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The rapid development of the home building materials industry has driven the continuous evolution and innovation of wood-based panel products. High-quality wood-based panels have gradually emerged as the preferred choice of numerous industry brands, becoming a staple for leading custom home furnishing brands. Solid wood particle board is one such option. However, many consumers harbor a profound misunderstanding about solid wood particle board: they believe it's simply wood chips glued together, prone to deformation, and prone to releasing excessive formaldehyde, with no guarantee of quality, performance, or environmental friendliness. Is this truly the case? Let's explore these questions together today!
Why do big brands use solid wood particle board?
Solid wood particle board is often misunderstood due to its physical properties and environmental friendliness. However, it's not uncommon to find many renowned domestic and international brands still endorse it, choosing particle board as their primary material. Why do these brands choose this? Physical Performance: To assess a board's physical properties, we can examine its load-bearing capacity, nail holding strength, and moisture resistance. Solid wood particle board is made from logs, which are chipped and flaked to create qualified shavings. These shavings are then dried, screened (for both the surface and core layers), glued, laid, continuously hot-pressed, cured, and sanded. Due to its unique manufacturing process, the crisscrossing shavings within solid wood particle board enhance its structural stability, load-bearing capacity, and resistance to deformation. Continuous hot pressing also creates a tighter bond between the shavings, resulting in stronger nail holding strength. High-quality moisture-resistant particle board is also formulated with a water-repellent agent during production for even better moisture resistance.
Compared with other base materials such as multi-layer boards and density boards, the comprehensive physical properties of solid wood particle boards are very strong, which can dispel consumers' doubts about the quality of solid wood particle boards.
No-Number-02 Environmental Performance: Formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels primarily come from the glue used. This glue also determines the formaldehyde emissions from the substrate and is a key factor in determining the board's environmental friendliness. Due to the production process of solid wood particle board, a significant amount of glue is used. Many small businesses, to save costs, choose inexpensive urea-formaldehyde resin as the adhesive. This releases significant amounts of formaldehyde during production, posing a health risk to consumers. Low-quality glue is not only environmentally unfriendly but also compromises the board's performance. Many consumers may have a negative impression of solid wood particle board due to choosing inferior board material. However, formaldehyde-free adhesives are now available, such as the MDI formaldehyde-free eco-adhesive we use. These adhesives offer a high level of safety and are commonly used in high-tech applications, eliminating the need to worry about the board's environmental friendliness. In 2021, China officially implemented new certification standards for indoor core material formaldehyde emissions, classifying them according to limit values: E1, E0, and ENF (formaldehyde-free), ensuring consumer satisfaction.
In addition to excellent physical properties and environmental protection, solid wood particle board also has a flat board surface, which can achieve good finishing effects, is highly decorative, easy to process, and cost-effective. It has a broader development market, which is why it is favored by major brands.
How to choose high-quality solid wood particle board?
High-quality solid wood particle board can meet consumers' diverse home furnishing needs. However, in a market with a wide variety of quality boards, how can one avoid the pitfalls of inferior quality and choose truly high-quality solid wood particle board? First, smell it. Even after production, solid wood particle board has a faint odor. High-quality boards have a light, refreshing aroma of wood, while inferior boards have a more pronounced, pungent odor, which becomes more pronounced at higher temperatures. Second, look at the cut surface of the solid wood particle board. High-quality solid wood particle board has a smooth cut surface, with fine, dense, and clean particles. This reflects the mature production process and advanced equipment of large-scale manufacturers, something inferior boards lack. Second, look at the test report of the solid wood particle board. Currently, there are three national standard certification grades (formaldehyde emission limits): E1 (≤0.124mg/m³), E0 (≤0.050mg/m³), and ENF (≤0.025mg/m³). The test report is the most direct way for consumers to understand the board product, clearly showing the board's performance tests and the environmental standards it meets.
In addition, I am teaching you a more convenient and quick way to purchase high-quality solid wood particle board, that is to look for Huazhou Wood Industry.
As a pioneer in environmentally friendly panels, the company created the world's first formaldehyde-free solid wood particle board, invested RMB 450 million to build an advanced production line, and has 10,000 acres of its own forest farm to ensure the quality of the panels. It focuses on both quality and environmental protection, and is dedicated to innovative research and development. Currently, the formaldehyde emission of its formaldehyde-free solid wood particle board is ≤0.02mg/m³, meeting my country's new national standard ENF (formaldehyde-free), and standing at the pinnacle of environmentally friendly panels.
I hope that the answers in this article can help everyone get rid of the misunderstanding about solid wood particle board and re-understand solid wood particle board. The strong strength of high-quality solid wood particle board can help consumers meet better home furnishing needs.