CAN/AM GOLD+™ Panels
Defend your bottom line and hold the line on quality. Introducing CAN/AM GOLD+™, Columbia's new and improved value-priced professional grade plywood.

Made in North America

• 100% Sustainable North American wood components
• 100% PureBond® formaldehyde-free technology construction
• 100% Thick face veneer (1/32" before sanding)
• 100% CFP manufacturing, service and support

You asked, we listened...

After a strong launch of the Can/Am panel line up, we've upgraded the Can/Am line to gold plus status after hearing our customers'feedback. CAN/AM GOLD+™ is Columbia's new and improved value-priced professional grade plywood.

North American-made and CARB Phase 2 compliant, this product will fill your need for a low cost plywood panel to round out your construction options. These CAN/AM GOLD+ panels offer more consistent quality, less thickness variation, thicker faces, less telegraphing as well as reduced warping and moisture problems than many imported or domestic low-cost alternatives. And because they're made at Columbia's plywood mills across the US and Canada, quick regional shipping will assure steady availability.

Available options include pre-priming, foil or UV coating, and all are produced with our soy-based, formaldehyde-free PureBond® technology.

• Features and Benefits
• North American Made. CAN/AM GOLD+ panels are made at Columbia's mills in the US and Canada. You'll benefit from quick regional shipping options even at low quantity needs.
• Formaldehyde-free. Because all of Columbia's veneer core panels are made with soy flour-based formaldehyde-free PureBond® technology, they are CARB Phase 2 compliant and contribute to LEED® and other Green Building credits.
• Improved Yield. Less waste due to problems like warping, thickness variation, delamination and poorly patched plies. Controlled moisture content gives these panels enhanced stability.
• Reliable Visuals. Panels feature faces pre-sorted for uniformity. Available in SAP and Natural options.
• Value-Priced. CAN/AM GOLD+ panels are competitive with lesser-quality imports and thin-faced domestic commodity panels.
• Value-Added. Add-on custom options like pre-priming, foil or UV coating and you've still got a competitive product.
• Trusted Service. Backed by 50 years of Columbia's manufacturing experience and customer service.
• Quality Standards. CAN/AM GOLD+ panels are produced and shipped to Mill Run specifications, with a 10% shop content allowable. Any panel exhibiting delamination will be replaced or credited, at Columbia's discretion.

CAN/AM GOLD+ Panel 1/32" Faces and Backs

Mill Run. Faces and backs include a hardwood mix of North American Basswood, Aspen, Poplar or other white woods.

Consult your Columbia Forest Products representative to aid in the design of CAN/AM GOLD+ panels with the appropriate face and back combination in order to control costs and to suit your particular application.

• Typical Imported Or Low Grade Domestic Plywood (such as D3)
• Variable moisture content in manufacturing with the potential for warping
  Multiple inner plies with possible core voids and panel thickness variability
  More glue lines = higher formaldehyde emissions and delamination risk
  Inconsistent crossband quality = telegraphing through thin faces and backs
  Random quality of thin face veneers and risk of sand-through and finishing problems
  Subject to freight and exchange rate fluctuations, shipping delays and inventory outages
• CAN/AM GOLD+ Plywood Differences
• Controlled moisture content in manufacturing
  Made with PureBond® formaldehyde-free technology (proven in over 50 million panels)
  Thicker, domestically sourced veneer faces
  Produced in North America and available through established distribution channels
  FSC® certified plywood panels available upon request
  Many custom options available and smaller order sizes required as compared to imported orders

For your convenience, CAN/AM GOLD+ panels can be pre-primed, pre-finished with a VOC-free UV surface, and treated with foil (Canada only).

Product Sheet (PDF)