Koskisen, a Finland-based international wood processing specialist and supplier of plywood, veneer and sawn products, has launched a new thin plywood product, aptly named Zero ThinPly! The product is made entirely from bio-based materials, containing no added formaldehyde, phenolic compounds, or urea.

The adhesive used in Zero ThinPly has been developed in collaboration with Plantics, a company specializing in bio-based plastics and binders. The adhesive is non-toxic and shows no difference in strength compared to traditional adhesives.

Zero ThinPly is a next-generation plywood that combines high-quality birch veneer with 100% bio-based adhesive. The wood raw material comes from Finnish forests. Wood-based materials have significantly lower CO2 emissions compared to non-renewable materials. They also sequester carbon for decades to come.

Some advantages

•        100% renewable raw material

•        100% bio-based adhesive

•        Easy to work with

•        Non added formaldehyde

•        Suitable for laser cutting

This non-toxic material has been designed with the environment in mind, and it offers excellent workability, especially for laser cutting. Available in various thicknesses, it is the perfect choice for jewellery, furniture, lamps and toys too!

Previously, the Zero product family introduced the Zero furniture board, the world’s first particleboard made entirely from bio-based materials. The wood raw material for the Zero furniture board comes from Koskisen’s own production side streams, and lignin, a wood-derived binder, is used as its adhesive.

The main source of emissions in plywood and chipboard products is the production of fossil-based adhesives. Koskisen’s sustainability programme commits to reducing emissions from its own operations and value chain. The increased use of bio-based binders in panel products advances the achievement of the goal. To learn more, visit koskisen.com/zero.

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