Performance-oriented Birch Plywood Solutions

 

Grown by Nature. Tailored by Us.

Global Leader

Birch plywood is our core business where we invest in the latest technologies, research and innovations. We believe in technological advancement, sustainable solutions and products that add tangible value. Constant product development according to market needs and global trends, as well as an individual approach to each customer and project, keeps us at the top of the industry.

Part of Latvijas Finieris Group

Latvijas Finieris Group employs over 2400 people supporting local economies in central and rural areas. The Group is also active in forestry, adhesives and engineering, constantly developing new solutions for sustainable entrepreneurship.

Expertise Worldwide

Riga Wood Finland Oy

PL 35, Hiidenmäentie 18, FI-03101 Nummela, Finland

Riga Wood France S.A.R.L.

199 Boulevard de Bapaume, 80090 Amiens, France

Riga Wood GmbH

Antonstraße 3A, 01097 Dresden, Germany

Riga Wood Holland BV

Anthonie van Diemenstraat 28D, 4104 AE Culemborg, Netherlands

Riga Wood Iberica S.L.U.

Plaza San Francisco, 7, 50006 Zaragoza, Spain

Riga Wood Italia SRL

Via Po, 134/A, 43125 Parma PR, Italy

Riga Wood Japan

3-11-21 Chiyoda, Takaishi, Osaka, 592-0005, Japan

Riga Wood Ltd.

The Crown Bldg, London Rd, Westerham TN16 1DJ, United Kingdom

Riga Wood North America Inc.

275 Grove Street, Suite 2-400, Newton, MA 02466, USA

Riga Wood Orman Ürünleri San.Tic.Ltd.Sti

Kalabak, Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak Blv. No:635, 35430 Urla/İzmir, Turcija

Riga Wood Sweden AB

Box 14, SE-641 49 Katrineholm, Sweden; Besöksadress: Bondegatan 33, 641 45 Katrineholm, Sweden

AS "Riga Wood Baltic"

Working days: 08:00 – 16:30

Bauskas iela 59, Rīga LV-1004, Latvija

Expertise Worldwide

Value-added services

Individual approach

Individual approach

Forklift lifting plywood package with "Riga Wood" logo on it

Logistics and delivery

Tailored Riga Heksa Plus Silver gray (cut-to-size, CNC-machining, edge-machining)

Processing options

Stack of Riga Timber in silver gray, green, opal white, yellow, light gray, black

Decorative finishing

Riga Composite ALU

New product development

Quality supervisor checking data on a computer

Technical support

Grown, harvested and processed in the EU

Plywood quality grades

The quality grade of raw plywood is defined by type and quantity of visible defects, measured by EN 635-5. Grading conditions are in compliance or stricter in comparison with requirements set by the EN 635-2 Plywood, SFS 2413 and ISO 139.

The quality grade of filmfaced plywood is defined by type and quantity of visible defects.

* Plywood grade photos are made of a compilation of A5 samples

Plywood S(II) class Plywood B(III) class Plywood WGE(IV) class Plywood WGE class Riga Form compilation in different colors - dark brown, light brown, green, black, honey, silver gray, blue, yellow, red, opal white, light gray Pile of Riga Heksa Plus in different colors - honey, green, multigray, black, light brown, light gray, blue, red, silver gray Riga Preprime on top of Riga Paint

Plywood quality grades

The quality grade of raw plywood is defined by type and quantity of visible defects, measured by EN 635-5. Grading conditions are in compliance or stricter in comparison with requirements set by the EN 635-2 Plywood, SFS 2413 and ISO 139.

The quality grade of filmfaced plywood is defined by type and quantity of visible defects.

* Plywood grade photos are made of a compilation of A5 samples

S (II)
BB (III)
WG (IV)
WGE
FORM | TEX
PATTERNS
COLORED | TRANSPARENT
For good quality staining and lacquering. Total number of defects ≤ 6.
For finishing and coating with transparent and non-transparent thicker overlays and films, veneering and applications where a solid face is required. Total number of defects ≤ 9.
For use where surface appearance is not important, reverse grade. The total number of defects is unlimited.
Plywood of WG grade without open defects (repaired with filler), for overlaying with non-transparent finishing material.
Riga Form (dark brown, black), Riga Tex (dark brown, black)
Riga Heksa Plus, Riga Heksa, Riga Trans, Riga Dot, Riga Foot, Riga Diamond, Riga Rhomb, Riga Smooth Mesh, Riga Superwire, Riga Frost, Riga Timber
Riga Form (light brown, silver grey etc.), Riga Mel, Riga Preprime, Riga Paint

Product information

Raw plywood grades

Latviski

English

Filmfaced plywood grades

Latviski

English

Research and development

New product research laboratory with technical equipment

Product research laboratory

Birch plywood is Latvijas Finieris Group’s core business, where the company invests in the latest technologies, research, and innovations.

Lignin glue pouring into a beaker

Chemical product plant

In the Chemical Product Development Laboratory, we focus on developing adhesive formulations for plywood and various types of plywood panel coatings.

VIOBOND logo with a green birch forest in the baskground

VIOBOND

The international consortium project VIOBOND, led by Latvijas Finieris, brings together nine partners from five European Union member states with the aim of developing a formula and creating the world's first industrial production technology for "greener," environmentally and people-friendly phenol-formaldehyde resins.

Betulin Lab brand

Betulin Lab

The Betulin Lab, an experimental research and production laboratory of Latvijas Finieris, is technologically equipped as a second-level pharmaceutical raw material producer.

Field of young trees outside being mechanically watered

Forestry

Our top priority is to practice responsible and sustainable forest management that balances environmental preservation and economic viability.