Summary of the new standard
In March 2020, the National Standardization Administration announced the approval and release of the "Limit of harmful substances of woodenware coating" and other volatile organic compounds (VOC) and other harmful substances limit requirements, as follows:
Standard name |
Standard number |
Products range |
Alternative standard |
Implement date |
Limit of harmful substances of woodenwarecoating |
GB 18581-2020 |
Solvent-based coating (including putty), water-based coating (including putty), radiation curing coating (including putty), power coating. |
GB 18581-2009 ”Indoor decorating and refurbishing materials-Limit of harmful substances of solvent based coating for woodenware” and GB 24410-2009 ”Indoor decorating and refurbishing materials-Limit of harmful substances of water based coating for woodenware” |
2020-12-1 |
Limit of harmful substances of architectural wall coating |
GB 18582-2020 |
Water-based wall coating, decorative board coating. |
GB 18582-2008 “Indoor decorating and refurbishing materials-Limit of harmful substances of interior architectural coating ” and GB 24408-2009 “Limit of harmful substances of exterior wall coating ” |
2020-12-1 |
Indoor decorating and refurbishing materials-limit of harmful substances of polyvinyl chloride floor coverings |
GB18586-2001 |
PVC coiled floor, PVC composite kang leather, PVC car floor |
— |
|
Limit of harmful substances of industrial protectivecoating |
GB 30981—2020 |
Water-based coating, solvent-based coating, solvent-free coating, radiation curing coating, power coating. |
GB 30981-2014 “Limit of harmful substances of anticorrosion coating for construction steel structure” |
2020-12-1 |
Limit of harmful substances of vehiclecoating |
GB 24409-2020 |
Water-based coating, solvent-based coating, radiation curing coating, power coating. |
GB 24409-2009 “Limit of harmful substances of automobile coating” |
2020-12-1 |
Limit of volatile organic compounds content in adhesive |
GB 33372-2020 |
Solvent-based, water-based, bulk adhesive. |
GB 33372-2016 “Limit of volatile organic compounds content in adhesive” |
2020-12-1 |
Limit of volatile organic compounds content (VOCs) in printing ink |
GB 38507-2020 |
Solvent-based ink, water-based ink, offset printing ink, energy curing ink and engraving gravure ink |
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2021-4-1 |
Limit of volatile organic compounds content in cleaning agents |
GB 38508 - 2020 |
Water-based, semi-water-based, organic solvent cleaning agent |
— |
2020-12-1 |
Relevant enterprises should ensure that products meet the relevant national standards after the implementation time. At present, local or regional laws, regulations and rules have been issued in accordance with the "Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law" and "Winning the battle against air pollution". Traditional high-risk and high-polluting products must be upgraded and modified to meet the requirements of green production.
CIRSService Content
CIRSC&K testing can perform professional VOC and other harmful substances limit testing according to the requirements of GB 18581-2020, GB 18582-2020, GB 30981-2020, GB 24409-2020, GB 33372-2020, GB 38507-2020, GB 38508-2020 and other standards, and help manufacturers adjust formulas in real time, and import/use/operate companies to ensure that relevant products meet national requirements.
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Related standards |
Testing items |
Limit of harmful substances of woodenware coating (GB 18581-2020) |
VOC content |
Formaldehyde content |
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Total lead (Pb) content |
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Soluble heavy metal content: cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg) |
|
The sum of content of glycol ether and ether ester |
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Benzene series content (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene) |
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The sum of content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (naphthalene, anthracene) |
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The sum of content of free diisocyanate (TDI+HDI) |
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Methanol content |
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The sum of content of halogenated hydrocarbon |
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The sum of content of phthalates (DBP、BBP、DEHP、DNOP、DIDP、DINP) |
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The sum of content of Alkylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (OPEO+NPEO) |
|
Limit of harmful substances of architectural wall coating(GB 18582-2020) |
VOC content |
Formaldehyde content |
|
Benzene series content (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene) |
|
Total lead (Pb) content |
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Soluble heavy metal content: cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg) |
|
The sum of content of Alkylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (OPEO+NPEO) |
|
The sum of content of glycol ether and ether ester |
|
The sum of content of halogenated hydrocarbon |
|
Limit of harmful substances of industrial protective coating (GB 30981—2020) |
VOC content |
Benzene series content (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene) |
|
The sum of content of halogenated hydrocarbon |
|
The total content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (naphthalene, anthracene) |
|
Methanol content |
|
The sum of content of glycol ether and ether ester |
|
Heavy metal content: lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr6+), mercury (Hg) |
|
Limit of harmful substances of vehiclecoating (GB 24409-2020) |
VOC content |
Benzene series content (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene) |
|
The sum of content of halogenated hydrocarbon |
|
The sum of content of glycol ether and ether ester |
|
Heavy metal content: lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr6+), mercury (Hg) |
|
Limit of volatile organic compounds content in adhesive (GB 33372-2020) |
VOC content |
Limit of volatile organic compounds content (VOCs) in printing ink (GB 38507-2020) |
VOC content |
Limit of volatile organic compounds content in cleaning agents (GB 38508 - 2020) |
VOC content |
The sum of content of methylene chloride, trichloromethane, trichloroethylene, and tetrachloroethylene |
|
Formaldehyde content |
|
Benzene series content (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene) |
|
Limit of harmful substances of interior floor coating(GB 38468-2019) |
VOC content |
Benzene series content (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene) |
|
The sum of content of glycol ether and ether ester |
|
Formaldehyde content |
|
The sum of content of free diisocyanate (TDI+HDI) |
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The sum of content of phthalates (DBP、BBP、DEHP、DNOP、DIDP、DINP)） |
|
Soluble heavy metal content: lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg) |
|
Limit of harmful substances of marine coating(GB 38469-2019) |
VOC content |
Benzene, toluene content |
|
Methanol content |
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The sum of content of halogenated hydrocarbon |
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The sum of content of glycol ether and ether ester |
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Heavy metal content: lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr6+), mercury (Hg) |
|
Organotin content |
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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) content |
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Asbestos content |
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