ISSUED : 1

IHPA 1997 STANDARD DATE : 18 - 07 - 1997

HUITIAN WOOD INDUSTRY CO. ( Translated from IHPA 1997, 04-Mar-1997 : Procurement standard for REVISION : 4
Imported Hardwood Plywood ) DATE : 14 - 11 – 2008

I. VISUAL / GRADING

A. FACE & BACK

FACE
No. Item BACK
BB CC OVERLAY UTILITY
1 Sound burls Permitted Permitted, smooth Permitted, smooth Permitted, smooth Permitted
2 Pin holes Strong, not clustered Strong Strong Permitted Permitted
3 Number of holes / Repair / 4 per 3 m², 2 per 1 m², Not clustered Permitted Permitted
Size 4 per 1220x2440 per 6 per 1220x2440 per
sheet, not clustered sheet, not clustered
4 Live knots Ø max 19 mm Ø max 25.4 mm Ø max 50.8 mm Permitted Permitted

5 Dead knots Not permitted Puttied & color matched Puttied & color matched Puttied Permitted
6 Knot holes Ø max 9.5 mm, puttied Ø max 12.7 mm, puttied Ø max 19 mm, puttied Ø max 25.4 mm, puttied Ø max 19 mm
& color matched & color matched & color matched & color matched
7 Color variation Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted
8 Stain / Scratch of Stone Puttied & color matched Puttied & color matched Puttied & color matched Puttied Permitted
9 Worm holes, Pin holes, 2 per 1 m², 11 per 1 m², Well puttied Puttied Ø max 1.6 mm, not
Worm tracks 5 per 1220x2440 per 32 per 1220x2440 per clustered at edge
sheet, Ø max 0.8 mm, sheet, Ø max 1.6 mm, side
Puttied & color matched linear holes max
15.9 mm, well puttied
10 Coil marks Blending, smooth, flat Blending, smooth, flat Sanded smooth, flat Sanded smooth Permitted
11 Cross breaks Not permitted Break like hair, length Break like hair, length Like hair Permitted
max 50.8 mm max 102 mm
12 Decay Not permitted Slight, well puttied Slight, well puttied Slight, puttied Permitted
blending blending
13 Joints Max 1, tight parallel to Max 1, tight parallel to Max 1, tight parallel to Max 1 pce Permitted
edge, color blending edge, color blending edge, color blending
at joint at joint at joint
14 Open splits Not permitted Like hair, max 152 mm, Like hair, max 305 mm, Like hair Max 9.5 mm x 508 mm
at side only at side only
15 Splits, filled or puttied 2 pcs, 3 pcs 3 pcs at side, Permitted Max 9.5 mm x 508 mm
1.6 mm x 254 mm 1.6 mm x 610 mm puttied with color
or 3.2 mm x 203 mm or 3.2 mm x 356 mm matched
at side, puttied with at side, puttied with
color matched color matched
16 Fills or Putty smears Color matched Color matched Color matched Permitted, smooth Sanded or flated
with smooth
17 Rought / fiber rope Not permitted Occasional sanded, Sanded, smooth Permitted Permitted
smooth
19 Fill 6.4 mm x 152 mm at 19 mm x 152 mm at End of panel, repaired Permitted Permitted
side, repaired with side, repaired with with veneer , color
veneer , color and veneer , color and and fiber matching
fiber matching fiber matching
19 Knife defect Not permitted Not permitted Max 0.8 mm, smooth Sanded, smooth Permitted
20 Tape, Glue, Grease Not permitted Not permitted Sanded, smooth, slight Sanded, smooth Permitted
21 Sanding Smooth, conspicuous only or chatter marks not permitted -

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 ISSUED : 1

IHPA 1997 STANDARD DATE : 18 - 07 - 1997

HUITIAN WOOD INDUSTRY CO.
( Translated from IHPA 1997, 04-Mar-1997 : Procurement standard for REVISION : 4
Imported Hardwood Plywood ) DATE : 14 - 11 – 2008
B. CORE

No. Item BB CC OVERLAY UTILITY

1 Voids Not permitted 1 pce, 1 pce, 3.2 mm, Permitted
1.6 mm x 102 mm, not visible on face
not visible on face
2 Side splits Not permitted 4 pcs, 1.6 mm x 102 mm, 4 pcs, 3.2 mm x 102 mm, Permitted,
not visible on face not visible on face not visible on face
3 Overlapped Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted Permitted,
4 Uneven thickness Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted
5 No of joints Max 5 pcs, color Max 5 pcs, color Mac 5 pcs, color Not specified
matched matched matched
6 Width of joints Min 152 mm Min 152 mm Min 152 mm Min 152 mm

- Back grade permits : Sapwoods, patches, bark pockets and dried resin.
Brittle and decay permitted if not impairs to purpose of panels.
Wet resin, overlapped, stain oil / grease or chalk marks are not permitted.
Sound Sanded Back ( SSB ) grade is available during the same as overlay face grade.
SSB is not permitted unputtied hole and back sanded smooth.
- BB, CC and OVL core grade shall have no more than 5 element veneers matched for color and width of element veneer no less than 152 mm.
- UTL core grade , element numbers unlimited, width of each element veneers no less than 152 mm.

C. OTHERS

1. Dimensions : a. Thickness : - Wall Panels ≤ 5.5 mm = - 0 mm , + 0.2 mm

b. Length & Width
c. Difference of diagonals
- 3.6 mm ~ 5.5 mm
- 9.0 mm up
: - > 1220 mm x 1220 mm
- ≤ 1220 mm x 1220 mm
= - 0.2 mm , + 0.2 mm
= - 0.5 mm , + 0.2 mm
= - 0 mm , + 1.6 mm.
= 2.4 mm
= 1.6 mm

2. Moisture Contents : Max 12 %

3. Formaldehyde Emission : a. Wall panels = Max 0.2 ppm

b. Industrial panels = Max 0.3 ppm

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