Riga Mel

Riga Mel is a birch throughout plywood, overlaid with melamine film on one or both faces, combining durability and aesthetic appearance.

Major advantages

• High quality, hygienic and odour free surface
• Increased scratch and crack resistance
• Architecturally multifunctional use
• Weather-resistant gluing and water resistant surface
• High wear resistance and durability
• Surface is resistant to commonly used chemicals, UV rays and surface impact, easy to clean for repeated uses
• Sustainable product with long life span

Further processing

Riga Mel can be further processed according to customer's specification with: cut-to-size, CNC, drilling, milling, jointing, edge machining, and assembling in sets.

Overlaying

Overlaid with modified melamine resin-based film, which is hotpressed onto the sheet, ensuring smooth and protected surface.

The reverse face can be overlaid with phenol film if necessary.

Surface properties

Surface is smooth, glossy and dense, improving panel resistance against mechanical damage and wear. It resists abrasion, commonly used chemicals, is moisture proof, and the surface can be easily cleaned.

Film colour

White film weight of 395 g/m2, colourless 120 g/m2 and opal white 120 g/m2.

Edge sealing

The edges are sealed with colour matched moisture resistant paint.

Other colours are available upon request.

Panel sizes

• 1220 / 1250 mm x 2440 / 2500 / 2745 / 2750 / 3000 / 3050 / 3340* / 3660* mm
• 1500 / 1525 mm x 2440 / 2500 / 2745 / 2750 / 3000 / 3050 / 3340* / 3660* mm
• 2440 / 2500 mm x 1220 / 1250 mm

* Minimum order quantities apply.

Standard thicknesses

6.5, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 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 Wood birch plywood formaldehyde emission level is significantly below EN 13986 Class E1 and complies with EPA TSCA Title VI and CARB Phase 2.

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.