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JAN

Japanese Article Numbering, same as EAN.

job lot

rejected material. It could have been rejected by the manufacturer or by a customer. There is usually some type of quality defect in job lot material. It is sold at a reduced price because of the defect.

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Kimdura

a polypropylene Kimberly-Clark face stock. It offers consistent printing compared to vinyl because it does not need to be top coated for printing. It is guaranteed for one year of outside exposure and may last longer without degradation. We stock the FPG 80 grade which has a caliper of 3.2 mil.

Kimdura LI

a special grade of Kimdura treated to improve anchorage of laser toner and provide better heat resistance making it more stable during laser printing.

knife coating

a type of adhesive coating consisting of a rigid blade which is mounted for adjustment above a roll. Fluid coating material is placed behind the blade so that it is pulled under the blade. This method can only be used on a continuous coating process.

kraft

a tough, usually brown paper made from wood pulp treated with a solution of sodium sulfate, used chiefly for bags and wrapping paper.

KromeKote

a Champion Paper brand name for a cast coated paper. We call this paper by its trade name in all product areas except pressure sensitive. We call it High Gloss in Technicote pressure sensitive product lines. See also cast coated.