Riga Lacquer

Riga Lacquer is a high-quality decorative panel for interior applications, with a naturally beautiful wooden structure and improved surface properties suitable for civil projects as well as industrial end uses.

Major advantages

• Durable decorative surface with gloss or matte finishing

• Naturally beautiful wood appearance

• Wide range of different coloured lacquers

• Flame reaction decreasing lacquering system available

• Ready to use surface panel representing substantial time and cost saving

• Surface is resistant to commonly used chemicals and surface impact, easy to clean

• Sustainable product with long life span

Further processing

Riga Lacquer can be further processed according to customer's specification with: cut-to-size, CNC, drilling, milling, jointing, edge machining, and assembling in sets. For applications where insulation and acoustic performance are required, perforated and grooved acoustic panels are possible. More information available in the Acoustic panel leaflet.

Coating and surface properties

Different lacquering systems are available on request:

• LC: acid catalysed solvent based

• LPU: acrylic-based polyurethane

• LUV: UV curing

• FRC: water-based flame retardant

Standard semi-gloss finishing with 25 gloss units, from 5 to 45 gloss units available on request (at G60° according to ISO 2813).

Colour: by default transparent colour. Pigmented/coloured lacquering systems are available on request.

Edge sealing

The edges can be sealed upon request.

Panel sizes

• 1220 / 1250 mm x 2440 / 2500 / 2745 / 2750 / 3000 / 3050 mm

• 1500 / 1525 mm x 2440 / 2500 / 2745 / 2750 / 3000 / 3050* mm

• 2440 / 2500 mm x 1220 / 1250 mm

* Available for Riga Lacquer LUV

Standard thicknesses

6.5, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 mm

Other thicknesses available on request.

Gluing classes

Riga 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-ureaformaldehyde resin according to EN 314 / Class 1 and BS 1203 / H1 possible.

Formaldehyde emission

Riga Lacquer birch plywood formaldehyde emission level is significantly below EN 13986 Class E1.

Base plywood

Riga Lacquer with optically good peeled veneer in S (II) and BB (III) grade (according to the requirements of EN 635) and as well as on Riga Decor with slice veneer surfaces in birch, oak, ash, beech, and others.

Sustainability

We strongly believe that wood-based products in industrial use are a great option for carbon storage and a big part of the solution to achieve climate change mitigation. The key principles of sustainability and responsible governance are deeply rooted in our company’s traditions and we aim to further develop our initiatives by actively engaging with stakeholders, material suppliers and clients.