What is commercial ply?
Commercial plywoodย in simple terms is the basic orย standard plywoodย available. Commercial plywood is also termed asย MR grade plywood.ย MRย stand forย moisture resistant. Do not confuse MR with waterproof. Moisture resistant means the plywood canย withstandย some amount ofย moisture, humidity and dampness.
Manufacturing of Commercial Plywood
Plywood (be it any grade or type) is typicallyย madeย byย gluing several veneer sheetsย together. Theย veneersย sheets are manufactured from logs of woodย obtainedย fromย different treeย species. You therefore will find every commercial plywood made from different species of veneer. Theย veneerย speciesย variesย withย geographical locationย like you will haveย Rubberย plywoodย coming fromย Southย of India, similarly you have different veneer species from North, East and West oh India.
Though Commercial plywoodโs are made from different veneer species, the basic properties of commercial plywood remain the same. The inside material is the same. The only difference is its manufacturing process or treatment you can say (which vary from each manufacturing unit) and secondly the adhesive used to glue veneers. Usually Urea formaldehyde is used as adhesive to glue veneers.
Alternate Commercial Plywood
Today, with technology and demand for diversity, aย commercial plywoodย is made fromย two different veneers species. This is termed asย Alternate Commercial Plywood. Hereย twoย differentย speciesย ofย veneer, sayย Popular and Eucalyptusย are used alternately to make a plywood. Alternate Commercial Plywood concept isย quite popularย and in trend in this modern world.
If you compare commercial plywood and Alternate Commercial plywood, one will not find much of a difference appearance wise. But Alternate Commercial plywood has been marked as quality grade plywood. You may wonder for it to be an expensive product. But let me tell you that itโs a cost effective product that a middle class person can easily afford.
On contrary you have commercial plywood made form Gurjan tree species which is quite popular and good quality plywood. But Gurjan plywood is quite an expensive product as compared to even an Alternate Commercial plywood
Uses
Commercial plywood is most widelyused plywood forย interior purposeย i.e. homes and offices. Commercial plywood is preferred inย dry areasย like living room, study room,ย offices, etc. It is most commonly used to make furniture, as wallย paneling, for partitioning, etc. However, In case of areas whereย water contactย is expected,ย usingย anย waterproof i.e. BWR grade plywoodย is regarded to be the best.
