The New National Standard for Upholstered Furniture will be Introduced to Bring Furniture to the Furniture Industry

New standard for national standard will be enforced

Upholstered furniture includes sofas and mattresses. In the current national standard for the quantity of harmful substances in wood furniture for interior decoration materials, there is no description of the harmful substances contained in the soft furniture.

The four new standards, such as the Limitation of Hazardous Substances in Soft Furniture Mattresses and the Limits of Hazardous Substances in Upholstered Furniture Sofas, which have recently been approved, clearly state that the requirements for hazardous substances are limited to one cubic meter of mattress. The amount of formaldehyde released in flowing air should be less than 0.1 mg. In a cubic meter sofa, the amount of formaldehyde released must be less than 0.05 mg.

At present, the standard has now entered the stage of approval. The new standard is mainly for national standards. After the implementation of the product, the relevant standards of the products will not meet the standards, and will be supervised by relevant departments and markets.

SMEs or face shuffling

"The specific control of the fabric and leather of the sofa is not enough." The person in charge of a small household goods company in Houjie said that the company mainly focuses on the domestic market, and there is no similar mandatory standard in China. In addition, the control of hazardous substances is very demanding on materials, and the raw materials are rising too fast. Therefore, it is difficult for the company to meet the requirements of the new standards in the use of materials.

Yu Xuhui, deputy secretary-general of Dongguan Ming Furniture Club, said that “small and medium-sized enterprises, especially those that lack independent brands, are often fighting price wars. They try their best to reduce the raw materials, especially the leather and fabric of the sofa. The excessive savings will inevitably be Raw materials such as formaldehyde and decomposable aromatic amine dyes are over-standard, but if they use high-quality raw materials and their profitability is insufficient to support costs, these companies may be eliminated."

Export companies have already implemented

On the other hand, most furniture companies in Dongguan have experience in exporting. These enterprises are exported to the United States, Europe and other markets. The first pass is the quality control of hazardous substances. The first time the national department set standards for soft furniture, it is actually the European standard for the export of Chinese furniture. And this standard, as a sofa company for export, has already formed a strict procedure in this regard.

The new national standard is good for furniture companies as a whole

Dongguan furniture enterprises are in line with the international market earlier, and soft furniture has high quality in environmental protection and safety. Once the new standard is implemented, it should be a big plus for Dongguan furniture companies. This is an opportunity. On the one hand, Dongguan enterprises can not only actively participate in the ranks of the standard-setting advocates, but also enhance their popularity. On the other hand, the leading edge of quality will take the lead in the market, thus occupying the commanding heights of the domestic market. Integrate.