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Birch Plywood

Birch Plywood manufactured with quality and consistency in mind. Suitable for a multitude of structural and decorative applications.

Hanson Plywood’s collection of h Birch Plywood is sourced from carefully selected and trusted mills that have a pedigree in producing high quality plywood. These suppliers continue to maintain this reputation through the combination of high quality birch veneers, phenol-based glue bonds and state of the art manufacturing processes.

We stock a variety of sizes, grades and thicknesses, all suitable and tested for use in structural applications where moisture and humidity may fluctuate.

Applicable Standards
  • BS EN 313 – Plywood classification, terminology
  • BS EN 314-2 – Bonding quality
  • BS EN 635 – Plywood classification by surface appearance
  • BS EN 636 – Plywood specification
  • GOST Grading Standard
Environment

Hanson Plywood’s Birch Plywood is sourced from well-managed, FSC® and PEFC chain of custody certified forest management units.

The company’s robust FSC® Chain of Custody management system ensures that this certification is respected and adhered to throughout the supply chain. For further information, please refer to our Environment Page.

Exterior Glue Birch Throughout Plywood also emits extremely low levels of formaldehyde and is CARB Phase 2 compliant. This means the product’s glue line is tested by the California Air Resource Board to meet a permissible level lower than that which is dictated by the European Standards (E1 under EN 717-2).

Quick Reference Guide - Plywood
Applicable Products
Typical Applications
Use Class (see definitions)
Applicable Standards
Minimum Requirements
Internal applications with minimal exposure to moisture.
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.
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
1 - Dry
2 - Humid
3 - Exterior
EN 13986 - Wood-based panels for use in construction
EN 636:2012+A1:2015
Plywood specifications
EN 314-2 - Plywood bond quality
EN 13986 - Wood-based panels for use in construction
EN 636:2012+A1:2015
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.
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
8.3
3
E1 Int
/Ext
+0.3
/-0.5
10.4
4/5
E1 Int
+0.4
/-0.5
12.5
5
E1 Int
/Ext
+0.4
/-0.5
16.6
6/7
E1 Int
+1
/-0.5
18.7
7
E1 Int
/Ext
+0.4
/-0.6
25
9
E1 Int
/Ext
+0.5
/-0.7
31.2
11
E1 Int
/Ext
+0.6
/-0.8
37.5
13
E1 Int
/Ext
+0.7
/-0.9
43.7
15
E1 Int
/Ext
+0.8
/-1.0
50
17
E1 Int
/Ext
+0.9
/-1.1
56.2
19
E1 Int
+1.0
/-1.2
62.5
21
E1 Int
+1.1
/-1.3
72.9
25
E1 Int
+1.05
/- 1.45
83.5
29
E1 Int
+1.2
/-1.2
93.8
31
E1 Ext
+1.4
/-1.8
105
36
E1 Int
+ 1.5
/- 1.9
*For further detailed information such as structural detail and help with specifications, please contact our technical team.
Sizes & Availability

All measurements are denoted in millimetres (mm).

Grade - S+/BB & B/BB
Size
4mm
6mm
9mm
12mm
15mm
18mm
24mm
2440 x 1220
Grade - BB/BB
Size
4mm
6-6.5mm
9mm
12mm
15mm
18mm
21mm
24mm
27mm
30mm
35mm
40mm
50mm
2440 x 1220
1220 x 2440
1220 x 3050
1525 x 3050
1525 x 1525
Grade - BB/CP
Size
4mm
6-6.5mm
9mm
12mm
15mm
18mm
21mm
24mm
27mm
30mm
35mm
2440 x 1220
1220 x 2440
1525 x 3050
Grade - CP/CP
Size
12mm
15mm
18mm
24mm
2440 x 1220
1220 x 2440
Grade - C/C
Size
6-6.5mm
8mm
9mm
12mm
15mm
18mm
21mm
24mm
2440 x 1220
1220 x 2440
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