Innovate with Confidence: Falcata Core Plywood – The Verified, Sustainable, and Lightweight Solution

In a world where material innovation, sustainability, and performance are paramount, the construction and manufacturing industries are constantly seeking superior solutions. Enter Falcata Core Plywood—a product that not only meets these demands but exceeds them, setting a new benchmark for responsibility and quality. Sourced and verified by pioneers like Tumac Lumber, this engineered wood is redefining possibilities for projects ranging from elegant furniture to mobile homes and commercial fit-outs.

The Core of Innovation: Engineered for a Lighter Future

At the heart of this product lies Falcata wood (Paraserianthes falcataria), a fast-growing plantation species known for its remarkably lightweight and consistent properties. By combining this unique core with high-quality Meranti face and back veneers, we achieve a breakthrough: a plywood panel that is 20% lighter than many conventional alternatives.

This significant weight reduction translates into tangible benefits across the entire project lifecycle:

  • Ease of Handling: Streamlines installation, reduces labor time, and enhances on-site safety.
  • Transport Efficiency: Lowers shipping costs and environmental impact.
  • Design Flexibility: Enables the creation of structures and furniture where weight is a critical factor, such as in caravans, mobile homes, and ceiling linings.

The Gold Standard in Sustainability and Traceability

Choosing Falcata Core Plywood is more than a technical decision; it is a commitment to positive environmental and social impact. We are proud to be among the first to utilize Nature’s Barcode™, a robust verification system that ensures every step of our supply chain meets the highest standards of legality and sustainability.

Our verified commitments include:

  • Planted, Not Plundered: 100% of our Falcata core is sourced from smallholder forest plantations in Indonesia, actively supporting reforestation and relieving pressure on natural forests.
  • Empowering Communities: This industry provides vital economic support to numerous local farmers and communities in regions like West Kalimantan, Java, and Banten, fostering rural development.
  • Full Supply Chain Transparency: We maintain meticulous record-keeping, allowing for full traceability of every Falcata log back to the individual smallholder farm. This mitigates the risk of timber substitution and provides comprehensive evidence of legal compliance from harvest to finished product.
  • Certified Meranti Veneers: The beautiful and durable Meranti face and back veneers are sourced from responsibly managed, PHPL-certified natural forest concessions, ensuring the complete panel is a product of integrity.

Uncompromising Quality for Diverse Applications

Falcata Core Plywood is engineered for versatility without compromise. Its key features make it an ideal choice for a wide array of applications:

  • Face Grade: B/C, providing a smooth surface ready for laminates, veneers, or paint.
  • Bond: C-Bond (Interior), ensuring reliable performance for indoor environments.
  • Emissions: E1 rated, guaranteeing low formaldehyde emissions for healthier indoor air quality.

Ideal Use Cases:

  • Substrate for Caravans & Mobile Homes: Its strength-to-weight ratio is perfect for mobile applications.
  • Furniture Base: An excellent substrate for case goods and cabinetry that does not require heavy load-bearing.
  • Commercial & Residential Fit-Outs: Ideal for wall paneling, ceiling lining, and decorative features.
  • DIY Projects: Its lightweight nature and ease of cutting have made it increasingly popular among hobbyists and professionals alike.

Build a Better Project, and a Better World

Falcata Core Plywood represents the future of intelligent material selection. It is a product that delivers on the promise of performance while aligning with the values of modern business: environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and proven value.

By specifying Falcata Core Plywood, you are not just choosing a lightweight and versatile panel; you are investing in a verified, sustainable supply chain that supports communities and protects our planet’s natural forests.

Choose Falcata Core Plywood. Build with confidence, innovate with purpose, and lead with sustainability.

Thank you for your interest in a product that is making a difference.

Lightweight and Versatile.

With a core made of Falcata, Falcata Plywood is known for it‘s weight. At least 25% lighter than most conventional plywood panels. Falcata Plywood excels in lamination projects, offering superb bonding capabilities and an OVL & Better grade that guarantees quality and consistency. What’s more, it is environmentally conscious, featuring low-emitting urea formaldehyde glue that complies with CARB 2 standards. Whether you’re involved in lamination or any other project, Falcata Plywood is your trusted choice for crafting exceptional lightweight creations.

Features of Falcata Plywood

Lightweight and easy to handle, popular for DIY

“Falcata” is a leguminous plantation tree that grows in Southeast Asia.
Because it grows very fast, the material is soft and light.
The surface is white and beautiful. It is lightweight and easy to handle, so it has become very popular as a DIY material in recent years. However, it is not strong enough to hold nails or screws, so care must be taken.
Because of the background of global restrictions on timber harvesting, its existence has been attracting attention in recent years.

Applications of Falcata Plywood

Since the material is soft and relatively weak in strength, it is used as a base for furniture that does not require significant weight.
Recently, it has been devised to be mixed and laminated with hard wood veneer, and can be used as a construction base, building material base, and furniture base like lauan plywood.

Specifications

FACE AND BACK VENEER

  • MERANTI
  • BIRCH

GRADES

  • OVL/BTR

DIMENSIONS

*other dimensions available upon request

  • 48″ x 96″
  • 48.5″ x 96.5″

CORE

  • FALCATA VENEER CORE
  • FALCATA LUMBER CORE

GLUE TYPES

  • TYPE 2 (INTERIOR)
  • TERMITICIDE TREATED UPON REQUEST

COMPLIANT

  • CARB2/TSCA Title Vl
  • CANFER

THICKNESSES / PLYS / WEIGHTS

3.4 MM3 PLY9.5 LBS
4.8 MM3 PLY13 LBS
8.5 MM5 PLY22 LBS
11.5 MM7 PLY30 LBS
14.5 MM7 PLY36 LBS
17.5 MM7 PLY46 LBS

Features

Lightweight

  • Suitable for various applications such as shelving,

        closets and kitchen cabinets

Versatile

  • Suitable for a wide range of applications

Inspected by Canusa Quality Control Team

  • Ensures maximum, consistent quality