| BCE | before current era |
| ECF | Elemental Chlorine-Free |
| EKPM | European kraft pulp mills |
| EU | European Union |
| FRM | fibrous raw material |
| Hbf | hemp bast fibres |
| Hs | hemp stalks |
| Hw | hemp wood |
| IH | industrial hemp |
| NFRM | nonwood fibrous raw material |
| O.d. | ordinal number |
| THC | tetrahydrocannabinols |