Plywood

Plywood is a sheet which is made up of three or more thin layers of wood. These thin (1.5mm to 2.5 mm) layers of wood are called core. They are glued phenol formaldehyde and stacked in alternate directions layer by layer to form plywood. Front and back side is covered by very thin layer (about 0.5mm) of wood veneer which is known as face of ply.

Plywood includes 3 main materials:
- Core: is built up of many thin wooden layers  and then glued together 
- Face: a typical plywood panel has face veneers of a higher grade 
- Glue: used to glue wooden layers together, including waterproofing glue Phenolic, Melamine or Urea formaldehyde.

Different varieties of plywood, depending on the needs include Softwood plywood, hardwood plywood, Tropical plywood, Aircraft plywood, Decorative plywood (overlaid plywood), Flexible plywood, Marine plywood, etc.

Softwood plywood: is usually made either of cedar, Douglas fir or spruce, pine, and fir (collectively known as spruce-pine-fir or SPF) or redwood and is typically used for construction and industrial purposes.

Hardwood plywood: is made out of wood from dicot trees (Oak, Beech and Mahogany) and used for demanding end uses, especially suitable for heavy-duty floor and wall structures. 

Plywood used for exterior applications is glued with phenol formaldehyde or melamin urea formaldehyde glue, within plywood used for interior funiture often use cheaper glues, for example urea formaldehyde.

Benefits of plywood:

+ Looks great

+ Strong and durable

+ Lightweight

+ Large sizes

+ Lightweight

+ Great for curved surfaces

+ Very eco-friendly

Type of plywood

At the moment, there are 4 kind of popular plywood, such as:

Softwood Plywood (Poplar Plywood): MR glue, popularly used for home interior applications.

Marine Plywood: Core anf face are made of hard wood and waterproofing glue. This plywood is functional in both exteriors and semi exteriors. It is widely used in building boats, canoes, bus & trucks bodies, railway coaches, kitchen accessories, sign boards, panelling partitions, bathrooms, for high quality furniture and other interior & exterior wood working needs.

Water-resitant plywood: layers of thin wood are glued together with Phenolic or Melamine glue it can performs longer in both humid and wet conditions and resists delaminating and fungal attack. It often used for doors, kitchen accessories, etc.

Fancy Plywood: this is a thin plywood (<6mm) with a veneer layer on the face, This kind of plywood is used for home interior funiture.

At present, Remak mainly distributes high quality Poplar Plywood with competitive price. Our product has a minimum thickness of 3mm, smooth flat surface, and often used for interior applications, such as: sofa, decorative wall panel, karaoke room sound insulation, karaoke interior, etc.