Black, brown and HDPE film · 18 mm · 1220 × 2440 mm
| Size | 1220 × 2440 mm and 1250 × 2500 mm, or cut to size |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3–30 mm; 18 mm is the common formwork sheet |
| Face | Phenolic film, black, brown or HDPE, hot-pressed onto cross-laminated veneers |
| Reuse | Phenolic film: 15–25 turns. MDO film: 8–15 turns. The count depends on handling and the release routine |
| Glue line | MR, melamine, WBP or phenolic depending on the exposure |
| Core | Combi, poplar, eucalyptus or birch core |
| Standard | EN 13377 applies to the formwork system; the plywood is the form face within it |
| Use | Concrete formwork and repeat pours where the sheet has to release cleanly |
Sheds water and cement paste, so the sheet lifts cleanly
15–25 turns with phenolic film, 8–15 with MDO
How the sheet is stripped and stacked decides where in the range it lands
The film is the face, and the core carries the pressure behind it
Film faced plywood: cross-laminated veneers with a phenolic film hot-pressed onto the face, from 3 mm to 30 mm, most commonly 18 mm in 1220 × 2440 mm. The film is black, brown or HDPE depending on the finish and the release you need.
On a form face the film does more work than the core. It is what the concrete touches, and it sheds water and cement paste so the sheet lifts cleanly and leaves a fair face — a bare plywood face bonds to the paste and comes away with part of the surface attached. Behind the film the core carries the pressure and takes the fixings. The reuse figure is the number buyers negotiate over, and it is a range rather than a guarantee: phenolic film gives 15–25 turns and MDO film 8–15, with handling and the release routine deciding where in that band a sheet actually lands. A sheet stripped carefully, cleaned and stacked flat lasts towards the top of it; one pried off with a bar and left in the sun does not. That is why cost should be compared per pour — sheet price divided by expected turns — rather than per sheet.
Confirm the film, the thickness and the number of pours you are planning when ordering, and we will match the sheet to the formwork system it sits in rather than to the unit price.
The everyday form face for a concrete frame
A repeatable face, which is what a specified finish depends on
Where the reuse count, not the sheet price, decides the cost
A consistent face across a run cast from the same sheet set
1 × 20ft container, mixed across products where the mix suits the project. A sample box can be arranged before the first container.
Yes. Send the product and the size you are specifying, and we will confirm the sample and the lead time for it.
Because the film is what the concrete touches. It sheds water and cement paste so the sheet lifts cleanly and the finish is fair-faced; a bare plywood face bonds to the paste and comes away with part of the surface. The core then carries the pressure behind it.
Handling and the release routine more than the sheet. A sheet stripped carefully, cleaned and stacked flat lasts towards the top of the range; one pried off with a bar and left in the sun does not. Treat the number as a range you manage, not a guarantee.
Divide the sheet price by the turns you expect. A phenolic sheet at a higher price over 20 turns is usually cheaper per pour than a cheaper sheet over 10 — which is why the turns figure matters to the buyer more than the unit price.
It applies to the formwork system. The plywood is the form face within that system, so the standard governs the assembly the sheet sits in rather than the sheet alone.
Final packing, freight and loading plan are confirmed in writing on the order quotation.
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