Fujin City, Heilongjiang Province, is piloting a quality‑grading system for plywood to strengthen the safety and quality safeguards of engineered wood products.

2026-09-17 Source: Fujin City Market Supervision Administration

Recently, the Fujin City Administration for Market Regulation, in accordance with the relevant directives of the provincial bureau, has been steadily advancing… Plywood The pilot program for product quality grading aims to encourage relevant market players to set industry benchmarks through superior product quality, thereby continuously enhancing overall industry standards.

First, targeted briefings and implementation efforts have strengthened awareness and reinforced principal responsibility. Staff members briefed wood-based panel manufacturers within the jurisdiction on the standard “Formaldehyde Emission Limits for Wood-Based Panels and Their Products Used in Interior Decoration and Renovation” (GB/T 18580-2025), clarifying the key revisions in the latest national standard. They also addressed, one by one, challenging issues related to production control, testing procedures, and labeling requirements, while urging enterprises to strictly fulfill their responsibilities for quality and safety, establish end-to-end formaldehyde‑control systems, and resolutely prevent substandard panels from leaving the factory or being sold.

Second, conduct in-depth inspections of workshops to identify potential hazards and implement comprehensive, end-to-end risk management. Staff members visited the production workshops of plywood manufacturers, focusing on key processes such as adhesive application, control of temperature and humidity in the production environment, and proper curing and storage of panels. They examined the entire production chain, from raw material selection and hot pressing of boards to adhesive curing, and urged enterprises to fully comply with the standard “Limit for Formaldehyde Emission from Man-made Boards and Their Products Used in Interior Decoration and Renovation” (GB/T 18580-2025), thereby further strengthening the safeguards for product quality and safety.

Third, we conducted inspections of laboratory standards and enhanced self‑inspection capabilities. Staff visited the enterprises’ in‑house testing laboratories to assess… Testing equipment A comprehensive review was conducted of calibration status, reagent compliance, and sample‑retention procedures. In response to common issues during the transition period between old and new national standards—such as non‑standard self‑inspection practices and imprecise control of key parameters—individualized guidance was provided to help enterprises refine their end‑to‑end self‑inspection systems, prevent perfunctory testing and data falsification, and comprehensively enhance their capacity for independent quality assurance.

Going forward, the Fujin City Administration for Market Regulation will continue to deepen its quality‑improvement initiatives, ensuring full coverage of new‑standard promotion and implementation, comprehensive quality inspections, and thorough corrective actions and upgrades, thereby advancing the high‑quality, standardized, and brand‑driven development of the engineered wood panel industry throughout Fujin City.

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Editor: Fang Fen