Plywood manufacturer · Ha Hoa, Phu Tho, Vietnam
In short
Minh Thanh Plywood makes Vietnam plywood in its own factory in Ha Hoa, Phu Tho. Our main line is furniture and interior plywood for Europe, and we also make commercial, packing, film-faced, anti-slip and exterior plywood and LVL. Panels are built to order on white Styrax or Eucalyptus cores, 3–40 mm thick, with UF glue at E0 emission as standard, and ship by the 40HC container.
We run our own lay-up, pressing, sanding and packing lines, with 50,000+ m³ of annual capacity and over 20 years of plywood making behind them. Importers, furniture factories and distributors in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa buy wholesale plywood from us by the container, and mix several products in one load by agreement.
Product groups
Our Vietnam plywood range is built around two groups. Furniture and interior plywood is the main line; commercial and packing plywood covers cost-effective joinery, backs and transport uses. Each group is built differently, so start with the group that matches the end use.
01 · Main line
Grade-A white Styrax or Eucalyptus cores stitched both ways, pressed twice, sanded and polished down to ±0.2 mm, with UF glue at E0 emission as standard and both faces UV-ready. For kitchens, wardrobes, case goods, shopfitting and CNC parts.
Furniture plywood range →
02 · Value line
Cost-effective panels with commercial-grade faces on a sound core, lightly sanded or left as pressed, with ±0.5 mm tolerance on commercial panels. For back panels, drawer boxes, joinery, crates, pallets and transport packaging.
Commercial plywood →Other products Made to order for construction and outdoor jobs: Film-faced · Anti-slip · Exterior / CDX · LVL
Two panels with the same face can belong to different groups. What separates them is the build: core grade, how the core veneers are joined, face preparation, glue system and thickness tolerance. Furniture panels use grade-A cores laid without gaps and stitched; commercial and packing panels use AB cores laid loose or jointed, with lighter sanding. The other products, made to order, add a film overlay or a water-resistant glue.
Choose the group by where the panel ends up. A visible cabinet front needs the furniture build. A crate side needs a sound core at a good price. Formwork, trailer floors and outdoor work go to the made-to-order products listed under the groups. Each group page lists its products, specifications and container loading.
All products
Every furniture and commercial panel we make is listed here: ten furniture faces and formats, then commercial and packing plywood. Each card shows the face, the core and the best use, and opens the full specification page.
Other products Also made to order: Film-faced · Anti-slip · Exterior / CDX · LVL
Face names describe the outer veneer only. Birch, poplar, okoume, gurjan and bintangor are always faces in Vietnam; the core under them is Vietnamese plantation timber, Styrax or Eucalyptus in our furniture panels. That is why we write "birch-faced plywood" and name the core species on every quotation.
Sapele and other faces on request.
How to choose
Start from the job the panel will do, then fix the build. Furniture fronts need a graded face on a stitched core, painted parts need a plain face, crates need a sound core at a good price, and formwork or outdoor parts need film or water-resistant glue. The table matches common jobs to the panel we would quote.
| Your job | Panel to order | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Painted or foiled kitchen cabinets and wardrobes | Poplar plywood, Styrax core, E0 | A plain face hides nothing under paint, and the light core keeps carcasses easy to handle. |
| Clear-lacquered fronts and visible shelving | Birch plywood D+/D, or EV plywood | Birch gives a pale, soft figure; EV gives the same grain on every sheet. |
| Matched kitchen or furniture collections | EV plywood | The engineered face repeats colour and grain across the whole order. |
| Drawer bottoms, cabinet backs, door skins | Thin plywood 3–6 mm, 5 plies | Five plies keep a thin panel flat and stable. |
| Parts for flat-pack furniture lines | Cut-to-size plywood, 4, 6 or 8 pieces a sheet | Parts arrive at your size, with less waste and less handling at your plant. |
| Back panels, drawer boxes, joinery | Commercial plywood | A sound core and a commercial face at a value price. |
| Crates, pallets and transport packaging | Packing plywood | Strength and price matter here; the face does not. |
| Concrete formwork | Film-faced plywood, phenolic or melamine-fortified glue | The film releases the concrete and the bond holds through repeated pours. |
| Trailer floors, stages and walkways | Anti-slip plywood | The embossed film gives grip underfoot and under wheels. |
| Stair treads, sheathing and outdoor structures | Exterior / CDX plywood | Melamine-fortified or phenolic glue stands up to wet conditions. |
| Beams, frames and door frames | LVL | Veneers laid in one direction make a long, straight member. |
what the panel becomes, and whether it stays indoors or goes outside.
Styrax or Eucalyptus, and whether the core is stitched on the outer layers or through every layer.
E0, E1 or CARB P2 / TSCA Title VI, plus any boil or water test together with its method.
species, the grade pair (for birch D+/D or D/E), sanding, and UV-ready faces if you coat.
thickness, size (1220 × 2440, 1250 × 2500 mm or custom), tolerance and any cut-to-size.
packs, labels, destination port, the arrival date you need and the documents you need.
The commonest mistake is comparing two offers that share a name but not a build. Two quotes for 18 mm poplar plywood can differ in core species, core grade, joining, glue and tolerance, and the price gap follows. Put both offers on one specification, line by line, before you compare them.
Other mistakes repeat: E0 written in the glue box (E0 is an emission class; the glue system is its own line), a boil test asked for without its method, or no core species at all. We read every RFQ against these points and come back with questions before we price.
Price follows the build. Core species and grade, stitching, face species and grade, the glue system, sanding and tolerance, and the mix of thicknesses in the container all move it. We quote per cubic metre or per sheet for your exact specification, and Lisa replies within hours.
Before bulk production you approve a sample. We send free samples made to your specification, and the grade of the whole order is held to the sheet you approve.
Specifications
Our furniture and commercial plywood runs 3–40 mm on 1220 × 2440 or 1250 × 2500 mm sheets, with custom sizes such as 1220 × 2500 and 1220 × 2280 mm. What changes from product to product is the face, the core build, the glue and the tolerance. The first table puts the whole range on one line each.
| Product | Face | Core | Glue and emission | Thickness | Tolerance | Main use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch plywood | Imported birch, D+/D/E | Styrax or Eucalyptus, stitched | E0 standard; E1, MR or WBP to order | 3–40 mm | ±0.2–0.3 mm | Clear-finished furniture |
| Poplar plywood | Poplar, plain cream | Styrax or Eucalyptus, stitched | E0 standard; E1, MR or WBP to order | 3–40 mm | ±0.2–0.3 mm | Painted and laminated furniture. |
| EV plywood | Engineered veneer | Styrax or Eucalyptus, stitched | E0 standard; E1, MR or WBP to order | 3–40 mm | ±0.2–0.3 mm | Matched fronts and doors. |
| Okoume plywood | Okoume | Styrax or Eucalyptus, stitched | E0 standard; E1, MR or WBP to order | 3–40 mm | ±0.2–0.3 mm | Interior joinery |
| Pine plywood | Pine | Styrax or Eucalyptus, stitched | E0 standard; E1, MR or WBP to order | 3–40 mm | ±0.2–0.3 mm | Shelving, visible furniture. |
| Eucalyptus-faced plywood | Eucalyptus | Styrax or Eucalyptus, stitched | E0 standard; E1, MR or WBP to order | 3–40 mm | ±0.2–0.3 mm | Furniture parts |
| Gurjan plywood | Gurjan | Styrax or Eucalyptus, stitched | E0 standard; E1, MR or WBP to order | 3–40 mm | ±0.2–0.3 mm | Interior joinery |
| Bintangor plywood | Bintangor | Styrax or Eucalyptus, stitched | E0 standard; E1, MR or WBP to order | 3–40 mm | ±0.2–0.3 mm | Doors and panelling. |
| Thin plywood | Any furniture face | Styrax or Eucalyptus, 5 plies | E0 standard | 3–6 mm | ±0.2–0.3 mm | Backs, drawer bottoms. |
| Cut-to-size plywood | Any face | As the source panel | As the source panel | 3–40 mm | ±0.2–0.3 mm | Ready-to-assemble parts |
| Commercial plywood | Commercial hardwood | Eucalyptus or Styrax, AB grade, jointed | E1 or E0; MR to order | 3–40 mm | ±0.5 mm | Joinery, backs, drawer boxes. |
| Packing plywood | Low-grade faces | AB core, laid loose | MR glue; E1 or E2 by destination | 3–40 mm | ±0.5–1.0 mm | Crates and pallets. |
| Film-faced plywood | Film, 120–135 g/m² and up | Eucalyptus or Acacia | Melamine-fortified or phenolic (WBP) | 12–21 mm | ±0.5 mm | Concrete formwork |
| Anti-slip plywood | Embossed film, about 220 g/m² | Eucalyptus or Acacia | Phenolic or melamine-fortified | 12–21 mm | ±0.5 mm | Trailer floors, walkways. |
| Exterior / CDX plywood | C/D utility faces | Styrax or Eucalyptus | Melamine-fortified or phenolic (WBP) | 3–40 mm | ±0.5 mm | Stair treads, sheathing. |
| LVL | Parallel veneers | Plantation hardwood veneers | MR or WBP to order | Section to your drawing | ±2 mm on length and width | Beams, frames, door frames. |
| Core | Density | Look at the edge | Where it is used |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Styrax | About 500 kg/m³ | Pale, even, light | Our furniture and interior panels; grown in northern Vietnam around Ha Hoa. |
| Eucalyptus | 650–750 kg/m³ | Pinkish-brown, dense | Heavier furniture panels, film-faced, anti-slip and exterior panels. |
| Acacia | About 580 kg/m³ | Brown, mixed tones | Common across Vietnam for commercial and formwork panels. |
| Mixed (combi) | By species mix | Mixed colours | A blend of species; we name each species on the quote instead. |
| Option | What it is | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| E0 (our standard) | Emission class; chamber tests 0.014–0.032 ppm (ASTM D6007) | Furniture, cabinets, interiors. |
| CARB P2 / TSCA Title VI | Certified emission class; limit 0.05 ppm for veneer-core hardwood plywood | The US market, and European buyers who ask for it. |
| E1 | Emission class above E0 | Commercial panels and orders that specify it. |
| MR / melamine-fortified | Glue system; a 12-hour boil needs melamine-fortified glue, standard UF glue at E0 emission holds about 6 hours | Humid interiors, exterior grades. |
| Phenolic (WBP) | Glue system for wet use, pressed at 130–145 °C | Formwork, anti-slip and exterior panels. |
| Plies at 18 mm | 11–13 plies, 11 the most common. |
|---|---|
| Thin panels 3–6 mm | Always 5 plies: 3 mm has one core veneer, two cross-bands and two faces; 4–6 mm have three core veneers and two faces. |
| Face veneer | 0.2–0.5 mm; European orders usually 0.3 mm. |
| Core veneer | 1.4–2.0 mm before pressing. |
| Sheet weight, 18 mm 1220 × 2440 | About 26.8 kg on Styrax; 34.8–40.2 kg on Eucalyptus. |
| Thickness tolerance | ±0.2–0.3 mm sanded furniture panels; ±0.5 mm commercial and film-faced; ±0.5–1.0 mm packing. |
| Length and width | ±2 mm |
| Pressing | Furniture panels pressed twice; MR glue at 110–120 °C, WBP at 130–145 °C. |
| Moisture | 8–12 % at dispatch; veneers dried before lay-up, panel moisture checked at final inspection. |
| Mechanical tests | Bond quality to EN 314 and bending strength and stiffness to EN 310, tested by SGS on request. |
Vietnam has no poplar or birch cores. Poplar, birch, okoume, gurjan and bintangor are face veneers only, glued over Vietnamese plantation timber. Our furniture panels use white Styrax, which weighs about 500 kg/m³ and gives a pale edge, or Eucalyptus at 650–750 kg/m³ when the buyer wants a heavier, harder panel.
Glue system and emission class are two separate lines on a specification. E0 describes how much formaldehyde the panel gives off; MR, melamine-fortified and phenolic describe how the bond resists water. A 12-hour boil needs melamine-fortified glue, and emission then usually moves to E1.
Real panels
Real furniture panels: birch, EV, poplar, pine and okoume faces and finished sheets turned on the pack. Every order is checked the same way, and buyers can watch it on a live video call before a container is closed.
face and core veneers are graded before lay-up and matched to the grade on your order.
furniture cores are grade-A veneers laid without gaps or overlaps and stitched both ways.
the core board is pressed and calibrated, then the face and back are pressed on.
both faces are sanded to the order tolerance, down to ±0.2 mm on furniture panels.
caliper readings, face and edge checks; any panel that misses the grade leaves the pack.
faces, edges, caliper readings and closed packs are photographed and sent before loading.
We screen for the defects importers worry about most: core gaps and overlaps that show through the face, delamination, and thickness that drifts from sheet to sheet. Stitched cores, double pressing and caliper checks keep them out of the pack.
Third-party inspection is welcome. Your own inspector, SGS or another agency can check the order at our factory before loading, against your specification and the sample you approved.
A real factory can show its own production. Ask a supplier for footage of its lines, certificates issued in the mill's own name with a number (our CARB certificate carries ICTT mill no. 23024) and a live video walk through the plant. Those three checks separate a mill from a trading company.
Why Vietnam
Buyers source plywood from Vietnam for plantation-grown cores, skilled panel makers and a good price for the grade, backed by the documents Europe and the US ask for. Against China, compare the construction, the freight and the duties for your own market, not the country name.
Our region, Ha Hoa in Phu Tho, grows the plantation Styrax and Eucalyptus our cores are made from. Local timber and a skilled workforce let us make top-grade furniture plywood at a better price than comparable mills.
Vietnam is classed as low risk under the EU deforestation regulation (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093), and we supply the EUDR compliance dossier with orders. For the US, our panels carry CARB P2 / TSCA Title VI certification.
Price gaps between Vietnam and China come from the build: core species and grade, joining, glue system, face preparation and tolerance. Put two offers on one specification and compare them line by line.
Duties depend on where the panels land. The EU applies anti-dumping duties to hardwood plywood from China under Regulation (EU) 2025/2333. In the US, the 2026 anti-dumping and countervailing duty case on hardwood and decorative plywood covers panels from Vietnam; structural PS 1 panels and phenolic film-faced formwork fall outside its scope. Check the current rate for your HS code before you compare landed cost.
| Cost line | What to compare | Our figures |
|---|---|---|
| Panel price | The same build on both offers: core, glue, face grade, tolerance | Quoted per m³ or per sheet for your specification. |
| Container fill | m³ and sheets per 40HC for the core species | 53–54 m³ on Styrax core; about 43 m³ on Eucalyptus. |
| Freight and transit | Port, carrier and days at sea | FOB Hai Phong, CFR or CIF; about 25–35 days to the Mediterranean, 30–40 days to Northern Europe. |
| Duties | The rate for the origin and HS code in your market | Set by your market's customs tariff. |
| Inspection and documents | Pre-shipment inspection, certificates, EUDR dossier | Third-party inspection welcome; full document set with every shipment. |
| Claims risk | Thickness consistency, core gaps, delamination | Stitched cores, double pressing, caliper checks and pack photos before loading. |
Certificates
Minh Thanh Plywood holds CARB P2 / TSCA Title VI certification as ICTT mill no. 23024, ISO 9001:2015 (KAC25/0185) and TCVN 11902:2017. E0 panels are chamber-tested every 3 months, and we supply the EUDR compliance dossier and an SGS packaging test under the EU PPWR. FSC and CE are available*.
SGS, September 2026
Regulation (EU) 2025/40: lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium not detected in all four packaging materials; pass against 100 mg/kg.
View document →ASTM D6007; Shanghai Hongjun and ICTT Vietnam
E0 tested every 3 months; 0.014–0.032 ppm on 9, 15 and 18 mm panels, April 2025 to June 2026.
View document →Per order
EUDR compliance dossier: origin records and geolocation files with your order.
View document →Available*
FSC-certified plywood on request.
Available*
Construction plywood placed on the EU market.
| Market | What buyers ask for | What we supply |
|---|---|---|
| European Union | Low formaldehyde emission for furniture (REACH entry 77 from 6 August 2026), EUDR due diligence, PPWR packaging limits | E0 panels with CARB P2 / TSCA Title VI as proof, SGS tests to EN 717-1 on request, the EUDR dossier and our SGS PPWR report; FSC and CE available*. |
| United States | TSCA Title VI / CARB Phase 2 certified hardwood plywood | Certified as ICTT mill no. 23024, panels labelled on order. |
| Middle East, Asia and Africa | Certificate of origin, emission class, treated wooden packing | Certificate of origin, E0 or E1 to order, ISPM 15 pallets and fumigation certificates when required. |
Verify a CARB or TSCA claim by the mill number. Ours, 23024, is printed on the certificate issued by ICTT, and the US EPA lists the third-party certifiers recognised under TSCA Title VI. ISO and TCVN certificates carry their numbers as shown on each card.
An E0 label alone tells a buyer little, so our results come with method, thickness and dates. Six third-party chamber tests (ASTM D6007; three by Shanghai Hongjun, three by ICTT Vietnam) between April 2025 and June 2026 on 9, 15 and 18 mm panels averaged 0.014–0.032 ppm, against the 0.05 ppm CARB Phase 2 limit.
Our furniture panels meet the emission requirements European buyers ask for; CARB P2 / TSCA Title VI certification and these chamber tests are the proof they accept. SGS tests to your own method, EN 717-1 included, on request.
EUDR applies to plywood importers from 30 December 2026. There is no EUDR certificate: the importer files the due diligence statement, and our dossier supplies the origin records and geolocation files behind it.
*Supplied directly or through qualified partner mills.
Trade terms
Our minimum order is one 40HC container, production takes 15–45 days after the deposit, and payment is 30% deposit with 70% against the scanned B/L. We ship FOB Hai Phong, CFR or CIF, mix products in one container by agreement and send free samples.
| MOQ | 1×40HC; mixed products, thicknesses and grades by agreement. |
|---|---|
| Mixed loads | Usually one or two products a container; three to six by agreement. |
| Production time | 15–45 days after deposit, by quantity and specification. |
| Payment | 30% deposit, 70% against scanned B/L; T/T or irrevocable L/C at sight. |
| Incoterms | FOB Hai Phong, CFR or CIF. |
| Samples | Free samples |
| Documents | Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin (EUR.1 for the EU), insurance on CIF, fumigation and phytosanitary certificates when required, plus CARB/TSCA documents, test reports and the EUDR compliance dossier. |
| Replies | Within hours, Monday–Friday, 08:00–17:00 Vietnam time (UTC+7). |
| Core | Bundles per 40HC | Volume per 40HC | 18 mm sheets per 40HC |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Styrax | 18 | 53–54 m³ | 990 sheets |
| Eucalyptus | 15 | About 43 m³ | 795 sheets |
| Destination | Days at sea, typically about |
|---|---|
| South-East Asia | 5–12 days |
| Middle East | 15–25 days |
| Mediterranean | 25–35 days |
| Northern Europe | 30–40 days |
| US West Coast | 20–30 days |
| US East Coast | 35–45 days |
| West Africa | 35–50 days |
Production time runs from the deposit to cargo ready at the factory; sea transit comes on top and depends on the port and the carrier. On CFR and CIF terms we book the vessel and quote the route with the price.
Each bundle stands about 1,000 mm high, so sheets per bundle equal 1,000 divided by the thickness: 55 sheets at 18 mm. Eighteen Styrax bundles load as 16 lying flat plus two standing at the door end; heavier Eucalyptus cores reach the weight limit at 15 bundles. Film-faced panels on Eucalyptus load about 43 m³.
Every bundle is wrapped against moisture and dust, strapped, protected at the corners and marked with product, thickness and grade. Export pallets, your own labels and edge stamping are available on order. Plan any mix of products with our packing calculator.
FAQ
Short answers to the questions importers send us most, with the numbers behind them.
Yes, especially on a first order. Your own inspector, SGS or another agency can check the panels at our factory before loading: thickness by caliper, face grade against the approved sample, core gaps, bond and packing. We also send photos of faces, edges, caliper readings and closed packs before every container is loaded.
Vietnamese mills specialise. Furniture-grade mills make sanded panels on stitched grade-A cores with UF glue at E0 emission; commercial and packing mills make cost-effective panels on AB cores; formwork mills make film-faced and anti-slip panels; trading companies buy from all of them. Minh Thanh Plywood is a furniture-grade manufacturer that also makes commercial, packing and construction panels.
From 30 December 2026 the EU importer of plywood must file a due diligence statement showing where the timber was grown. The mill supplies the evidence: we provide the EUDR compliance dossier with origin records and geolocation files for each order. Vietnam is classed as low risk, so importers can use simplified due diligence when every commodity comes from low-risk countries.
Neither wins on origin alone; the build decides. Ask every supplier for the core species and grade, the joining method, the glue system and the thickness tolerance. Our furniture panels use stitched grade-A Styrax or Eucalyptus cores, UF glue at E0 emission and tolerance down to ±0.2 mm, and CARB P2 / TSCA Title VI certification backs the emission claim.
Compare the same specification, not two price lists. Core species and grade, stitching, face grade, glue system, tolerance and container fill set the price on both sides; a Styrax-core 40HC carries 53–54 m³. Duties differ by destination, so add the rate for your HS code. Send your specification and we quote per m³ or per sheet within hours.
Approve a sample first, then check the order against it. Ask for caliper readings on several sheets, photos of faces and edges, and photos of closed packs. Look for core gaps showing through the face, delamination at the edges and thickness drifting between sheets. A third-party inspector can check the order at the factory before loading.
Vietnamese plywood cores are plantation hardwoods: white Styrax (about 500 kg/m³), Eucalyptus (650–750 kg/m³), Acacia (about 580 kg/m³) or a mix. There are no poplar or birch cores in Vietnam; those species appear only as faces. Our furniture and interior panels use white Styrax or Eucalyptus cores.
Ask for three things a trader cannot give: footage of its own lines, certificates issued in the mill's own name with a number, and a live video walk through the plant. Our CARB P2 / TSCA Title VI certificate carries ICTT mill no. 23024, and our lines in Ha Hoa make 50,000+ m³ a year.
Our minimum order is one 40HC container, and products, thicknesses and grades can be mixed in it by agreement. Production takes 15–45 days after the 30% deposit, with the 70% balance against the scanned B/L. We ship FOB Hai Phong, CFR or CIF and send free samples before you order.
Request a quote
Tell us the application, core, glue, face, thickness, size and quantity, and Lisa replies within hours with a quotation and a sample offer. Attach up to 3 drawings or specification files.
Start with the application and we can advise the rest: core, glue and emission class, face and back grade, thickness and sheet size, packing, quantity and your destination port. Email [email protected] or WhatsApp Lisa on +84 988 586 601. Free samples.
Want every product on paper first? Download the plywood catalogue, or contact the sales team directly.
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