Skip to content
Kosmex plywood production hall with lay-up lines and workers

Manufacturing · Yen Son, Tuyen Quang Province

Manufacturing excellence, from material to finished panel

Peeling, drying, lay-up, pressing, film laminating and finishing in our production facilities in northern Vietnam.

Manufacturing overview

An integrated plywood process

Kosmex turns plantation hardwood logs into finished plywood: rotary peeling, veneer drying and sorting, glue spreading and composing, cold and hot pressing, trimming, sanding, film laminating and CNC finishing.

The head office is in Hanoi. Company information names production in Yen Son, Tuyen Quang Province, and in Hung Yen Province, northern Vietnam.

Stacks of dried veneer in the raw material area

Raw materials

Selected logs and veneers

Log species, diameter and moisture content are checked before peeling. Veneer is dried to 8–12% moisture and sorted by thickness and surface before lay-up.

Material & core expertise

Production process

Eight machine stages

From log to finished, film-faced or CNC-cut panel.

  1. 01

    Log peeling

    Rotary cutting of logs into veneer of uniform thickness.

  2. 02

    Veneer drying

    Multi-layer roller dryer for fast, even moisture reduction.

  3. 03

    Glue spreading & composing

    Accurate glue coating and veneer jointing.

  4. 04

    Cold & hot pressing

    Stable bonding strength and flat panel surfaces.

  5. 05

    Cutting & trimming

    Accurate sizing and clean edges.

  6. 06

    Sanding line

    Thickness calibration and surface smoothness.

  7. 07

    Film laminating

    Film pressing for film faced plywood with heat and pressure control.

  8. 08

    CNC cutting & painting

    Custom cutting and surface finishing to customer drawings.

Quality checkpoints

Inspection built into the line

Full QC process
  1. 01

    Raw Material Inspection

    Logs checked for species, diameter and moisture before peeling.

  2. 02

    Core Preparation & Assembly

    Veneer dried to 8–12% moisture and sorted by thickness and face.

  3. 03

    Glue Application & Pressing

    Adhesive mixed per product formula; temperature, pressure and time controlled.

  4. 04

    Dimensional Inspection

    Size, moisture, surface, core and bending checks after trimming and sanding.

  5. 05

    Surface & Bonding Tests

    Random bond testing against EN 314-2 and surface inspection.

  6. 06

    Final QC & Packaging

    100% panel inspection, final moisture and bond checks before shipment.

Warehouse, packaging & export

Prepared for international transport

Packaging for film faced plywood is declared in the Kosmex TDS as carton sheets and plastic straps. Labelling and loading follow each order.

Warehouse & storage: Covered, flat storage of finished panels
Warehouse & storageCovered, flat storage of finished panels
Packaging: Carton sheets & plastic straps
PackagingCarton sheets & plastic straps
Pallet labelling: Order and batch identification
Pallet labellingOrder and batch identification
Container loading: Export loading at origin
Container loadingExport loading at origin

Factory gallery

Inside Kosmex production

Production hall with parallel lay-up lines
Production hall with parallel lay-up lines
Veneer sorting by hand
Veneer sorting by hand
Dried veneer staged for production
Dried veneer staged for production
Handling KOSMEX-printed film faced panels
Handling KOSMEX-printed film faced panels
Bending test on a KOSMEX panel
Bending test on a KOSMEX panel
Finished birch-faced panels
Finished birch-faced panels

Photographs from Kosmex. Capacity, factory area and workforce figures are deliberately not stated until Kosmex verifies them.

Request for quotation

Looking for a reliable plywood supply partner?

Share your requirements with our team and receive product information and a tailored quotation.

Request a QuoteEmail Sales

Sales: anna@kosmexgroup.com · +84 399 741 589