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Interpretation of the new national standard: ENF standard ranks among the world's leading levels

Wood-based panels are widely used in the home furnishing industry. The environmental protection issues of wood-based panels have attracted much attention from the decoration crowd. Two new national standards related to the two wood-based panels will be implemented on October 1: GB 39600-2021 "Classification of Formaldehyde Emissions of Wood-Based Panels and Products" leads the environmental protection of my country and the global wood-based panel industry to a new level, GB 39598- The 2021 "Guidelines for the Indoor Bearing Limits of Wood-Based Panels Based on Limiting Formaldehyde Release" has guidelines for the indoor use of wood-based panels of different levels.

Before the implementation of the two new national standards for wood-based panels, one of the drafters, Sophia Home Furnishing, invited Dr. Huang Anmin, a researcher from the Timber Institute of the Chinese Academy of Forestry and Secretary General of the Green Home Furnishing Industry Branch of the China Forest Products Industry Association, and Gao Zhenzhong, a professor at South China Agricultural University, and China Forest Products Industry Association Wu Shengfu, vice chairman and general manager of Beijing Greenwood Certification Co., Ltd., Li Yazhi, head of the National Health and Health Commission's Population and Cultural Development Center, and the National Pregnancy and Infant Net Care Committee, Wang Haidong, Dean of Sophia Home Furnishing Research Institute and other experts interpreted the two new national standards.

ENF standard ranks among the world's leading levels

The most striking thing is that above the original E1 and E0 levels, the new national standard introduces ENF grade panels with higher environmental protection levels. The formaldehyde emission standards for the three grades of panels are less than or equal to 0.124mg/m³ and 0. ,05 mg/m³ and 0.025 mg/m³.

Huang Anmin explained that with people's attention to home environmental protection, the market has put forward higher requirements for the quality of wood-based panels. "The three levels of the new national standard, from a global perspective, enable China's wood-based panel industry to lead and lead the development of the world's wood-based panel industry."

Interpretation of the new national standard: ENF standard ranks among the world's leading levels

Wu Shengfu believes that in terms of environmental protection grade requirements and values, the ENF grade formaldehyde emission value is not higher than 0.025mg/m³ for wood-based panels. The requirements are quite high. “Wood and other wood-based panels themselves contain formaldehyde, especially long For tree species that grow faster, such as eucalyptus and poplar, China's wood-based panel industry can meet such standards, which is already the world's leading level!"

Interpretation of the new national standard: ENF standard ranks among the world's leading levels

"The implementation of the two new national standards will better meet consumers' demands for home environmental protection in the new era, change the chaos of various propaganda about formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels in the past, and promote the upgrade of upstream and downstream environmental protection in the furniture industry. Accelerating the survival of the fittest within the industry will not only benefit consumers, but also a group of home furnishing companies that make good products attentively." Wang Haidong said.

"No Aldehyde Addition" ≠ Absolutely No Aldehyde

Wu Shengfu Kepu said that there is no absolutely aldehyde-free sheet. For the test of wood-based panels, the formaldehyde should all come from the adhesive added to the wood-based panels. The "aldehyde-free" boards currently promoted on the market refer to the boards with the adhesive added without aldehydes, not the boards without aldehydes, because the logs It also has formaldehyde.

Gao Zhenzhong told consumers that the lower the formaldehyde emission of furniture purchased, the more furniture the room can carry. On the contrary, the higher the formaldehyde emission of the board, the less the carrying capacity. However, the new national standard ENF grade products have a very low formaldehyde emission value. If you compare the formaldehyde emission standard of the beer industry, the value of ENF grade products is very valuable. Consumers will be more at ease when buying products of this level.

Interpretation of the new national standard: ENF standard ranks among the world's leading levels

According to reports, some of the leading brands of panels on the market have reached ENF level, such as Sofia's main promotion of Kangchun panels, the formaldehyde content of the test within 24 hours does not exceed 0.007mg/m³. Nowadays, houses in big cities have a lot of money, and it has become the choice of many consumers to tap the storage potential through custom home furnishings. Choosing ENF grade panels means that more custom furniture can be installed in the same space.