Brief introduction of PVC formwork:

PVC formwork is a new type of plastic formwork to substitute plywood/wood formworks. It was created by over 10 years ago under the worldwide hot trend of "replacing wood with plastic". 

It's made of UPVC only, which should be Virgin and Pure.

Compared with traditional plywood/wood formworks, the most important advantage of PVC formwork is that it can be reused for at least 50 times in plain wooden structures, and much more times in metal frames which offer good protection to formwork sheets.

The popular sizes of PVC plastic formwork are similar to plywood formworks: 4'x8'x12/15/18mm. And it has the similar applications including wall formwork, slab formwork, column formwork, stair formwork, etc. 

It's a successful formwork product in China, and is being quickly well-known by more and more countries during recent years.

Basic parameters of PVC formwork:

Raw material of our PVC formwork : UPVC

Shandong Jingfang Import and Export Co., Ltd. is the only factory who persistly adopt "Virgin & Pure UPVC" as the solo main raw material to manufacture PVC formwork all along.

The "Virgin & Pure UPVC" accounts for more than 95% (the rest 4~5% is for necessary additives) in our formula, and we never add any recycled PVC/PP/ABS materials, so can guarantee the  qualified strength, elasticity modulus and UV-resistance of JINGFANG® PVC formwork, thoroughly solve the deformation/cracking /bending problems of unqualified PVC formworks.

What is UPVC?

UPVC, the full name is Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride, is also named Plastic Steel, or PVC-U.  

It is the upgrading of general PVC that removes plasticizers to achieve better engineering properties, so as to retain the rigid chain structure, and increase the strength.

It strictly adheres to the "Three-No-addition" principle: no plasticizers, no heavy metal stabilizers, no calcium carbonate fillers. So it's environmental friendly, corrosion resistant, formaldehyde-free, has excellent UV resistance performance and outdoor ageing resistance

Since 10+ years ago, UPVC has been proved to be the most qualified and the optimal raw material selection for PVC formwork. This is a well-known point in this industry by almost manufacturers.

When a supplier denies this point or misleads you, it implies that he doesn't want to use or has never used qualified UPVC to manufacture PVC formworks. It's like a stainless steel products manufacturer doesn’t know stainless steel.

Economic properties of PVC formwork:

1. Reuse 50+ times, saving much cost

JINGFANG® PVC formwork can be reused ≥50 times in plain wooden structures,  and much more times in premium metal structures which can protect good protection . This saves much costs of your project.

2. Recyclable with Extra Returns

UPVC is one of the most popular plastic materials in the world. It is easy to resell the used JINGFANG® PVC formwork to related plastic industries, with higher returns than used plywood formwork. Such as PVC tubes, plastic furniture, cabinet, box, etc.

For full sizes, you can reuse them continually or rent out to other projects;

For small parts, you can can re-sell them to related industries. 

Physical properties of PVC formwork:

1. Antiflaming, avoid the potential safety hazard

With pure UPVC as the only main material which accounts for over 95%, JINGFANG® PVC formwork is anti-flaming without hidden safety hazards. 

2. Waterproof, UV resistant

JINGFANG® PVC formwork is 100% waterproof. So it is durable enough to be used, stored or placed at outdoor environment without the need of any protection, including under the weather of raining, snowy, in Summer, or in Winter.

3. UV Resistant and Ageing Resistant

The raw material "UPVC" has 4 times better outdoor anti-aging performance than general PVC. It accounts for over 95% in the formula, so can guarantee our JINGFANG® PVC formwork to be UV Resistant and Ageing Resistant enough. No need to worry about it being weaken by the sunshine or raining or temperature.

4. High Bending Strength and Elasticity 

JINGFANG® PVC formwork has excellent bending strength. You can curve it freely in your round formwork structure. Even in winter, JINGFANG® PVC formwork maintains its elasticity in bending. Non-fragile.

5. High Temperature Resistant and Freezing-thawing Resistant

JINGFANG® PVC formwork has good resistance against temperature. 

It shows no shrinkage, bulge, cracking or any sign of deformation under -25℃ to +70℃. Actually, it can hold 200+℃, which is the temperature of  the manufacturing process.

Non-fragile in Winter. You can put it outside without special curing in snowy weather. 

Physical properties of PVC formwork: 

Resistant to acid, alkali and corrosion

JINGFANG® PVC formwork adopts UPVC as the solo main raw material, which has the good property of being resistant to acid, alkali and corrosion. 

Construction Sites of PVC Formwork:

■ Residential Construction, PVC formwork in wooden structures 

■ Commercial buildings, PVC formwork in wooden structures 

■ Commercial buildings, PVC formwork in metal frames

■ Public projects, PVC formwork for high-speed way

Other Special Applications of PVC formwork

JINGFANG® PVC formwork can be laminated with veneers, and then applied to decorations and furniture.

Comparison between PVC formwork and PVC/WPC foam board

There are huge differences between our product and WPC/PVC foam boards. This is a very important point. So detailed explanations are necessary. 

01. Different raw materials and costs.

To save costs, WPC/PVC foam board are manufactured with over 60% or even 80% calcium powder, and much wood powder. Some suppliers even use the recycled PVC. Therefore, WPC/PVC foam board has much lower costs than PVC formwork.

02. Different applications.

WPC/PVC foam board are mainly applied for the fields which don't has strict requirements for strength/nails-hold powder, such as adverting, furniturs, decorations, etc. But it isn't strong enough for construction formworks.

03. Different product performances.

Compared with PVC formwork, WPC/PVC foam board has lower strength/hardness/nail-holding powder/flexibility. It easily gets cracking when applying to shuttering. Therefore, it is not a formwork material. Don't be misleaded.

04. Different machines and manufacturing processes.

It is impossible to manufacture qualified PVC formwork by the WPC/PVC foam board machines: can't get qualified surface crust, density, and strength.

So, if one supplier manufactures both products by the same machine, then there is no doubt that: their PVC formwork is unqualified. Every field has its master.

Why choose us ?

Shandong Jingfang Import and Export Co., Ltd. is the only factory who persistly adopt "Virgin & Pure UPVC" as the solo main raw material to manufacture PVC formwork all along.

■ Virgin & pure UPVC as the solo main raw material

■ 10+ years manufacturing and export experience

■ Strict QC every 1-2 hours during manufacturing

■ One of the earliest manufacturers, the only single-minded manufacturer 

The "Virgin & Pure UPVC" accounts for more than 95% in our formula (the rest 4~5% is for necessary additives), and we never add any recycled PVC/PP/ABS materials, so can guarantee the qualified strength, elasticity modulus and UV-resistance of PVC formwork, thoroughly solve the deformation/cracking/bending problems of unqualified products.

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