Riga Wood birch plywood: Riga Tex – a time-proven, sustainable choice for the trailer industry

23.08.2024

The trailer industry has recently experienced many challenges—from adjusting to fluctuations in demand for new trailers and component shortages, to preparing for the industry’s need to support sustainable solutions. In spite of the changing environment, Riga Wood’s birch plywood remains a stable value in the trailer industry. Therefore, its products support the industry’s drive towards greener renewable solutions.

Easy customisation to meet end-user needs

From the wide range of products that Riga Wood offers, Riga Tex is among the top choices for the trailer industry. With options for cut-to-size, CNC machining, drilling, milling, jointing, and edge machining, Riga Tex can be tailored to meet the unique needs of trailer construction. All further processing operations are done at Latvijas Finieris’ mills.

“Riga Wood plywood’s exceptional machinability ensures high-quality CNC machining with perfect flatness and evenness. From milling to profiling and sanding edges, Riga Tex offers break-out-free cutting and precise results, saving both time and labour. The consistent surface guarantees seamless integration into a project, whether it is a new trailer or a refurbished version,”

comments Beyhan Acar, Director of Riga Wood Turkey.

The resin-impregnated film overlay further enhances its wear resistance and performance, ensuring a long-life cycle and cost-effective solutions.

Supporting the development of a greener road transport industry

As shown in the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)* and our Sustainability Report, Riga Wood birch plywood demonstrates excellent results in terms of its impact on the environment during production, storage and use of the plywood. It is important to emphasise that while Riga Wood plywood is used, it has no negative impact on the environment because carbon dioxide is stored in the product, therefore facilitating the development of sustainable projects.

“The pressure on the trailer industry to ensure solutions supporting greener industry development has been evident for some time. Latvijas Finieris’ Product Development Department is the backbone for developing viable solutions for Riga Wood products, constantly aligning production processes and end products with global trends and market needs. In this way, we assist our customers in achieving their environmental targets more quickly and on a larger scale,”

adds Beyhan Bey.

Riga Wood birch plywood used in every third trailer on Europe’s roads

Heavy road transport is among the biggest sectors where Riga Wood birch plywood can be found. Approximately every third truck seen on Europe’s roads is equipped with Riga Wood birch plywood panels. Birch plywood Riga Tex is among the top choices. It is overlaid with a hard-wearing film that has a rough wire mesh pattern, offering durability, an excellent strength-to-weight ratio, and anti-slip properties.