Eurofins opens a new laboratory in Shanghai
The laboratory provides the full range of tests in the areas of household appliances, IT/electrical equipment, textiles, toys and professional equipment and complements the Group’s existing broad range of product testing services offered around the world.
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Eurofins Product Testing - Construction Products

Construction products include a wide variety of products and material:

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  • Stone and cement
  • Insulation material
  • Wooden elements and boards, and parquet
  • Resilient (flexible) floorings, e.g. vinyl, linoleum, rubber, cork
  • Coatings, e.g. paints, varnishes, adhesives
  • Other construction chemicals, e.g. sealants
  • Ceramic tiles
  • Road traffic noise barriers
  • Windows and external pedestrian doorsets
  • Curtain walling
  • Industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates
  • Handles and knobs
  • External blinds and shutters
  • Fixed, vertical road traffic signs

Legal Background / Regulations

(see also New Approach)

  • Construction Products Directive (EU)
  • Many national regulations, e.g. German Ü mark and French regulations on VOC emissions
  • European (E1), Californian (CARB) and Japanese restriction of formaldehyde emissions
  • Decopaint Directive (EU) and local US States regulations on VOC in paints, coatings, adhesives and sealants
  • EN 14041 - Textile, resilient and laminate floorings
  • EN 14342 - Wooden floorings
  • EN 14388 - Road traffic noise reducing devices (noise barrier),
  • EN 14351-1 - Windows and external pedestrian doorsets
  • EN 13830 - Curtain walling
  • EN 13241-1 - Industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates
  • EN 1906 - Handles and knobs
  • EN 1932 - External blinds and shutters

Main activities

  • Testing for legal compliance, for voluntary ecolabel application, for customer specifications
  • Certification of products and sites
  • Contribution to international standardisation
  • Contribution to industry labels and to manufacturer R&D projects

Eurofins position

Eurofins Product Testing A/S is world-wide market leader on the field of product VOC emission testing and the lab with the most international recognitions. This allows performing just one test and then report for several purposes - saving large amount of money for manufacturer if compared with ordering one test each per purpose.

Eurofins is contributing actively to improvement of testing quality in general and in its own facilities.

What we do for you – Exemplary Tests & Services

   

Chemical Analyses
Determination of major ingredients
e.g. lead in paint
Determination of trace compounds
Determination of hazardous
substances
Determination of emission of
VOC, solvents, formaldehyde,
isocyanates, ...

Determination of migration 
into skin
 from drinking water tubes

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
Content determination
Emissions testing

Formaldehyde
Determination for European E1
classification (EN 717-1)
Determination for CARB regulation
Determination for ecolabels and
purchase specifications




Ecolabels and more
Testing with more than 10 protocols
Section 01350, LEED, SCAQMD, BIFMA, M1, EMICODE, GUT, CertiPUR, AgBB / DIBt / Ü mark, Blue Angel, Austrian ecolabel, Danish Indoor Climate Label, ...

Sustainable or "Green" Buildings
Consulting, material testing, auditing

Certifications
German Ü mark
Indoor Air Comfort certification
Declaration of conformity, CE marking

REACH
Company specific seminar / training
Inventory of hazardous materials
Communication along supply chain
Exposure assessment
Safety Data Sheets and GHS

EU Decopaint Directive
Determination of VOC content
Compliance document


EU Construction Products Directive (CPD)
Determination of leaching 
into soil & water
Determination of emissions 
into indoor air

Occupational safety & hygiene
Assessment of work places
Skin protection & gloves testing

Company Safety
Criteria of technical safety
Risk Evaluation

Safety of Plants
Risk assessment

Environmental Monitoring
Stack emissions
Water and soil
Waste

Safety of machines
Risk assessment
CE Coordination
Guidelines conformity

In-house training and workshops