NorCore

West Fraser’s NorCore® is a precision-calibrated wood core for the overlay industry and high-quality cost-effective option that comes in different sanded and unsanded options and grades.

       
  • Comes in three different options to best meet a variety of specification needs
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  • NorCore® Strand is a standard, cost-effective strand panel available un-sanded, sanded on one-side or sanded on both sides
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  • NorCore® ESP is a high-performance, panel precision-sanded on both sides, engineered to be a replacement for particleboard and MDF
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  • NorCore® ESP Plus is the NorCore® product line’s strongest panel precision-sanded on both sides, engineered for the most demanding applications and is a high-quality substitute for plywood
Product Details
Product Type
OSB
Brand Family
n/a
Available Region(s)
North America
Primary Sector
Industrial
Residential
Primary Applications
Overlay Applications
Features and Benefits

Manufactured with a proprietary pressing technique that ensures flatness and consistency of core properties superior to structural panels such as plywood

Suited to applications that demand exact thickness tolerances

Panels can be precision-sanded to meet the most exacting applications

The strength-to-weight ratio of NorCore panels exceeds composite wood-based panels such as particleboard and medium-density fiberboard

Available thicknesses 3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 11/16, 3/4, 7/8, and in lengths from 6’ to 12'

CARB -exempt and contains no added urea-formaldehyde resins

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