Riga Composite - Visual Grade General Veneer Plywood
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Riga Composite PPL
Riga Composite PPL
PEFC
Certificate type
Combines birch throughout plywood with coating or core materials to improve mechanical properties and/ or visual appearance for a variety of end uses.
Application
Road transport
- Light and heavy trailers;
- Speciality trailers;
- Light commercial vehicles;
- Passenger cars.
Rail transport
- Passenger wagons.
Light building
- Joinery, furniture and shopfittings.
Sea transport
- Yachts and boats.
Description
Riga Composite has been developed in partnership with customers to find product solutions that meet their specific needs.
RIGA COMPOSITE TPO
Features and benefits:
- Durable and wear resistant surface.
- Optimal anti-slip surface ensuring safety underfoot.
- Elastic and crack resistant.
- Commonly used chemical and UV resistant, easy to clean for repeated uses.
- Aesthetic and visually attractive.
Overlaying
Riga Composite TPO is overlaid with grey (RAL 7000), thermoplastic, textured polyolefin overlay (density 167 g/m2). Different embossing and colours available upon request.
Surface properties
The elastic and crack resistant surface has good mechanical durability.
RIGA COMPOSITE PPL
Features and benefits:
- High quality faces, available in a variety of colours.
- Improved impact and crack resistant faces for both indoor and outdoor use.
- Durable, wear and UV resistant finish.
- Excellent strength-to weight ratio.
- Weather resistant gluing and water resistant surface.
Overlaying
Riga Composite PPL is overlaid with a slightly textured polypropylene overlay. For indoor use 0.15 mm and for outdoor use 0.65 mm is recommended. Overlays available in grey (RAL 7045), white (RAL 9016) or black (RAL 9005).
Surface properties
The slightly structured surface has improved scratch and abrasion resistance and good anti-crack properties.
RIGA COMPOSITE ALU
Features and benefits:
- Heat insulating and air-tight surface.
- Aluminium core provides exceptional strength and rigidity.
- Specific properties depend on the aluminium finish specified.
Overlaying
Riga Composite ALU is constructed with an aluminium surface or core.
Surface properties
The surface has a bright and smooth or embossed finish, providing outstanding mechanical properties and visual appearance.
Further processing
Riga Composite can be further processed according to customer's specification with cut-to-size, CNC, drilling, milling, jointing, edge machining, and assembling in sets.
General information
Color | Other |
Finish | Film Smooth Metallic |
Material | Birch plywood Aluminium |
Shape | Rectangle Square Other |
Length | 1220 mm 1250 mm 1500 mm 1525 mm Bespoke |
Width | 2440 mm 2500 mm 2745 mm 2750 mm 3000 mm |
Height | 6.5 mm 9 mm 12 mm 15 mm 18 mm Manufacturer guidanceTo the indicated values, composite material thickness should be added. |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | N10/10 Purpose-made N10/110 Purpose-made K11/37 Plywood flooring K11/315 Plywood flooring |
Specification data - Visual grade general veneer plywoods
Standards | BS EN 13986. |
Third-party certification | EPD, FSC, PEFC. |
Material | |
Type | Birch plywood. |
Face veneer | European birch. |
Facing | 0.15 mm Textured polypropylene coating.0.65 mm Textured polypropylene coating.Manufacturer guidanceThe edges can be sealed upon request. |
Balancing veneer | European birch. |
Bonding quality | To BS EN 314-2, Class 3.To BS EN 314-2, Class 1 and BS 1203, H1.Manufacturer guidanceRiga Wood birch plywood is glued with weather and boil-proof phenol formaldehyde or lignin phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive according to EN 314 Class 3 Exterior. Bonding with moisture resistant low emission melamine-urea formaldehyde resin according to EN 314 Class 1 and BS 1203 H1 possible. |
VOC emissions | To EN 13986, Class E1 and complies with EPA TSCA Title VI and CARB Phase 2. |
Sheet size | 1220 x 2440 mm.1220 x 2500 mm.1220 x 2745 mm.1220 x 2750 mm.1220 x 3000 mm.1220 x 3050 mm.1220 x 3340 mm.1220 x 3660 mm.1250 x 2440 mm.1250 x 2500 mm.1250 x 2745 mm.1250 x 2750 mm.1250 x 3000 mm.1250 x 3050 mm.1250 x 3340 mm.1250 x 3660 mm.1500 x 2440 mm.1500 x 2500 mm.1500 x 2745 mm.1500 x 2750 mm.1500 x 3000 mm.1500 x 3050 mm.1500 x 3340 mm.1500 x 3660 mm.1525 x 2440 mm.1525 x 2500 mm.1525 x 2745 mm.1525 x 2750 mm.1525 x 3000 mm.1525 x 3050 mm.1525 x 3340 mm.1525 x 3660 mm.Bespoke. |
Nominal thickness | 6 .5 mm.9 mm.12 mm.15 mm.18 mm.21 mm.24 mm.27 mm.30 mm.35 mm.40 mm.45 mm.50 mm. |
Number of plies | Manufacturer guidanceRefer to manufacturer’s literature. |
Edges | Square. |
Colour/ Finish | Grey (RAL 7045). White (RAL 9016). Black (RAL 9005). |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | Yes Guidance for specification option: Formaldehyde. |
Country of material origin | Europe Guidance for specification option: Grown, harvested and processed in the European Union. |
Country of product manufacture | Europe Guidance for specification option: Grown, harvested and processed in the European Union. |
Recyclability | 100% |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 0 % |
Third party certifications
PEFC
PEFC certificate
Literature
Riga Composite - Datasheet - Riga Wood
Plywood Handbook 2022 - Riga Wood
Plywood Processing Options - Riga Wood