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According to the 14th Five-Year Plan for Coating Industry in China published in 2021, the scale of China's coating industry will continue to expand during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The total output of the coating industry is expected to grow from 24.591 million tons in 2020 to about 30 million tons by 2025, with environmentally friendly coatings accounting for 70% of the total output. In this context, there is a need to enhance source replacement by promoting the use of low VOC coating products and limiting the use of high VOC solvent-based coatings, which is in line with the goal of reducing total VOC emissions by over 10% by 2025 in the national 14th Five-Year Plan. Many provinces have released their own 14th Five-Year Plan on VOCs source replacement,.including Zhejiang province, Jiangsu province and Shanghai city.
However, according to the research by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, companies provide test report that is only valid for products of the same model or batch as the sample, which cannot prove that other products of the same type meet the low VOC content standard. In addition, different types and nomenclature of coating products make it difficult for consumers and law enforcement departments to match a product with the test report. Therefore, the MEE authorized some third-party organizations to conduct assessment of low VOC coating products and issue "Low VOC Coating Product Certificate" for qualified products.
The assessment is conducted in accordance with the GB/T 38597-2020 Technical Requirement for Low-volatile-organic-compound-content Coatings Product, covering water-based coatings, solvent-based coatings, solventless coatings and radiation curable coatings, etc.
The certificate issued after assessment will be valid for three years. During this period, the MEE will conduct supervision according to GB/T 38597-2020. If the product fails to meet the requirements within the valid period, the certificate shall be suspended for a maximum period of 3 months.
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