MANUFACTURed
WOOD
M
edium-density
fibreboard (MDF) is
an engineered wood product
made by breaking down
hardwood
or
softwood
residuals into wood fibres,
often
in
a
defibrator,
combining it with wax and
a resin binder, and forming
panels by applying high
temperature and pressure.
MDF is generally denser than
plywood. It is made up of
separated fibres, but can be
used as a building material
similar in application to
plywood. It is stronger and
much denser than particle
board.
The name derives from
the distinction in densities
of fibreboard. Large-scale
production of MDF began
in the 1980s, in both North
America and Europe.
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