Procurement Standard for Imported Hardwood Plywood by the International Wood Product Association -- AKTRIN, wood industry market research

PROCUREMENT STANDARD FOR IMPORTED HARDWOOD PLYWOOD

Order #: W199_2000TO; US$ 20.00
Published 2000 by IWPA; 26 Pages
Only available in Electronic Format

This Procurement Standard for Imported Hardwood Plywood was adopted by the Board of Directors of International Wood Products Association (IWPA) on March 4, 1997. The Sample Packaging for Plywood and updated Categories for Commercial Species and Species Groups were adopted by the same on March 20, 1999.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Purpose
Scope of Classifications
- Scope
- Classifications
  - Commercial Species and Commercial Species Groups
  - Grade of Veneers
  - Types of Plywood
  - Construction
  - Sizes and Thicknesses
Requirements
- Species for Faces, Backs and Core Piles
  - Species Group Categories
- Grade Descriptions
  - Face Veneer
  - Back Veneer
  - Core Veneer
- Thickness of Veneer
- Lumber Cores
  - Clear Grade
  - Sound Grade
  - Regular Grade
  - Clear Edge
  - Banded Core
  - Lumber Core Platform
- Particle Board, Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), and Hardboard Cores
- Special Cores
- Construction
- Bond Line Requirements
  - Type I Plywood
  - Tipe II Plywood
- Formaldehyde Requirements
- Dimension and Tolerances
  - Squareness
  - Straightness
- Sanding
- Moister Content
- Factory Finished Panels
Inspections and Test Procedures
- General
- Specimens for Bond Line Tests
  - Type I Plywood
  - Type II Plywood
- Dry Shear Test
- Cyclic-Boil Shear Test
- Two-Cycle Boil Test
- Three-Cycle Boil Test
- Moisture Content Test
Color Sorting
Packing
- Seaworthy Packing
- Protective Wrap
- Quantity per Crate
Crate and Panel Marking
- Crate Marking
- Panel Marking
Claims
- General
- Claim Settlement Key Points
Definitions
Appendix

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