Latin Americanists and film aficionados might recognize the setting of Irma Voth and the film-within-the-novel from Silent Light (Stellet Licht), the 2007 Plattdeutsch-language film by Carlos Reygadas.
Wood-plastic composites (WPCs) are composite materials made of wood fiber / wood flour and thermoplastic(s) (includes PE, PP, PVC etc.). Chemical additives seem practically invisible (except mineral fillers and pigments, if added) in the composite structure.
Hardwood plywood is a panel product composed of a variety of core materials, including veneer, MDF, particle board and composites, and a hardwood veneer face and back. Softwood plywood is composed of veneer core with a face and back of softwood (fir, pine, etc.) veneer.