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    The industry proposes to completely ban HBCD in the field of building energy efficiency and green buildings

    • Last Update: 2021-11-07
    • Source: Internet
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    China Building Energy Conservation Association and China Real Estate Association recently held a press conference in Beijing to issue a joint initiative to completely ban hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in the field of building energy efficiency and green building in China, and work with relevant local associations across the country A joint action to ban HBCD was initiated


    Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is an alicyclic additive flame retardant with high bromine content.


    According to the China Building Energy Conservation Association, in recent years, a relatively high amount of HBCD has been detected in China's surface water, sediments, soil and atmosphere, and biological media, threatening ecological safety and human health


    According to Wu Yong, President of the China Building Energy Conservation Association, in order to fulfill China’s international commitment to ban HBCD and implement relevant national regulations, the China Building Energy Conservation Association, under the leadership of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, has joined forces with the China Real Estate Association and The relevant local associations across the country organize the upstream, midstream and downstream related enterprises to jointly initiate an initiative to comprehensively promote the promotion and application of HBCD bans and alternatives from the construction application side


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