The furniture factory put on a "tightening spell"

In recent years, governments at all levels have stepped up efforts to rectify environmental protection, resulting in many furniture factories that do not meet environmental protection requirements have been eliminated. The industry has noticed that in 2017, with the implementation of various regulations such as the technical requirements of environmental labeling products - furniture, "the limit of harmful substances in finished furniture and raw and auxiliary materials", the environmental protection requirements for furniture manufacturers Further increase, thus exacerbating the industry reshuffle.

Under the strict environmental protection, a large number of substandards are not up to standard, and SMEs are at risk.

According to people familiar with the matter, in 2016, the furniture industry in several furniture manufacturing areas in South China faced a major reshuffle. The government found a “one-to-tolerance” for furniture factories that had fine particles, burned boilers, and used oil paints in production.

It is reported that there are more than 1,000 furniture companies in large and small in South China, of which SMEs account for about 40%. Among these small and medium-sized enterprises, most of them have problems such as aging of equipment, production processes and raw materials that do not meet environmental protection requirements, and imperfect pollution control facilities. The supervision and elimination of these small and medium-sized enterprises that do not meet the requirements of environmental protection will not only help to improve the local atmospheric pollution, but also promote the upgrading of the furniture industry and the improvement of the quality of furniture products. For the SMEs at the moment, it is imperative to pay attention to the requirements of green environmental protection in order to survive.

Green environmental protection regulations force industry self-discipline self-examination

On February 1 this year, the "Technical Requirements for Environmental Labeling Products - Furniture" issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection officially began. An environmental label is a label on a product or package that is a “certified trademark” that indicates the environmental attributes of the product. In the future, wood furniture, metal furniture, plastic furniture, upholstered furniture, rattan furniture, glass stone furniture and other furniture and accessories will have an environmental label similar to energy-saving labels for home appliances. The possession of such a label on the furniture means that the product is not only of good quality, but also meets the national environmental protection requirements during production and use.

So far, environmental pollution problems in the production and use of furniture still exist. After the implementation of the new environmental protection logo, the furniture products that can obtain the environmental label will be more green and environmentally friendly. At the same time, the implementation of the new environmental label will help promote the technological progress of China's furniture industry. But from another perspective, this means that the furniture sector will face more stringent standards and accept more rigorous tests.

When the country puts heavy punches on non-environmental furniture manufacturers, Shenzhen also has stricter requirements for green environmental protection - "Limited Quantity of Hazardous Substances in Finished Furniture and Raw and Auxiliary Materials". In the first phase, the transition period, from January 1, 2017 to the end of April 2017, solvent-based coatings and adhesives can be used in about six months. In the second phase, “solvent-based coatings are prohibited. "It will be officially implemented from May 1, 2017. The specification was drafted in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009, and was proposed by the Shenzhen Municipal Human Settlements Committee. The Shenzhen Municipal Market Supervision Administration is under the jurisdiction. The specification stipulates the terms and definitions, technical requirements, test methods and inspection rules for finished furniture and furniture raw and auxiliary materials. It is applicable to furniture finished products sold and produced in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, and raw and auxiliary materials for furniture used and sold. Wood furniture, metal furniture (only for metal furniture with wood materials, soft covering materials), soft furniture, other types of furniture can be referred to; furniture raw materials include adhesives, wood coatings, wood materials, textile fabrics, leather, other Except for raw and auxiliary materials of type furniture.

This specification uses “solvent-based coatings” as a hard indicator to ensure the greenness of furniture products from the source.