On March 4, 2020, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) issued National Standard Notice No.2 of 2020 [1] on the publication of 7 national standards for VOCs control. So far, all nine national VOC management standards notified by the WTO [2] last year have been approved. (Two of them were approved and published on December 31, 2019 [3].) Table 1 shows the basic information on these standards and their implementation date.
Table 1. Information on the 9 Finalized VOC Control Standards
Standard No. | Standard Title | Replaced Standard | Implementation Date |
GB 38469-2019 | Limit of harmful substances of marine coatings |
| July 1, 2020 |
GB 38468-2019 | Limit of harmful substances of interior floor coatings |
| July 1, 2020 |
GB 38507-2020 | Limits of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in printing ink |
| April 1, 2021 |
GB 38508-2020 | The limit standard for volatile organic compounds content in cleaning agents |
| December 1, 2020 |
GB 33372-2020 | Limit of volatile organic compound content in adhesives | GB/T 33372-2016 | December 1, 2020 |
GB 24409-2020 | Limit of harmful substances of vehicle coatings | GB 24409-2009 | December 1, 2020 |
GB 18581-2020 | Limit of harmful substances of woodenware coatings | GB 18581-2009, GB 24410-2009 | December 1, 2020 |
GB 18582-2020 | Limit of harmful substances of architectural wall coatings | GB 18582-2008, GB 24408-2009 | December 1, 2020 |
GB 30981-2020 | Limit of harmful substances of industrial protective coatings | GB 30981-2014 | December 1, 2020 |
For now, the full texts of the newly approved seven standards are not available yet. They will be published within 20 days after the release date, and you can find them in ChemLinked Database when they are ready. In a prompt response to the demand from our members, ChemLinked is preparing a series of offerings themed on VOC management, including expert interpretation of the standards and the English translations. Please stay tuned.
