Gallery View: China-made plywood strong, low in formaldehyde

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Makers are offering a range of durable wood types and moisture-resistant or low-emission glue for plywood.

Importers will find a lot of hardwood options and models bound by low-formaldehyde glue from China plywood makers.

Hardwood plywood, including bintangor, poplar, oak and walnut, boasts better hardness and wear- and tear-resistance. Many hardwood species of certain grades also yield good-looking grains when converted to plywood. Bintangor, for instance, is a preferred face/back veneer material and suitable for furniture and decorations due to that feature. For buyers looking for flexible and less-expensive options, softwood such as okoume and pine can be used by makers instead.

In terms of adhesives, makers have in their selections plywood that are bound by WBP, MR and E0 glue. The first two are said to resist boiling water and moisture, respectively, while E0 is the adhesive grade with the lowest formaldehyde emission as compared to E1 and E2 versions.

The products in the gallery below represent trends in commercial plywood

Phenolic, E2, E1 or E0 glue

Linyi Heyi Wood Co. Ltd’s Marine plywood 001 model has layers bound by phenolic, MR, WBP, melamine, E2, E1 or E0 glue. The plywood’s veneers can be made of oak, bintangor, okoume, sapele, Thai teak, black walnut, ash burl, poplar, birch, maple cherry and other wood. Size is 1,220x2,440 or 1,250x2,500mm or buyer-specified. Thickness is 2 to 37mm while density is 500 to 680kg/sqm. Moisture content is 8 to 15 percent. The plywood is good for furniture, indoor decoration, construction and packing.

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Hot-pressed twice

The model PP521 Bintangor furniture-grade plywood from Linyi Laite Wood Factory Co. Ltd is hot-pressed twice. MR, E2, E1 or E0 glue, melamine and WBP are the adhesives that can be used on the plywood. Other core options are poplar, birch and combined. The facing and back can be made of bintangor, okoume, birch, pencil cedar, meranti or pine. Moisture content is about 12 percent. The plywood measures 1,220x2,440 or 1,250x2,500mm and is 2 to 25mm-thick.

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Door skin

Linyi Laite Wood Factory Co. Ltd’s model PLY12-1 plywood can be used as door skin. Available in BB/BB, BB/CC and CC/CC grades, it can adopt poplar and other hardwood. Glue options are MR and E2. The front and back can be in bintangor, okoume, red hardwood, meranti or poplar. The size can be 2,135x915, 2,050x750x3, 2,050x850x3, 2,050x950x3 and 2,050x1,000x3mm. Thickness ranges from 1.8 to 4m.

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Okoume, pine plywood

Sinosky Industry Ltd’s model 1220x2440mm-1352 plywood is offered in okoume and pine but buyers can also request poplar, eucalyptus, birch, paulownia and mixed hardwood for the core. Okoume, bintangor, meranti, keruing, poplar, birch, pine, paulownia and red canarium are among options for the front and back. The plywood is held together by MR, E1, E2, melamine or WBP glue. Size can be 915x2,135, 1,220x2,440, 1,250x2,500, 1,500x3,000 or 2,000x5,200mm while thickness is 2 to 30mm. Grade choices are A/B, B/C, BB/CC, DBB/CC, C+/C, C/D, D/D and E/D. The product can be used for making furniture, construction and decoration.

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For closets, cabinets

Yuncheng Tianyuan Wooden Co. Ltd’s Coommercial Plywood - 06/180816 model is suitable for making closets and cabinets. It features a natural veneer facing and back made of bintangor or okoume and a poplar or combined core. Plies are glued together at adjacent 90-degree angles. Adhesives can be WBP, melamine or MR. BB/BB-, BB/CC- and CC/CC-grade plywood in 1220x2440mm or customized sizes, and 2 to 25mm-thick are available.

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Decoration-grade

The Bintangor Faced Ply - 06/180822 model from Yuncheng Tianyuan Wooden Co. Ltd is a decoration-grade Bintangor-faced poplar plywood. The product measures 1,220x2,440, 1,250x2,500 or 610x2,440mm and is 1 to 25mm-thick. Aside from poplar, buyers can select birch, combined or other hardwood for the core.

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