Moluosen publishes multi-standard test report for formwork plywood

Moluosen Technology Limited released a performance test report for its CYCLEPLYWOOD red formwork plywood grades, outlining the standards used to evaluate the panels and the stated reuse cycles buyers watch most closely. The report matters because contractors often need documented compliance, surface specs and cycle claims before specifying formwork across borders.

Why it matters: - The report gives procurement teams a documented set of standards for CYCLEPLYWOOD’s red formwork plywood grades. - For contractors, that helps answer the first question in cross-border formwork buying: what the panels were tested against. - The stated reuse cycles also shape cost-per-pour calculations, which can matter more than the sticker price on a single sheet.

What happened: - Moluosen Technology Limited, a wood-panel manufacturer based in Laibin, Guangxi, China, is the named manufacturer in test report TQT138E580E. - The Shanghai Wood Products Quality Supervision and Inspection Center issued the report on 30 April 2026. - The report covers standard red formwork plywood and premium red formwork plywood sold under Moluosen’s sister construction brand, CYCLEPLYWOOD. - The document was published as contractors and specifiers were paying closer attention to film specification, stated reuse cycles and release-agent practice.

The details: - The report cites standards including GB/T 17657-2022, GB/T 17656-2018, company specification Q/GXBC 001-2026, EN 636:2012+A1:2015, EN 322/310:1993, EN 314-1:2004/-2:1993, PS 1-22, ASTM D4442-20(2025), ASTM D3043-17(2025), JAS 0233-1/-2:2026, KS F3110:2026, AS 6669:2016 and CSA O121/O151/O153:26. - Measured values appear in the report itself, not in the manufacturer’s published summary. - The report scope names two products: CWL001, the standard red formwork plywood, and CWL002, the premium red formwork plywood. - Both grades use a phenolic resin surface coating over a water-resistant urea-formaldehyde core bond. - Both grades are offered in 915 × 1830 mm and 1220 × 2440 mm sizes, with thicknesses of 12, 14 and 18 mm. - The company’s other two grades, CWL003 and CWL004, use melamine film surfaces and fall outside this report’s stated scope. - A separate report, TQT1380E576E dated 24 April 2026, covers the company’s interior blockboard lines instead of formwork plywood. - Formwork plywood is temporary sheathing that shapes fresh concrete and transfers load to joists, walers, props and other supporting members. - The panels are selected based on concrete pressure, construction loads, panel thickness and support spacing. - CYCLEPLYWOOD’s published service conditions describe an operating range of about −20°C to +65°C for temporary indoor and outdoor construction use. - CWL003 uses melamine film with a 60 g/m² film paper weight, while CWL004 uses melamine film with a 75 g/m² film paper weight. - The core bond in those film-faced grades is water-resistant UF resin. - The panels are kiln-dried before production and hot-pressed at 130°C using a 600-ton press. - Published guidance points buyers to compatible release agents and cut-edge sealants selected according to supplier instruction and project requirements. - Cut edges are a key moisture entry point, so edge sealing matters as much as face treatment. - The general application sequence is to select grade, size and thickness, prepare the panels, install them on designed supports, secure fixings, place concrete, strip after the specified strength is reached, then clean, inspect and store the panels for reuse. - The company notes that heavier film paper is a material specification, not a wear-resistance rating, and that film thickness is not stated. - The formwork grades use water-resistant UF resin, but the company says BWP, marine-grade or phenolic-core-bonding classifications should not be inferred from the surface film or reuse range. - Stated reuse ranges run from 5–6 cycles for CWL001, to 9–10 cycles for CWL002 and CWL003, to 15–16 cycles for CWL004. - CWL003 uses fresh pine and eucalyptus veneers in a finger-jointed mixed-species core, with full-piece pine face and back veneers of 0.80 mm on 14 mm and 18 mm panels and 0.40 mm on 12 mm panels. - CWL004 uses a fresh all-eucalyptus finger-jointed core with eucalyptus face and back veneers. - All four grades use water-resistant UF resin for the core bond and are listed at 1,517 sheets per 40 ft high-cube container at the comparison size. - In the company’s comparison at 915 × 1830 × 18 mm, CWL001 is listed at US$7.22 per sheet EXW and CWL002 at US$8.29. - That is a difference of US$1.07, or about 14.8%. - Spread across the stated reuse bands, the company’s own math puts panel purchase cost per use at roughly US$1.20–1.44 for CWL001 and US$0.83–0.92 for CWL002. - The company lists CWL004 at about 21% above CWL003 at the same size and thickness. - CWL003 is listed at about 2% above CWL001, and CWL004 at about 7% above CWL002. - Production runs from a 100,000 m² facility in Guangxi with automated systems across timber selection, kiln-drying, core preparation, panel assembly, hot pressing, finishing and final inspection. - The company says it has 320 employees and a research and development team of 30 engineers, with about 30% of output exported. - The formwork line’s certification record lists ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 certificates issued by Beijing East Allreach Certification Center Co., Ltd. with validity from 15 July 2026 to 14 July 2029. - Forest certification is held through FSC chain of custody SAI-COC-015997 and PEFC/CFCC chain of custody AAC-CFCC-COC-106140. - A separate conformity document, SC-PSC-4-2026-05-15, references EN 13986:2004+A1:2015 and AVCP system 4, but its scope is blockboards, not formwork plywood. - China Green Product certification is also held for the plywood and blockboard series, but for interior panel ranges. - Company-supplied order records describe a 300,000-sheet order of CWL004 in 1220 × 2440 mm and 18 mm from a building-materials distributor in Qatar for concrete formwork. - The same records say the customer cited dimensional stability and on-time delivery. - A separate record describes a Romania order for eucalyptus-core blockboard, eucalyptus multiplex plywood and Chinese fir-core blockboard for kitchen cabinets, wardrobes and bathroom vanities. - The manufacturer says those order accounts have not been independently verified.

Between the lines: - The report strengthens the product’s paperwork more than its marketing. - It helps Moluosen show that the CYCLEPLYWOOD range sits inside named national and international test frameworks. - It also leaves gaps that buyers still have to fill, especially project-specific load data and formwork design. - The order examples suggest demand is concentrated in repeat-cycle construction work in the Gulf and in large-format interior panels for European fit-out projects.

What's next: - Procurement teams are likely to keep pressing for three things: the test standard, the actual core and face construction, and the number of cycles a supplier will state in writing. - Future buying decisions will still hinge on on-site cycle performance, not just the report. - The company’s next challenge is proving that the stated reuse ranges hold up in real pours, handling and storage conditions.

The bottom line: - Moluosen’s report gives CYCLEPLYWOOD a clearer compliance story, but the market will judge the panels on how many cycles they actually deliver on site.