Okoume Special Plywood

Okoume special plywood is produced with 100% veneers of the tropical hardwood Okoume and is specially manufactured to provide durability and longevity. Its physical characteristics are very stable and can withstand exposure to severe weather conditions for prolonged periods of time. Okoume special plywood is manufactured with selected, higher quality, inner layers veneers.

Performances and applications

The physical properties of selected Okoume veneers, combined with waterproof gluing AW 100 and high standards manufacturing, result in extra durability, suitable for marine and exterior uses in industrial (boat building, road and rail vehicles manufacture) and building (exterior joinery, carpentry, shutter boards, exterior basements, balustrades, riverside panelling) applications. Okoume special plywood is manufactured for applications where routing, inlay carving, countersink or beveling is required.

Technical Specifications

General properties and tolerances (ex factory)
Thickness: 2.1 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 18 20 22 25 30 35 40 mm (custom thickness availabla upon request)
Standard sizes: 2500 X 1220/1250 mm, 2500 X 1830 mm, 3100 X 1530 mm, 3100 X 1830 mm (custom sizes available upon request)
Squareness: ±0.25% of the length of the diagonal
Moisture content: between 6% and 10%
Density: 500 kg/cbm ±10%

Other properties

Glue line: Water and waterproof gluing using either Melamine Urea Formaldehyde (MUF) or Phenol Formaldehyde (PF) resins.
Face: They present a solid surface that is free from open defects. Face veneers are free of knots other than occasional sparse "sound pin" knots. The veneers are reasonably free from irregular grain. Face veneers are B/BB and their thickness is between 1.0 mm and 1.5 mm.
Core Veneers: Selected core veneers, with the same basic characteristics as face veneers, without splits and open knots. There is no limit on the number of closed pin knots or edge joints. Core veneer thickness is between 1.5 mm and 3.0 mm.
Finishing: All boards are sanded on both sides equally.

Performance characteristics and standards compliance

Standards: Meets the requirements of EN 13986:2004+A1 and BS 1088-1:2003.
Bonding quality: Class 3 (EN 314-2)
Durability (humidity): Class 3 - External use as non-structural components (EN 636)
Formaldehyde class: E1
Reaction to fire: class D-s2, d0

Certifications

CE
Lloyd’s Register Type Approval No. 05/00052
KOMO No.32711/15
FSC C007917
ISO 9001:2008