EU building regulations implemented in July China building materials export difficult


2013-3-12 10:10:24 Source: China Quality

Core Tip: many Chinese enterprises due to product-related CE certification standards are not familiar with, but eager to enter the EU market, so they cause blind exports, swarmed the situation, even if it took a lot of manpower, energy costs are still in the market development and Product promotion with little success.
Since this July 1, the EU issued by the Construction Products Regulations (CPR) will fully replace the Construction Products Directive (CPD), which also means that the EU building regulations into the enforcement stage, it will be China's building materials industry manufacturers, processors and traders to sell to open up the EU market to new challenges.

It is reported that CPR regulations applicable to the European market circulation of construction products, such as roofing materials, asphalt mixture, gypsum materials, aggregates, cement, pipes, flooring materials, sewer equipment, doors, windows, glass, structural metal products, tight firmware, thermal insulation material, waterproof material, structural timber traffic signal indication, fire-fighting equipment and heating equipment. The regulations in addition to the six basic performance requirements, enterprises must prove that the production of building products in environmentally sustainable development. Moreover, the new regulations are still in the original constraints on the basis of the construction product manufacturers, traders, importers and distributors of building products circulation link to a new mandatory requirements, building products into the EU to provide a unified performance evaluation method, by use of a common technical language, to ensure reliable performance of all building products.

At present, many countries and regions in Europe, the requirements for building products, from traditional to meet the needs of life have gradually shifted to health, environmental protection based on the concept of enjoyment. In this case, China's building products still appear at an affordable cost and resource advantages, has been unable to obtain the favor of the European market. With the gradual recovery and growth of the European construction industry, many Chinese enterprises have hope that their products CE certification, with the momentum of development of the globalization of the construction industry, a solid foothold in the European market.
 
According to the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification organization SGS, EU harmonized standards for building products of about 580 copies, and continues to change in. Many Chinese companies are not familiar with the product CE certification standards, but eager to enter the EU market, so they cause blind export swarmed the situation, even if it took a lot of manpower, energy costs are still on the market development and product promotion with little success. china stone coated steel roofing tiles editing