The legendary plywood of the Middle East.
For over two decades, Korindo plywood has been the contractor's specification of choice across the United Arab Emirates, widely recognised and trusted on landmark and government projects, from prestige towers to national infrastructure.
A legacy built into the skyline.
Transcontinental Indenting Company has worked with Korindo for over four decades to establish the brand in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain. Transcontinental is the sole representative of Korindo in these countries.
Founded in Indonesia, Korindo has grown into one of South-East Asia's most respected integrated plywood manufacturers, controlling its supply chain from concession-managed tropical hardwood forests through to veneer peeling, panel pressing and film coating in its own mills.
In the Middle East, the brand is synonymous with film faced shuttering plywood. For more than two decades, Korinplex has been the contractor's default specification on high-rise construction across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the wider GCC, widely recognised and trusted on landmark projects including the Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab and major UAE government and infrastructure programmes.
That reputation rests on three pillars: consistent mill quality, the cycle economics of repeat-pour formwork, and supply continuity across decades of project work, the qualities that make formwork companies, main contractors and consultants come back to the Korindo brand.
Six reasons contractors specify Korindo.
Consistent mill quality
Vertically integrated Indonesian production, from log yard to film coating, delivers panel-to-panel uniformity.
High reusability
Korinplex 25–40+ pours, Superform 15–20 pours. Cycle performance contractors plan around.
Fair-faced concrete finish
Dense phenolic film overlay yields gallery-grade architectural concrete straight off the form.
Structural reliability
13-ply cross-banded hardwood cores hold dimension under heavy reinforcement and vibration.
Contractor-trusted legacy
Two decades of specification on UAE landmark projects, government works and infrastructure.
Export-grade manufacturing
T-1.5 WBP bonding, BS 1088 marine grade, EN 314-2 Class 3, E0.5/E1 emissions across the range.
Four panels, one brand standard.
From flagship Korinplex shuttering to heavy-duty Superform and marine-grade WBP. Click any product for full specifications and to enquire.
Korinplex Film Faced Plywood
Korindo's flagship phenolic film faced shuttering plywood: 13-ply, WBP bonded, the contractor benchmark across the GCC.
- Thickness
- 12 / 15 / 18 mm
- Core
- Mixed tropical hardwood (13-ply)
- Glue
- WBP phenolic (T-1.5)
- Density
- 640 – 700 kg/m³
Korindo WBP Plywood
Tropical hardwood plywood bonded with WBP phenolic glue to BS 1088 marine standards: for boat building, exterior joinery and high-humidity construction.
- Thickness
- 4 – 25 mm
- Core
- Tropical hardwood, void-free
- Glue
- WBP phenolic (BS 1088)
- Density
- 550 – 650 kg/m³
Korindo Ordinary Plywood
MR-grade interior plywood with smooth tropical hardwood faces: the trusted general-purpose panel for furniture, joinery and dry interior fit-out.
- Thickness
- 3 – 25 mm
- Core
- Tropical hardwood
- Glue
- MR (urea-formaldehyde)
- Density
- 500 – 600 kg/m³
Superform Heavy-Duty Plywood
Premium black-film phenolic shuttering plywood engineered for maximum reuse, dense hardwood core, ideal for repetitive high-cycle formwork systems.
- Thickness
- 15 / 18 / 21 mm
- Core
- Dense tropical hardwood, 13–15 ply
- Glue
- WBP phenolic (T-1.5)
- Density
- 680 – 750 kg/m³
Where Korindo is specified.
High-rise construction
Wall, column and slab shuttering for towers across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Doha.
Formwork systems
Drop-in replacement panels for Doka, Peri and MEVA modular systems.
Infrastructure & tunnels
Liner formwork, bridge falsework and heavy civil engineering works.
Government & landmark projects
Long-standing specification on UAE government, mega-event and prestige builds.
Concrete shuttering
From single pour to high-cycle repetitive housing programmes.
Commercial towers
Fair-faced architectural concrete cores, plant rooms and basement structures.
Specification you can stand on.
Korindo manufacturing operates to internationally recognised plywood standards, with full traceability and mill test reports available on request.
- Export standardsBS 1088 (marine), EN 314-2 Class 3 (bond), T-1.5 (WBP)
- ManufacturingVertically integrated Indonesian mills, from log yard to film coating
- Core quality13–15 ply, void-free cross-banded tropical hardwood veneers
- Film quality120 / 220 g/m² thermosetting phenolic overlay
- Bonding performanceFully WBP, boil-proof, weather-proof phenolic glue line
- ReusabilityKorinplex 25–40+ pours · Superform 15–20 pours
- Dimensional stability±0.3 mm thickness tolerance, low warp
- EmissionsE0.5 / E1 formaldehyde classes available
Korindo: answered.
The questions consultants, contractors and formwork companies ask us most often about the Korindo range.
Factory-Direct Supply Model.
TIC Dubai operates as a mill representation and international procurement partner. Every order is coordinated directly with a verified overseas manufacturer and shipped in container quantities against your project specification.
We do not maintain local warehouse stock. Products are supplied directly from carefully selected international manufacturing partners.
- Direct mill sourcing
- Container-load shipments
- Forward production bookings
- Project-based supply
- International procurement
- Mill-direct pricing
- Consistent, certified quality
- Long-term supply partnerships
Who we work with.
TIC Dubai partners with organisations that specify, import or build at project scale, across the UAE, GCC, Levant, Africa and wider Middle East.
How our supply model works best.
A quick view of where TIC Dubai adds the most value, and where a local stockist may serve you faster.
Container, project & repeat procurement.
- Container orders
- Factory bookings
- Project supply
- Repeat procurement
- Long-term contracts
- Bulk purchasing
Retail, spot & same-day pick-ups.
- Retail-quantity purchases
- Same-day requirements
- Spot warehouse pick-ups
If your requirement sits on the right, a local stockist is likely to serve you faster. We're happy to point you in the right direction.
Factory-direct sourcing, answered.
Do you keep stock in Dubai?
TIC Dubai is a mill representation and international procurement company. Rather than holding warehouse stock, we coordinate factory-direct shipments sized to your project and consolidate deliveries against your programme.
Can I buy a few sheets or a single length?
Our supply model is built around container-load and project quantities. For small retail requirements, a local stockist will serve you faster; for bulk, project or recurring procurement, we're the right partner.
Do you supply containers directly from the factory?
Yes. Every enquiry is quoted mill-direct, with forward production booking, third-party inspection and shipment coordinated by our procurement team, from FOB origin through to your discharge port.
Can you support recurring procurement?
Yes. Long-term supply agreements and forward production bookings are the core of what we do for importers, contractors, distributors and EPC firms across the GCC and wider Middle East.
What is your minimum order?
Typically one FCL container per specification, though this varies by product and mill. Share your requirement and we'll confirm the mill's MOQ, lead time and indicative pricing.
Request factory pricing for the Korindo range.
Share product, thickness, panel size, container volume and destination port. We revert with mill-direct options, forward production booking and container pricing within one working day.
Korindo across the GCC and Middle East
Korindo film-faced plywood and Superform formwork systems across MENA.
Shipments routed through Jebel Ali, Khalifa, Hamad, King Abdulaziz Dammam, Sohar and other major regional ports, coordinated with contractor and procurement schedules.
TIC Dubai is the regional reference point for Korindo film-faced plywood and Superform formwork systems, supplied to leading concrete contractors, formwork specialists and infrastructure projects across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and Egypt.
- Dubai
- Abu Dhabi
- Sharjah
- Ajman
- Ras Al Khaimah
- Fujairah
- Umm Al Quwain
- Al Ain
- Khor Fakkan
- Riyadh
- Jeddah
- Dammam
- Al Khobar
- Jubail
- Yanbu
- Mecca
- Medina
- Tabuk
- Abha
- JAFZA
- DIP
- Dubai Industrial City
- Sharjah Industrial Area
- KIZAD
- Hamriyah Free Zone
- RAKEZ
- SAIF Zone
- Doha
- Lusail
- Al Rayyan
- Mesaieed
- Al Wakrah
- Kuwait City
- Shuwaikh
- Shuaiba
- Ahmadi
- Manama
- Muharraq
- Riffa
- Sitra
- Muscat
- Sohar
- Salalah
- Duqm
- Nizwa
- Amman
- Zarqa
- Irbid
- Aqaba
- Baghdad
- Erbil
- Basra
- Mosul
- Najaf
- Karbala
- Sulaymaniyah
- Kirkuk
- Jebel Ali Port
- Khalifa Port
- Hamriyah Port
- Port Rashid
- Khor Fakkan Port
- King Abdulaziz Port Dammam
- Jeddah Islamic Port
- King Abdullah Port
- Jubail Commercial Port
- Yanbu Commercial Port
- Hamad Port
- Shuwaikh Port
- Shuaiba Port
- Khalifa Bin Salman Port
- Port of Sohar
- Port of Salalah
- Port of Duqm
- Port of Aqaba
- Umm Qasr Port
- Khor Al Zubair Port
Technical reading on this division
Film Faced Plywood: A Contractor's Guide for the UAE
Choosing film-faced plywood is about reuse economics: what density, glue line and film weight buy you on a real GCC pour schedule.
Superform by Korindo: When the Premium Grade Pays Back
Superform sits at the top of Korindo's range. Where it earns its premium on real GCC pour schedules.
Film Faced Plywood Specification Guide for Consultants
A technical reference for engineering consultants writing formwork specifications for GCC concrete projects, covering every parameter that matters.
Film Faced Plywood Procurement Guide
How procurement teams source film-faced plywood at the right quality, price and schedule for GCC construction programmes.