Archidply’s first EPD hits the plywood big‑leagues
Archidply Industries Ltd. has entered the transparency arena with its debut Environmental Product Declaration. For specifiers who ask for third‑party verified data, this puts a familiar Indian plywood name on the short list and trims friction in bids where product‑specific EPDs decide who stays in the spec.
What just landed
Archidply has published its first product‑specific EPD covering 19 mm BWP/BWR grade plywood. The declaration is third‑party verified under an ISO 14025 program and is valid through December 15, 2030, which aligns with the typical five‑year renewal cadence for construction EPDs (EPD International General Program Instructions, 2024).
Scope matters. The EPD represents a single thickness within a well known plywood grade family used across kitchens, bath joinery, and other wet‑service interiors. That makes it easy for spec teams to line up apples to apples during carbon accounting instead of leaning on generic defaults that penalize bids.
Why this is commercially relevant now
Many project teams apply embodied‑carbon screening at the division or package level. Plywood without a product‑specific EPD often gets modeled with conservative factors that raise a project’s reported impacts. A published, third‑party verified EPD lets product managers defend their numbers and stay in contention without racing to the bottom on price.
Think of the PCR as the rulebook of Monopoly. Ignore it and the game falls apart. An EPD grounded in the right PCR gives sales a defensible story that survives submittal reviews and value‑engineering rounds.
Company in one glance
Archidply manufactures a broad interior portfolio that spans plywood grades, flush and laminated doors, compacts, clads, laminates, EDHMR boards, and MDF for residential and commercial fit‑outs. The brand has operated since 1976 and serves India and select export markets, which is why a plywood EPD is such a timely move for specification‑driven work.
Competitive picture for plywood
Domestic peers Greenply Industries and Century Plyboards market comparable BWR/BWP lines. As of January 5, 2026, we did not find published, product‑specific plywood EPDs attributed to these brands. Public disclosures can change quickly, so teams should still check at the submittal stage.
Globally, plywood EPDs are common in Europe. UPM’s WISA birch plywood has active declarations under The International EPD System with expiries reported into late 2028, signaling the bar Archidply is now matching from a transparency standpoint (EPD International AB registry, 2028). North America also maintains industry‑average EPDs for softwood plywood, which architects use as a baseline when product‑specific data is missing. That baseline makes a factory‑specific EPD even more valuable when competing head‑to‑head (WoodWorks, 2025).
Net effect. In India‑led bids that ask for EPDs, Archidply moves from “may fit” to “ready for submittal.” Against European plywood with long‑standing EPD coverage, this debut closes a credibility gap.
What spec teams can do with it
Load the EPD into your standard Division 06 packages, then align takeoffs by thickness and grade. Keep the declaration on hand for contractor alternates to prevent swaps that add embodied‑carbon risk. Simple play. Big upside.
Visibility check on the manufacturer site
We looked for a public EPD download on Archidply’s website and didn’t find a dedicated page as of January 5, 2026. Publishing the PDF alongside the BWP/BWR product page and creating a central sustainability hub will help specifiers grab it in seconds. That tiny change often reduces back‑and‑forth and speeds approvals, a small but real perfromance win.
The takeaway
Archidply has officially joined the plywood EPD club. One clear, product‑specific declaration puts the brand in more serious spec conversations, helps defend value during VE, and signals a roadmap for expanding coverage to additional thicknesses and related panel families next.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the new Archidply EPD an industry-average or product-specific declaration?
It is a product‑specific EPD for 19 mm BWP/BWR grade plywood, which is more useful for project submittals than a generic or industry‑average figure.
How long are construction EPDs typically valid for before renewal?
Five years is the common validity period in major programs, after which the declaration is renewed with updated data and rules where applicable (EPD International General Program Instructions, 2024).
Do key Indian competitors have plywood EPD coverage today?
As of January 5, 2026, we did not find published product‑specific plywood EPDs for Greenply Industries or Century Plyboards. Teams should still re‑check at submittal time because disclosures can change.
About the Author
With a passion for sustainability and a love for complex data, Toby helps manufacturers efficiently collect data from across their organization and get their EPDs done right. He’s especially interested in how AI can support human expertise, helping R&D and factory teams work faster, smarter, and with less friction.
