YALONGFORM™ Film Faced Plywood
Trade Names: Marine Plywood, Formply, Phenolic Board, Plyform.
YALONGFORMTM is a “waterproof” film faced plywood manufactured in China.
It’s manufactured from hardwood veneers glued with phenolic bond and both sides of the plywood are coated with an opaque phenolic film overlay. The phenolic-coated film is often referred as plastic film.
Form ply is suitable for multiple uses, easy to clean and cut, and widely used by formwork companies in slab formwork, wall formwork and column formwork with H20 timber beams.
Our film faced plywood are all manufactured with high quality veneers with WBP glue. They perform well even in exterior weather. All four edges of the panel sheet are sealed with waterproof paint.
Specifications
| Size | 1220x2440mm, 1200x2400mm, 1250x2500mm, 610x2500mm, 1525x1525mm, 1525x3050mm or cut size. |
| Thickness | 9mm, 12mm, 15mm, 17mm, 18mm, 21mm |
| Core Types | Finger Joint, Poplar, Pine, Eucalyptus, Birch. Read more about core types. |
| Film Types | Black Film, Brown Film, Red Film, Dynea Film |
| Glue Types | Urea Formaldehyde, WBP Melamine, WBP Phenolic. Read more about plywood glue types. |
| Edges | Sealed with waterproof paint with different colors |
| Packaging | Loose Packaging, Export Pallets, Breakbulk Cargo Pallets |
| Standards | Chinese National or global standards: GB/T 17656-2018, PS 1-09, AS 6669, EN-13986 |
| Special Face | Anti-slip face with square or hex patterns or rice patterns. |
Quality Options
It is most important to choose the right core for your film faced plywood demand. YALONGFORM features three core types: poplar core, eucalyptus core and birch core. All the plywood is manufactured in China.
Pine core is also availble and pine veneers need to be specially treated before hot press.
Finger Joint
Finger Joint Core low-cost marine plywood for small building projects.
- WBP Melamine Glue
- 1220*2440mm/1250*2500mm
- 12/15/18/21mm
- Reuse: 2-4 times⭐⭐⭐
Poplar
Locally grown plantation trees with good flexibility and economy.
- WBP Melamine Glue
- 1220*2440mm/1250*2500mm
- 12/15/18/21mm
- Reuse: 8-10 times⭐⭐⭐
Eucalyptus
Southern China and Vietnam Source Plantation Trees
- WBP Phenolic Glue
- 1220*2440mm/1250*2500mm/1200*2400mm/1200*1800mm
- 17/18/21mm
- Reuse: 10-12 times⭐⭐⭐⭐
Birch
Fin Form Grade Film Faced Plywood
- WBP Phenolic Glue
- 1220*2440mm
- 18/21mm
- Reuse: 10-15 times⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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An Austrian Formwork Material & Solution Company. Specialised in Film Faced Plywood and H20 beams.
SPECIAL TYPES OF FILM FACED PLYWOOD WE SUPPLY
The Premium F17 Formply For Australia
We offer F17 formply to the Australian and New Zealand markets. Panel sizes 1200x1800x17mm, 1200x2400x17mm. The products comply with AS 6669 Standard. The AS 6669 formply is a good combination with AS/NZS 4357 LVL beams.
The key quality factors for F17 formply are phenolic glue (A-bond) and Dynea film. The phenolic glue will make sure the plywood is WBP and won’t delaminate under harsh conditions. The Dynea film is hard to penetrate by the moisture.
We can supply Australia with F17 Formply at stable quality and the most competitive prices.
Anti-slip Film Faced Plywood
Anti-slip plywood is a film-faced plywood with a special pattern on one side. The pattern can be square, hexagonal, rice or other patterns. Anti-slip plywood is used for stages, vans, trucks, vehicles, scaffolding and DIY.
It’s a film faced plywood with 3 layers of phenolic film. We manufacture it in our own plywood factory.
The plywood core is usually eucalyptus or other hardwood for stability. The patterns create a wire mesh on the surface of the plywood panel. People walking on it won’t slip over easily.
The patterns are created by a steel plate pressed on the phenolic-coated film (2 layers). If we want a different anti-slip pattern, we need to change the steel plate.
The anti-slip pattern is usually only on one side of the plywood. The other side of the plywood is smooth film.
Bendy Film Faced Plywood
5mm thin film faced plywood are required when a column is going to be poured in the concrete.
Round/Circular Film Faced Plywood
| Inner Diameter | Ply thickness | Length | Composition parts |
| 200~550mm | 12~14mm | 3000mm | 2 |
| 600~1200mm | 17~18mm | 3000mm | 2 |
| 1250~1500mm | 20~22mm | 3000mm | 2 |
| 1550~2200mm | 20~22mm | 3000mm | 4 |
| 2250~2600mm | 20~22mm | 2400mm | 5 |
| 2650~4400mm | 20~22mm | 2000mm | Monolithic arc length 1200mm |
| 4450~12000mm | 17~18mm | 2400mm | Monolithic arc length 1200mm |
Uses in Formwork & Flooring
Slab Formwork
Slab formwork is used to cast horizontal concrete slabs such as floors, roofing and bridge decks. The typical components are plywood panels, supporting beams (LVL or H20 timber) and adjustable steel props.
Wall Formwork
Wall formwork is for building concrete walls such as shear walls, basement walls, elevator shafts and retaining walls. The wall formwork uses large modular panels made of steel or plywood, which are assembled. It will support and hold the wet concrete until it cures.
Column Formwork
Column formwork can be square, rectangular or circular. It includes plywood with steel clamps and adjustable steel column moulds.
Phenolic Film Faced Plyform (PFF), also known as Phenolic Surface Film Plywood (PSF), is exempted from anti-dumping duty/tax applied by the U.S. and Canada.
Phenolic Film Faced Plyform (PFF), also known as Phenolic Surface Film Plywood (PSF), defined as a panel with an “Exterior” or “Exposure 1” bond classification as is defined by The Engineered Wood Association, having an opaque phenolic film layer with a weight equal to or greater than 90g/m3 permanently bonded on both the face and back veneers and an opaque, moisture resistant coating applied to the edges. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/22/2026-01185/hardwood-and-decorative-plywood-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-preliminary-affirmative
How is YALONGFORM different?
- Yalongform panels are made with high-quality veneers only.
- We produce phenolic-bonded film-faced plywood a lot and our wbp plywood are made with phenolic glue.
- Our engineers and workers are experienced in the quality control of wood panels, especially the phenolic-glued plywood. We do a very strict quality control on every sheet of plywood we produce.
- We never compromise on product quality.
Good Formply Features
- Easy to cut, fix and clean
- Waterproof seal on all edges
- Weather and boil-resistant
- Termites Resistant
- High-quality concrete cast finishes
- High durability – Multiple Re-uses
- Lightweight – easy to handle on-site
- Good chemical (alkali) resistance
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FAQ
The phenolic film overlay is not 100% waterproof. It can make the water invasion slower than other materials. The four edges of the panel sheet is also sealed in order to obtain a waterproof capability. The glue inside the plywood is WBP weather and boiling proof bond. It is not 100% waterproof but the treatment can prevent the plywood to swell under humid.
Due to its durability film faced plywood is widely used in concrete forming and vehicle flooring, loading platforms, truck and trailer floors and wagons.
Phenolic bonded plywood is used for load-bearing but it is not necessarily structural. Non-structural plywood can also be used in the formwork. If you need specially structural plywood please indicate to our sales team.
Finger joint core plywood is made from recycled plywood. It is not as strong as the full core poplar but much cheaper in price. It can be used 2-4 times. It is ideal for corners, walls and low budget projects.
We have wire mesh, square and hexagon patterns.
Slab formwork use the most film faced plywood. Column formwork and wall formwork consume a lot of formply as well.