Phenolic glue plywood is the best plywood available on the market. There are many glue types for plywood manufacturing, phenolic is the best of them. Phenolic glue plywood is a WBP plywood featuring a dark glue line.
Why phenolic glue plywood is better
Cured phenolic resins maintain structural integrity and dimensional stability under severe conditions. This makes phenolic glued plywood structural sheets strong enough to perform outdoors and under the rain.
Unlike phenolic glue, the common urea glue doesn't glue the veneer permanently like phenolic. That's why urea glue plywood is mostly used for interiors like decoration and furniture.
Where people use phenolic glue plywood
Phenolic glue plywood is used where a strong and waterproofing plywood is needed. The most common situations are:
- Concrete Forming
- Yacht & Boat Manufacturing
- Shipping Container Manufacture
- Vehicle Parts
Concrete forming plywood made with phenolic glue and phenolic film is the top grade plywood for formwork. This type of formply can be used more than 15 times and doesn't wear out easily.
Phenolic glue plywood is expensive but considering the reuse times, it is cheaper per use.
