........1/2 of 1%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .....................2%    		 38 ... ...
    MCL Manifold Colored Ledger - Sheets and trim of new (industrially generated) printed or unprinted colored or white groundwood paper used in the manufacturing of manifold forms, continuous forms, data forms and other printed pieces such as sales literature and catalogs. All stock must be uncoated and free of nonimpact printing. A percentage of carbonless paper is allowed.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed........1/2 of 1%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .....................2%    		 39 ... ...
    SWL Sorted White Ledger - Consists of printed or unprinted sheets, shavings, guillotined books, and cuttings of white groundwood free ledger, bond, writing paper, and all other papers which have a similar fiber and filler content. This grade must be free of treated coated, padded, or heavily printed sock.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed........1/2 of 1%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .....................2%    		 40 ... ...
    MWL Manifold White Ledger - Consists of sheets and trim of new (industrially generated) printed or unprinted white groundwood free paper used in the manufacturing of manifold forms, continuous forms, data forms and other printed pieces such as sales literature and catalogs. All stock must be uncoated and free of nonimpact printing. A percentage of carbonless paper is allowable.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed........1/2 of 1%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .....................2%    		 41 ... ...
    CP Computer Printout - Consists of white groundwood free paper used in forms manufactured for use in data processing machines. This grade may contain colored stripes and/or impact or non impact (e.g. laser) computer printing, and may contain not more than 5% of groundwood in packing. All stock must be untreated and uncoated.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................2%    		 42 ... ...
    CBS Coated Book Stock - Consists of coated groundwood free paper, printed or unprinted in sheets, shavings, guillotined books and cuttings. A reasonable percentage of paper containing fine groundwood maybe included.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................2%    		 43 ... ...
    CGS Coated Groundwood Sections - Consists of printed, coated groundwood paper in sheets, sections, shavings or guillotined books. This grade may not include news quality groundwood paper.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed...None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed........................2%    		 44 ... ...
    PBSC Printed Bleached Sulphite Cuttings - Consists of groundwood free printed bleached board cuttings, free from misprint sheets, cartons, wax, greaseproof lamination, gilt and inks, adhesives or coatings that are insoluable.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed........1/2 of 1%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .....................2%    		 45 ... ...
    MBB Misprinted Bleach Board - Consists of groundwood free misprint sheets and cartons of bleached board, free from wax, greaseproof lamination, gilt and inks, adhesives or coatings that are insoluable
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed.................1%
    Total Outthrows may not exceed ......................2%    		 46 ... ...
    UBB Unprinted Bleach Board - Consists of groundwood free unprinted untreated bleached board cuttings, sheets or rolls, free from wax, greaseproof lamination and adhesives or coatings that are insoluable.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .......................1%    		 47 ... ...
    BCS # 1 Bleach Cup Stock - Consists of baled untreated cuttings or sheets of coated or uncoated cup base stock. Cuttings with slight bleed may be included. Must be free of wax, poly, and other insoluable.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed ..............1/2 of 1%    		 48 ... ...
    PBCS # 2 Printed Bleached Cup Stock - Consists of baled printed, untreated formed cups, cup die cuts, and misprint sheets of coated or uncoated cup base stock. Glues must be water soluable. Must be free of wax, poly, and other coatings that are insoluable.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed ..............1/2 of 1%    		 49 ... ...
    UBPS Unprinted Bleached Plate Stock - Consists of baled groundwood free bleached coated or uncoated, untreated and unprinted plate cuttings and sheets.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed ..............1/2 of 1%    		 50 ... ...
    PBPS Printed Bleached Plate Stock - Consists of baled groundwood free bleached coated or uncoated untreated printed plates and sheets. Must be free of coatings or inks that are insoluble.
    Prohibitive materials may not exceed....None permitted
    Total Outthrows may not exceed .......................1%    		 51 ... ...




    c o n t a c t
    Don Gaines
    E-mail: sales@midamericapaper.com
    Phone: 773-890-5454
    Fax: 773-890-5757
    Address: 3865 West 41st Street ; Chicago, IL 60632