Construction Application Sub- committee review and 2012 plan Steven Yu BASF (China) March 15 th, 2012 Shanghai

 2009/09/25, Ministry of Public Security (MOPS), Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) jointly promulgated the Notice [2009] 46, that requires in general -burning behavior of thermal insulation at external wall of civil buildings can not be below class B2, and class A is recommended as appropriate  2011/3/14, Ministry of Public Security issued new Notice [2011] 65 and required materials with burning behavior class A, which was over stringent for plastics.  ‘Political’ discussion on plastics used for insulation materials Fire Safety on Construction Materials

 Construction fire safety standards under revision  GB 8624 (Classification for burning behavior of building materials and products), had been prepared by Sichuan Fire- Research Institute (SCFRI) and hold for approval from Ministry of Public Security  GB50045 (Code for fire protection design of tall buildings) and GB50016 (Code of Design on Building Fire Protection and Prevention) will be combined for revision by Tianjin Fire Research Institute Fire Safety on Construction Materials

AICM Workshop of 2011/08/18 – Building Materials and Fire Safety Standards  Invited officials from SCFRI (SiChuan Fire-control Research Institution), experts from China PU industrial Association, CPPIA EPS sub-committee to communicate and present opinions  22 participants (10 companies); Fire Safety on Construction Materials

Building Materials and Fire Safety Standards  2012/03/02, Visited TJFRI (Tianjin Fire Research Institute) for information exchange  2012/03/06, provided AICM position paper on fire safety of construction materials  Qualified materials of B2 and above  Follow up discussion and progress

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