Romania Furniture Emissions: project record
A chamber test showed formaldehyde emissions of 0.16 mg/m³; above the E1 limit (≤0.124 mg/m³); blocking entry to a major EU retail chain.
- Buyer and project
- A Bucharest, Romania importer of flat-pack furniture for EU retail.
- Products and scope
- Particleboard furniture; wardrobes, desks, shelving; 40 SKUs.
What LifaSourcing.com did
Tested boards from the current factory and 4 alternatives in an accredited chamber.
Identified urea-formaldehyde resin substitution in board production.
Qualified 2 factories using E1-certified board with full chain documentation.
Implemented quarterly emission testing on the product range.
Range re-sourced and passed at 0.09-0.11 mg/m³; EU retail contract signed; quarterly testing maintains the certification.
A proven case study from LifaSourcing.com's historical work archive. The result above records the status reached in this project.
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