China Furniture Association, said recently, environmental testing of a new furniture and new ways to enforce the new standards are expected by the end. This "climate chamber test" new methods of data derived can be detected in furniture, the actual release of hazardous substances situation.

It is reported that formaldehyde and other environmental safety issues have been plaguing the furniture industry. Dongguan furniture industry insiders believe that the more stringent testing standards will make some aspects of control is lax environmental factors of small furniture companies have been eliminated.

Detected by the new standards do not prohibit the sale of

China Furniture Association recently disclosed that the new method will maintain a constant temperature and humidity in the room to achieve "climate chamber test" where the resulting data, you can more accurately reflect the inspection for hazardous substances in furniture, the overall situation of the actual release. In addition to new methods of formaldehyde, but also for furniture VOC emissions and other harmful substances to make decision, than the state to develop a "proportional sampling test" to check the contents of more and more full.

In addition, this new testing method, wood, steel, glass sponges as well, as long as there is a material environmental standards, can be embodied in the "climate chamber test" results.

It is understood that after the official implementation of new standards, will be responsible for the furniture store to make strict examination, where no new product test reports are prohibited sales.

Small businesses may be affected

In fact, formaldehyde and other environmental problems has restricted the development of the furniture industry.

Provincial Quality and Technical Supervision recently informed of wooden furniture in Guangdong Province in 2010 on a regular basis of product quality supervision, inspection results, including Dongguan, into the furniture business, including the two substandard product, 34 batches detected excessive formaldehyde emission, which is part of the main reasons wood-based panels and adhesives business of the incoming inspection of raw materials such strict control.

Formaldehyde serious problem, a new detection method

Can be enforced in turn, which makes some enterprises in Dongguan frustrated. Hou Jie Town, a small furniture factory owner Mr. Cao said that if the enforcement end of the year will certainly affect a considerable part of the furniture business. The current raw material prices too fast, sharp rise in the cost of the furniture industry, in order to reduce production costs, they can not spend more money for environmentally safe control.

In the past, many furniture companies seek a loophole in the testing process, or safe to assume that the mandatory standards, not only will promote the concentration of the market to upgrade furniture, furniture industry will also become a "phase-out war" start.