Formaldehyde is The Biggest Problem for Laminate Flooring

It is difficult to avoid using formaldehyde during productive process of laminate flooring. In domestic, laminate flooring is the cheapest and the most substantial product. For the big brand, they regard low formaldehyde content as the goal of brand innovation. At the same time, the requirement of formaldehyde release improves gradually.

Since 2004, South Korea has gradually banned the sale of laminate flooring. Instead, it has been replaced with flooring products that low glue content such as solid flooring or engineered hardwood flooring. Korean people are afraid of the formaldehyde. However the price of solid flooring is high, so the ban was neglected.

It is not only South Korea, but also many European countries are also tightly controlling the quality of the selling of laminate flooring. Some people say that the European standard of laminate flooring is fundamentally safe, and will not harm human body. The reason for the ban is actually the most sensitive and difficult problem to control the formaldehyde content.

From the point of the current domestic wooden flooring market, the laminate flooring has become preferred category. Although laminate flooring contains little formaldehyde, it is safe and durable what meet the national standards.