China publishes 412 industry standards including guideline for setting VOCs emission from EEE

On August 16, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China approved and published a list of 412 industry standards, covering the electronic industry, telecommunications industry, chemical industry, ferrous metallurgy industry, non-ferrous metal industry, building materials industry, machinery industry, light industry and textile industry, etc. Among the 412 standards, there are 53 electronic industry standards. The “Guidelines for setting the types and thresholds of volatile organic compounds with emission restriction from electrical and electronic equipment" (draft for public comment) published in 2021 was included in the 53 electronic industry standards.