The raw materials of "European pine board" are mainly soft needles, small-diameter hardwood and fast-growing thinning wood. , such as eucalyptus, Chinese fir, poplar thinning wood and so on. , with a wide range of sources, can be made into large-format panels (such as 8×32 feet or 12×24 feet). Its manufacturing process mainly includes drying, sizing, directional paving, and hot pressing to form a planer with a certain geometric shape (generally 50 mm -80 mm long, 5 mm -20 mm wide and 0.45 mm -0.6 mm thick). European pine board is abbreviated as OSB (the first three letters of the English Oriented Strand Board), also known as oriented particleboard. It is a new structural board with mature production technology, mature products, mature application technology and the best cost performance, and it is also the fastest developing board in the world. Ousongban is a registered trademark of Beixin Group after the introduction of OSB.

There are many varieties of "European pine", most of which are used for furniture to make European pine plates. European pine is directly used for outdoor wood: wooden houses, pavilions and other outdoor landscapes.

So the two are related, but European pine is not short for European pine.