New formwork panels from Metsä Wood

The composite surfaced birch plywood panels are maintenance-free and can be used up to 200 times, said the company. They yield particularly smooth surfaces while complying with the concept of a closed-loop economy, it added.

The new Metsä Wood DURAForm formwork panel line features high stability and reduced deformation, despite its reduced weight. The long-lasting maintenance-free birch plywood panels are very easy to work with and provide an especially smooth concrete finish thanks to their special surface.

Produced from high-strength birch plywood, the material offers minimal deflection, even with wide spans. Despite its low weight, Metsä Wood DURAForm demonstrates especially high strength. Thanks to the special design and structure, the panels allow for considerably leaner and resource-saving formwork structures and easy handling on-site.

The hard scratch-resistant composite surface of the Metsä Wood DURAForm elements makes cleaning and later reuse of the panels easy. The improved crack resistance and reduced chipping, even when fastening using nails, contribute to a consistently high surface quality. Since they can be reused up to 200 times, the Metsä Wood DURAForm panels have proven to be particularly resource-friendly beyond their life cycle in line with the principles of a sustainable circular economy.

“Selecting the right formwork panels is often one of the greatest difficulties you encounter when producing a concrete surface, especially when a top-quality smooth finish is a goal,” said Marc Juste, managing director at Müller Holzgroßhandel GmbH. “The Metsä Wood DURAForm panels are super easy to process and later reuse. Even if nails are used for fastening, the panel surfaces can be easily restored to their original condition.”