Plywood is further divided into:
● Softwood plywood - Is usually made either of cedar, Douglas fir or spruce, pine, fir or redwood and is typically used for construction and industrial purposes.
● Hardwood plywood – Made from hardwood, often from birch and used for demanding end uses. Birch plywood has excellent strength, stiffness and resistance.
● Tropical plywood - Made from mixed species of tropical wood.
● Special-purpose plywood
■ Aircraft plywood
■ Decorative plywood (overlaid plywood)
■ Flexible plywood
■ Marine plywood
■ fire-retardant plywood
■ moisture-resistant plywood
■ sign-grade plywood
■ pressure-treated plywood