Manufactured in India, supplied in Norway
Wood wool acoustic panels in Norway
We manufacture wood wool acoustic panels at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into Norway. Made at our own plant in India and shipped into Oslo, then road onward, with the domestic leg quoted separately because Norway is a long country.
- Panel size
- 1200 x 600 mm
- Thickness
- 20 mm
- Density
- 400 kg per cubic metre
- NRC
- 0.30
- Test standards
- ASTM C-423 and EN ISO 354
- Lead time
- 4 to 7 working days for standard sizes
- Minimum order
- 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m
- ASTM C-423 and EN ISO 354
- Made at our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, India
- One batch across the order, no blending between runs
We make this ourselves and ship it to you. No local branch, no borrowed certifications, no dealer margin. One batch across the whole order, and an honest answer when the product is wrong for the problem.
01 / The material
What this is, and what it changes in a Norway room
Wood fibre bound into a rigid board with an open texture. Robust, paintable and used where the surface takes knocks, which is why it ends up in schools, sports halls and plant rooms.
Work reaching us from Norway is mostly timber buildings and apartments, offices, schools, healthcare, hotels, studios.
Timber frame housing and concrete apartment blocks, both with very tight envelopes and hard internal finishes.
- Direct fix Mechanically fixed to the soffit or wall. Durable and simple.
- On a cavity Mounted on battens with an air gap, which is where the low mid performance comes from.
- With a porous backing Board over mineral backing where the room needs more than the board alone gives.
- What it will not do At 20 mm it is a mid and high frequency absorber, not a bass solution, and painting it heavily will close the surface and reduce what it does. If a room needs low frequency control, depth or a cavity has to come from somewhere.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for wood wool panels are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Norway.
02 / Specification sheet
Published specification, identical wherever we ship it
We publish one data sheet for every market. If a supplier quotes you a different figure for the same product in a different city, one of the two numbers is wrong.
- Natural20 mm. Plant rooms, back of house, industrial
- Painted20 mm. Classrooms, halls, visible ceilings
| Panel size | 1200 x 600 mm |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 20 mm |
| Density | 400 kg per cubic metre |
| NRC | 0.30 |
| Test standards | ASTM C-423 and EN ISO 354 |
| Surface burning | Class A to ASTM E84 |
Consultants get the raw data, not a sales sheet. That is the whole of our side of the job, and it is set out under working with acoustic consultants.
03 / In this market
The Norway conditions that change the answer
- Timber is light
Timber construction passes low frequency easily. Added mass and a decoupled layer do the work, and absorption alone will not.
- Classes are written and checked
Work arrives with a target and someone verifies it. Send us the class and we will say plainly where our material sits.
- Sealed through a long winter
Ventilation runs constantly in closed buildings, so plant noise matters far more than street noise.
- A long country
A site north of Oslo has a real domestic leg. We quote it separately so the programme is built on actual dates.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Church buildings, culture houses and school halls are hard volumes carrying speech and music.
- School and campus buildings
Classroom acoustics are regulated and taken seriously, with open plan learning spaces making intelligibility the target.
If you are specifying for a Norway project, we can give you a section, a BOQ and the honest limits of each layer. See how we support architects.
04 / Conditions
Durability in Norway, before acoustics is discussed
Norway is cool and damp, with long heating seasons and cold external walls, and that narrows the sensible material list before acoustics is even discussed.
Cold wall build-ups and long heating seasons mean interstitial condensation is a real risk behind any lining. PET felt is unaffected by damp air and will not feed mould where a fabric-faced mineral product would.
The risk we design against here is condensation behind linings in older, poorly insulated stock.
Interior designers tend to arrive with the look already decided. We will tell you which finish gets there without losing the acoustics. See how we work with interior designers.
05 / Supply
What the route into Norway actually looks like
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
|---|---|
| Arrives at | Oslo, then road onward to site |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Oslo |
| Packing | Palletised flat, edge protected. Boards are rigid but the edges chip, so they travel protected. |
| Lead time | 4 to 7 working days for standard sizes. |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg from India is long, so plan the full door to door window into the programme. We give real dates, not optimistic ones.
Sea freight into Oslo, then road onward to site. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
The same 500 sq ft minimum applies on export.
| Any finish | 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m |
|---|
A panel is 1200 x 600 mm, which is 0.72 sq m or about 7.75 sq ft, so the minimum is roughly 65 panels.
06 / Straight talk
Where this goes wrong, said plainly
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The wrong product for the problem
At 20 mm it is a mid and high frequency absorber, not a bass solution, and painting it heavily will close the surface and reduce what it does. If a room needs low frequency control, depth or a cavity has to come from somewhere.
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A number chased without a measurement
If nobody has measured the room or set a target, the specification is a guess with a decimal point in it. We will ask for the target before we quote the quantity.
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Local approvals that nobody actually holds
We hold no Norway certification and we will not borrow one. The test data we publish is ours, and we will send the reports rather than describe them.
Norway: questions we are actually asked
Where are the wood wool acoustic panels you supply to Norway actually made?
No, and we will not say otherwise. We manufacture at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply into Norway as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Made at our own plant in India and shipped into Oslo, then road onward, with the domestic leg quoted separately because Norway is a long country. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.
What changes the specification on a Norway job?
Timber construction passes low frequency easily. Added mass and a decoupled layer do the work, and absorption alone will not. Work arrives with a target and someone verifies it. Send us the class and we will say plainly where our material sits. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.
How does the Norway climate affect this product?
Norway is cool and damp, with long heating seasons and cold external walls. Cold wall build-ups and long heating seasons mean interstitial condensation is a real risk behind any lining. PET felt is unaffected by damp air and will not feed mould where a fabric-faced mineral product would. The failure we design against here is condensation behind linings in older, poorly insulated stock.
When would material land on a Norway site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Oslo, then road onward to site, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg from India is long, so plan the full door to door window into the programme. We give real dates, not optimistic ones.
Where do wood wool acoustic panels fail to help?
At 20 mm it is a mid and high frequency absorber, not a bass solution, and painting it heavily will close the surface and reduce what it does. If a room needs low frequency control, depth or a cavity has to come from somewhere.
What is the minimum order and how is it packed?
The same 500 sq ft minimum applies on export. Any finish, 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m. A panel is 1200 x 600 mm, which is 0.72 sq m or about 7.75 sq ft, so the minimum is roughly 65 panels. Palletised flat, edge protected. Boards are rigid but the edges chip, so they travel protected.
Next step
Send the drawings, get a straight answer
Send what you have. We will give you a layer by layer build-up, a bill of quantities and a date material lands, and we will flag anything in the brief that will not achieve what you want.