Film-Faced Plywood

We design for 8–15 pours under normal site conditions, with edges resealed after any on-site cutting. This is a design target, not a guarantee — actual reuse depends on film weight (we supply 140, 165, 185 and 220 gsm), stripping and cleaning practice, and site handling. Panels cut on site and left unsealed fail at the edge first, usually long before the face wears out.

No. WBP means weather-and-boil-proof and describes the glue bond, not the timber. The adhesive survives boiling water, but the wood still absorbs moisture through unsealed edges and faces. Always specify the glue grade in writing rather than accepting the word "waterproof".

Yes, custom logo branding on the film face is a standard option, alongside black or brown phenolic film and an anti-slip wire-mesh face. Send your artwork with the specification and we quote it in the same offer.

Yes. MDO (medium density overlay) and HDO (high density overlay) are resin-impregnated paper overlays bonded to the panel face, and they behave differently from standard phenolic film: MDO takes paint exceptionally well and is the usual choice for signage and painted architectural work, while HDO gives a harder, denser surface for high-cycle concrete forming. Very few Vietnamese mills produce them, and ours is one of the lines that does. Send your required overlay weight and panel construction and we will quote against it.

140, 165, 185 and 220 gsm, selected to match how many pours you need from each panel. Heavier film costs more per sheet but survives more cycles, so the right choice depends on your reuse target rather than on the sheet price alone. Tell us your expected number of pours and we will recommend the weight.

One 20ft or 40ft container per product line. You can mix within a line — two or three thicknesses or grades in the same load — because those come off the same press, and that is often how a new buyer starts. Plywood and moulding are made on separate lines at separate mills, so they ship as separate loads.

It depends on thickness, not on sheet count alone. A 40ft high-cube holds roughly 44–78 m³ of panels; as a working example, one of our shipments loaded 853 sheets of 21 mm film-faced plywood at 26,900 kg and 44 m³ in a single 40ft HC. Weight limits usually bind before volume does on thick panels.

FSC Chain-of-Custody, CE — EN 13986 plywood, CARB Phase 2 / TSCA Title VI, AS 6669-2016 formwork plywood, CE marking — EN 13986. Certificates are issued per product and per mill, so we send the exact documents covering your order rather than a generic bundle — ask and we will match them to your specification.

Yes. Every wood order ships with plot geolocation in GeoJSON, batch-level traceability linking the container back to harvest areas, and legality documentation. That is the evidence your Due Diligence Statement is built from. Note that under the EU Deforestation Regulation the operator placing goods on the EU market files the DDS and carries the legal responsibility — we supply the evidence, you make the declaration.

Typically 30% deposit with the balance against a copy of the bill of lading, or an irrevocable letter of credit at sight for larger programmes. For a first order we would rather agree terms that let you verify us cheaply than push you into a large upfront payment.

Packing plywood moves fastest; primed moulding with custom profile tooling takes longest because knives are cut to your drawing. Lead time also shifts with season and raw-material supply, so we quote a specific date together with the price rather than a generic range, and tell you early if it slips.

Yes. An EN 13986 entrusted test on 9 mm PF-resin plywood (report HJ-RD-25039, ICTT/Hongjun, April 2025) recorded bending strength 66.0 N/mm² parallel and 54.7 N/mm² perpendicular to face grain, density 0.70 g/cm³, moisture content 9.2% and formaldehyde emission 0.0273 mg/m³ — comfortably inside EU indoor limits. A separate SGS Vietnam chamber test on eucalyptus-faced plywood was completed in June 2026. Both reports are available on request for the products they cover.

Yes. You receive production photos and in-line QC records during the run, plus loading photos before the container is sealed. If you prefer an independent check, our Inspection Service performs on-site quality control on any cargo — including the panels made for your own order.