Huntsman Group, the world's leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals, is dressed today at the 2018 International Woodworking Exhibition. At the exhibition, the Huntsman Polyurethanes Business Unit's composite wood products business team focused on the introduction of Huntsman's "formaldehyde-free" polyurethane adhesives for wood-based panels. Topics such as application, development status and market prospects of wood-based panels in China's wood flooring industry were discussed and exchanged with field experts, scholars, and representatives from upstream and downstream companies in the flooring industry.
In recent years, with the increasing emphasis on health and safety, the use of environmentally friendly materials has become a mainstream trend in the home improvement industry, and green building materials such as wood-based panels have developed rapidly. According to statistics from the Information Center of the China Timber and Wood Products Circulation Association, the output of China's wood-based panel industry reached 315 million cubic meters in 2017, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%. The total sales volume of other related industries such as the flooring industry was 415 million square meters, a year-on-year increase of 4.64%.
In response to this trend, Liu Xuehong, general manager of the Asia Pacific region of Huntsman Polyurethanes' Composite Wood Products, said: "As consumers become more aware of environmental protection and the country ’s increasingly stringent environmental protection requirements for decoration materials, the Chinese packaging industry is accelerating towards Green and sustainable development. Wood-based panels with Huntsman's 'formaldehyde-free' polyurethane adhesive are in line with this trend, and will not release formaldehyde and other harmful substances in the process of use. It is a green color that is completely harmless to human health. Environmentally friendly products. With the use of 'formaldehyde-free' polyurethane adhesives, Huntsman is committed to helping upstream and downstream companies in the industrial chain to improve product quality and environmental performance, helping them to win in more fierce competition. On the other hand, it also promotes the entire The sustainable development of the industry and provides a reliable guarantee for the health and safety of consumers. "
In order to further improve the quality of indoor environment and protect consumers' health, on May 1, 2018, the new national standard "Formaldehyde Release Limits in Man-made Panels of Interior Decoration Materials and Products" issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (GB18580- 2017) officially implemented. The new version of the standard has revised the formaldehyde emission limit requirements, stipulating that the formaldehyde emission limit value is 0.124 mg / m3, the limit mark is E1, and the original standard E2 level is cancelled. The revised new standard has been in line with international standards in terms of formaldehyde emission limits and test methods, and has stricter environmental protection requirements for wood-based panels and their products. This means that Huntsman's "formaldehyde-free" polyurethane adhesives are included. The prospects for environmentally friendly products in the Chinese market are even broader.
At the "Green Manufacturing Technology Forum for Wood Products" held during the exhibition, Ye Zhiliang, technical manager of Asia Pacific of Shanghai Huntsman Polyurethane Co., Ltd., presented the theme of "Application of Formaldehyde-free Addition of Polyurethane Adhesives in Green Manufacturing of Wood Products". Speech. Ye Zhiliang introduced that the polyurethane adhesive developed by Huntsman is a very leading solution that has been used in European and American markets for many years. Compared with traditional adhesive solutions such as "trialdehyde glue" that releases formaldehyde, Huntsman polyurethane-based wood-based panels achieve "formaldehyde-free addition", and have higher quality, flexibility and adaptability, and longer service life. . In addition, the use of composite wood products can help reduce tree felling and promote sustainable development. At present, Huntsman Polyurethane has cooperated with many domestic first-line board manufacturers, and composite wood products using Huntsman polyurethane adhesives are mostly adopted by domestic first-line home furnishing brands such as Sofia and Hollyk.
In order to better serve the Chinese local market, at the just-concluded 16th China International Polyurethane Exhibition (PU China 2018), Huntsman has for the first time fully demonstrated its four sustainable development innovations tailored for the Chinese market The solution is a composite wood board solution based on "formaldehyde-free" polyurethane adhesives. According to the different needs of customers, Huntsman can provide customized composite wood solutions to provide fast, convenient and effective support for local Chinese customers. At this exhibition, Huntsman also announced the official operation of the MDI expansion project of its Shanghai Sakai plant. The total investment of this project is about USD 750 million and the designed capacity is 240,000 tons. freed. With the MDI expansion project, Huntsman will be able to provide stronger support for China's wood-based panel industry and better meet the growing demand for polyurethane adhesives in the wood-based panel industry.
International Woodworking Exhibition is co-sponsored by Hong Kong Adsale Exhibition Service Co., Ltd. and China Forestry Machinery Association, and has the exclusive support of the European Woodworking Machinery Association (EUMABOIS). Since 1986, it has served the industry and is Asia's largest and oldest professional woodworking machinery display. Purchasing platform.