Exterior Glued panels suitable for a wide variety of applications.
Birch Plywood
Plywood sheets comprising birch veneers throughout which produces the most versatile of products. Suitable for applications; general construction, defined engineered structures, decorative panelling/furniture etc.
Birch as a species is pale or yellow coloured and very dense with short wood fibres. Its distribution is continuous throughout Europe. Common birch is a medium-sized, deciduous tree that colonises open areas quickly through the use of its abundantly produced seeds. It is most abundant in Northern Europe.
Hanson Plywood source Birch Plywood from Finland, Poland and Latvia with the TDUK’s Responsible Purchasing Policy being applied in full.
Quick Reference Guide - Plywood
Applicable Products
Typical Applications
Use Class (see definitions)
Applicable Standards
Minimum Requirements
Far Eastern Type Plywood
(Malaysian/Indonesian/
Chinese)
Far Eastern Type Plywood
(Malaysian/Indonesian/
Chinese)
Marine Plywood BS1088
(Independently Verified)
Internal applications with minimal exposure to moisture.
All internal joinery, flooring underlay, pipe boxing, doors, hatches, weight saving applications etc.
All internal joinery, flooring underlay, pipe boxing, doors, hatches, weight saving applications etc.
Internal joinery with temporary exposure during construction.
Flooring, walls, roof decking, linings, hoardings, protection etc.
Flooring, walls, roof decking, linings, hoardings, protection etc.
All internal and external joinery which may be submitted to long term exposure to wetting/weather.
Construction - Floors, walls, roof decking, soffits, linings, signs etc
Construction - Floors, walls, roof decking, soffits, linings, signs etc
1 - Dry
2 - Humid
3 - Exterior
EN 13986 - Wood-based panels for use in construction
EN 636:2012+A1:2015
Plywood specifications
Plywood specifications
EN 314-2 - Plywood bond quality
EN 13986 - Wood-based panels for use in construction
EN 636:2012+A1:2015
Plywood specifications
Plywood specifications
EN 314-2 - Plywood bond quality
EN 335 - Durability of wood and wood-based panel products
EN 13986 - Wood-based panels for use in construction
EN 636:2012+A1:2015
Plywood specifications.
Plywood specifications.
EN 314-2 Plywood bond quality
EN 335 - Durability of wood and wood-based panel products
CE Marked
Class 1
Class 1
CE Marked
Class 2
Class 2
Class 2
CE Marked
Class 3
Class 3
Class 3
Quick Reference Guide – Birch Plywood
Hanson Birch Quick Reference Guide (Typical values collated from Polish and Finnish production standards).
Please note that all of the grades below are sanded with the exception of C grade.
Thickness (MM)
3
4
5
6
8
9
12
15
18
21
24
27
30
35
40
45
50
Available Grades
Typical Density (kg/m3)
Typical Weight/8x4 (Kg)
Number of Plies
Gluing Options
Thickness Tolerance *
* Sanded panels only
B/BB, S+/BB, BB/BB, BB/CP, CP/CP, C/C
700kg/m3
6.2
3
E1 Int
+0.3
/-0.4
/-0.4
8.3
3
E1 Int
/Ext
/Ext
+0.3
/-0.5
/-0.5
10.4
4/5
E1 Int
+0.4
/-0.5
/-0.5
12.5
5
E1 Int
/Ext
/Ext
+0.4
/-0.5
/-0.5
16.6
6/7
E1 Int
+1
/-0.5
/-0.5
18.7
7
E1 Int
/Ext
/Ext
+0.4
/-0.6
/-0.6
25
9
E1 Int
/Ext
/Ext
+0.5
/-0.7
/-0.7
31.2
11
E1 Int
/Ext
/Ext
+0.6
/-0.8
/-0.8
37.5
13
E1 Int
/Ext
/Ext
+0.7
/-0.9
/-0.9
43.7
15
E1 Int
/Ext
/Ext
+0.8
/-1.0
/-1.0
50
17
E1 Int
/Ext
/Ext
+0.9
/-1.1
/-1.1
56.2
19
E1 Int
+1.0
/-1.2
/-1.2
62.5
21
E1 Int
+1.1
/-1.3
/-1.3
72.9
25
E1 Int
+1.05
/- 1.45
/- 1.45
83.5
29
E1 Int
+1.2
/-1.2
/-1.2
93.8
31
E1 Ext
+1.4
/-1.8
/-1.8
105
36
E1 Int
+ 1.5
/- 1.9
/- 1.9
