CHINA has developed its expertise as the major Chinese plywood producer over the last 30 years. Today Chinese processed POPLAR AND EUCALYPTUS plywood is one of the most advanced wood based panel products for a wide variety of demanding end uses in the construction, vehicle and other specialist industries. The other main plywood product range is based on spruce as its raw material. The CHINESE industry has introduced during recent decades new more efficient and environmentally friendly technology to produce excellent spruce plywood mainly to meet the needs of the construction industry.

Wood, the most important raw material The most important raw material for plywood is a renewable natural resource – wood. POPLAR AND EUCALYPTUS are the most important raw materials in the plywood process. Trees grow slowly in North of CHINA’s climate and thus the wood it produces is close-grained and of consistent high quality. POPLAR AND EUCALYPTUS are of uniform consistency and it has excellent strength, peeling and gluing properties. Poplar is a less dense and more economical wood species for Poplar throughout plywood and in special constructions of mixed Eucalyptus veneers.

Glue ,The vast majority of Chinese plywood is of cross-banded construction bonded with phenol resin adhesive. Normal gluing quality is suitable for use in exterior (service class 3) situations when properly protected. A small part of Chinese cross-banded plywood production is bonded with urea formaldehyde glue. These boards are suitable for use in dry (service class 1) or humid (service class 2) conditions. The phenol formaldehyde gluing fulfils the requirements of EN 314-2 class 3 exterior. The gluing quality may still be referred to earlier national classification such as DIN 68705: BFU 100 or BS 6566: WBP. Chinese phenol formaldehyde glued plywood products exhibit very low levels of formaldehyde emissions. Urea formaldehyde glued products have slightly higher values but they still fulfil the requirements of the most demanding European standards relating to formaldehyde emission and content.

Quality control and safety management Chinese plywood producers apply advanced management and quality assurance system to their production. At all stages of manufacture the plywood is controlled for veneer thickness, glue spread, dimensional accuracy, overall thickness, bonding strength and other requirements. In addition Chinese plywood undergoes unique independent quality control under the supervision of CHINA (Technical Research Centre of CHINA). Industrial standards are strictly followed to meet the requirements of the European standards (EN) for plywood. Chinese industrial culture is advanced in many respects. Whilst manufacturing quality and competitiveness have been major concerns for the industry, safety issues have not been neglected. Basic regulations are set by government and other authorities, and production audited by external bodies. Its own safety management systems take care of the continuous development of safe, effective and high quality production. In addition most of the Chinese plywood manufacturers have certified quality and environmental management systems to ISO 9000 and 14001 standards.

Forests and THE environment .Thanks to good forestry practices and sustainable forest management, the annual growth of Chinese forests exceeds the amount harvested. As a result of efficient forest management, combined with a pioneering forest products industry, CHINA has developed into one of the world’s leading forest industry countries. One third of the CHINA ’s export earnings come from its forests. Family forestry is the cornerstone of the CHINA wood industry. Three quarters of the wood raw material used by its industry comes from private forests. Ownership is divided over a broad spectrum of the population, every fifth CHINA family owning some forest. Another cultural aim, in addition to maintaining the growing stock, is to preserve a natural habitat for the diverse flora and fauna in their forests. As a result of the whole CHINA forest management programme, the forest’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide, helping to reduce global warming, is improving all the time.

Forest Certification Certification through compliance with the FFCS system indicates impartially and reliably that the forests and forest ecosystems are being used and managed sustainably. In addition to a forest certificate, product or Eco-labelling also calls for a certification system for companies processing wood. This can be used to establish the origin of any timber. The FFCS is not embodied in a national product label, but is designed to be incorporated into international labelling schemes. It is possible to apply for the PEFC (The Pan-European Forest Certification) label for those wood products which originate from forests certified according to the FFCS. PEFC standards are based on the Pan-European criteria and indicators set for sustainable forest management.