Plywood

The Plywood product reported in this EPD is the main product produced in the Xuzhou Xinshidai Wood factory, which is made of thin multiple cross-banded veneers, the nominal thickness of veneers ranges from 1.4mm - 2.5mm. In general, plywood products are sustainable materials for permanent buildings and infrastructure. Panels of plywood products are strong, stiff, and lightweight and hence suitable for multiple different uses in building and construction applications, such as roofing, flooring, wall sheeting and concrete forming. For the Plywood product in this LCA study, except for the poplar timber, it also contains the phenolic resin adhesive, wheat flour, and hard paper to get the advanced function. The density of the product is 541 kg/m3. The Plywood product is mainly sold to Europe countries, especially selling to Nordic countries such as Sweden and Finland.