"General technical conditions for mahogany furniture" announced

Recently, the national standard "General Technical Conditions for Redwood Furniture" was announced. This was jointly approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the National Standardization Administration. It was the first time that the Redwood National Standard was amended and supplemented after eleven years. It is reported that the standard will be implemented on August 1 next year.

The new mahogany national standard was introduced slowly. The mahogany market before 2000 was mixed and chaotic, and some manufacturers were trying to fish inconveniently. In order to standardize the mahogany market and ensure the quality of mahogany products, in 2000 the State Administration of Quality and Technology Supervision approved the National Standard of the People's Republic of China proposed by the State Forestry Administration, the Institute of Wood Industry of the Chinese Academy of Forestry and other institutes and the Shanghai Furniture Factory. (Redwood), referred to as "Hongmu National Standard".

However, 11 years have passed since the "Hongmu National Standard" was introduced. The market is changing, but the standard has not been moved. With the deepening of the contradiction between the mahogany market and the original standards, many people in the industry believe that the establishment of a new standard for the mahogany industry is imminent. With the appeal of people in the industry, in 2008, the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China issued the "Industry Standards" to revise the "Furniture and Dark-Colored Luxury Hardwood Furniture" in 1998, expanding the main focus of dark-colored luxury hardwood furniture. The range of materials used has been modified and relaxed with respect to the requirement that the national standard does not allow for a certain amount of white hides.

Yang Bo, chairman of Beijing Yuanhengli Hardwood Furniture Co., Ltd., told reporters that the new national standard “General technical conditions for mahogany furniture” was drafted from last year and has now lasted two years. Yang Bo said that it is not easy to draft a mandatory standard. The drafting of the standard needs to visit many regions of the country and consider the opinions of the whole country and the world. The strict layered examination and approval system undoubtedly also prolongs the time for the introduction of standards and increases the standard. The difficulty of introduction.

Benefits lead to the difficulty of standardization According to the main drafter of the “General Technical Conditions for Redwood Furniture” standard, Cao Xinmin, chief engineer of the Redwood Furniture Development Research and Development Center in Zhongshan City, introduced that mandatory standards review is more rigorous and requires international publicity. Longer than industry standards.

According to industry insiders, the mandatory standards involve many interests such as enterprises and consumers. Controversy and friction have been constant. One of the reasons why standards are difficult to produce has not been a balance point. Hu Guyue, general manager of Beijing Fuxing Guyue Hongmu Furniture Co., Ltd., also said that the national standard is still in motion and support for the advocates of the sovereignty of the country. They believe that the national standard has stabilized the market, and easily changing the national standard will lead to market confusion. There are also some vested interests in the national standard, such as some large companies with fixed production materials. They do not want to expand mahogany materials. They fear that adding new materials will lose value and advantages for their own companies, and they will oppose changing the national standard. There are also many types of new materials that companies believe are involved, and the price difference is too large. The real introduction will bring chaos to the market and cause market instability.

Yang Bo also believes that the interest relationships involved in the national standard are more complex. Not only do they need to consider the interests of various regions and enterprises, but also need to take into account the interests of consumers. It is also necessary to take into account the international views and influence on the industry. As mahogany timber is mostly tropical forest resources, and it is highly concerned by national environmental agencies and international organizations, whether it is necessary to increase the use of materials or to modify the national standard through international recognition requires thorough consideration and increases the difficulty of the introduction of new national standards.