Na Florenci 7-9, BCIN 1685-1686
111 71 Prague 1
ID: 00014125
Tax ID: CZ00014125
date mailbox: v8zvffd
Independent certification body
Authorized Body no. 222 on conformity assessment and certification of products entering the Czech market. The Notified Body no. 1393 commissioned to assess the products placed on the European market. Testing laboratories for testing products and whole buildings.
Our services include:
- EPA/CARB (IKEA) certification
- FORMALEDEHYDE content tests
- ACCREDITED TESTS
- Product certification and conformity assessment for the European market (CE marking)
- Technical Assessment Body (TAB)
With more than 70 years of experience.
EPA/CARB certification
Timber Research and Development Institute is the only approved institution that can issue the EPA/CARB certificate in the Czech Republic.
We are an approved certification body (Third party certifier – TPC 23) for certifying formaldehyde-emitting wood based panels.
Companies that need this kind of an approval can therefore turn to us for help with the certification process. The boards are tested to the highest standards in terms of formaldehyde content according to EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) and CARB (California Air Resources Board)
VOC testing
We have the latest technologies for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) testing and we will assist producers monthly to insure the quality of production continuously. Timber Institute is CARB approved TPC since 2009 and EPA approved TPC since 2017. And as a one of shortlisted TPCs, continues fluently with worldwide EPA certification.
Formaldehyde emission in wood based-panels:
Production of plywood, Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF) and particle board, uses glue containing formaldehyde, a substance which is volatile and carcinogenic. To protect users, wood-based panels are controlled by standards limiting formaldehyde emission. Two standards from United States give the highest level of quality and security:
- Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations part 770 (40 CFR part 700), enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Title 17 of the California Code of Regulation, section 93120-93120.12 (17 CCR 93120-93120.12) enacted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Because these standards outweigh the others, IKEA has chosen to apply both of them for their products. So, producers of plywood, MDF and particle board who respect the EPA and CARB standards have the opportunity to sell their panels to IKEA’s manufacturers and also on the American market.
For more information about CARB: https://www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/compwood/certifiers.htm
For more information about EPA: https://www.epa.gov/formaldehyde
Contacts
Contact person Ludmila Kotenová, kotenova(@)vvud.cz
More contacts: https://www.vvud.cz/en/contacts/
About company
Timber Institute (Timber Research and Development Institute, Prague, s.e.), independent certification institution with a tradition since 1951, certification, testing, diagnosis and wood preservatives.
Billing information
Timber Research and Development Institute, Prague, s.e.
FIO Banka – account No. 2900972576/2010
IBAN: CZ8720100000002900972576
BIC/SWIFT:FIOBCZPPXXX
IBAN: CZ8720100000002900972576
BIC/SWIFT:FIOBCZPPXXX
INDEPENDENT CERTIFICATION BODY
Authorized Body no. 222 on conformity assessment and certification of products entering the Czech market. The Notified Body no. 1393 commissioned to assess the products placed on the European market. Testing laboratories for testing products and whole buildings.