As China is entering into a new era, emerging types of consumption for health and quality have demonstrated remarkable space and potentials for development. Home decoration and renovation and children’s goods are identified as key areas for national quality upgrade strategy in a series of supporting policy documents including Guidance of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Quality Upgrade Initiative and Notice of the Office of the State Council on Issuing the Standard and Quality Upgrade Plan for Consumer Goods (2016-2020).

Launch of China’s only certification of decoration materials for children

In this context, numerous products including “child” in their names, such as child safe board, child safe paint, etc., have emerged on the market, where, however, effective 3rd party certification is often absent, causing much confusion on the market as some enterprises fail to deliver what they promise and make untrue claims that mislead consumers in their purchase decisions.

In the light of this, as the origin and pioneer of green building materials certification technology, China Building Material Test & Certification Group Co., Ltd. (CTC) has developed high-end child safe product certification for home decoration and renovation materials based on years of research and practice, which is registered with CNCA as the only certification for child safe decoration materials in China.

Maco Group Corporation: the first Chinese company with its entire putty product series certified for child safety

On May 30, 2019, Maco Group Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Maco) held a press conference under the theme of “Love for Children” in Beijing. Zhang Jingfu, Corporate Chair and President of Maco, Zhu Lianbin, Vice General Manager of CTC, Liu Yi, Director of CTC Certification and Evaluation Center and Guo Xi, Director-General of Ready-Mixed Mortar Committee, China Building Materials Federation, among others, attended the press conference.

At the event, Zhu Lianbin of CTC awarded the certificate of “Child Safe Grade Product Certification” for Maco. It is noted that Maco is the first enterprise of which the entire inner wall putty product series has been certified, a result of Maco’s commitment to research and development of high-quality, environmentally safe products throughout the years, during which environmental awareness has been deeply planted in every employee’s mind. Company chairman and president Zhang Jingfu has stated on various occasions that indoor decoration is at zero distance from people’s life, and it is Maco’s responsibility to make a commitment for excellence, offer quality products compliant with high standards.

Maco’s pledge for product quality and world class environmental performance

The child safe degree certification by CTC is not the first high standard recognition won by Maco’s products. Before long, Maco has announced that all its dry mix mortar and interfacial agent product series have been certified for compliance with the four leading environmental standards, namely UL Indoor Air Quality GREENGUARD [Gold] Certification, Eurofins IAC Gold Certification, GEV EMICODE EC1PLUS Certification and VOC French A+ Standard, which represent the globally leading environmental standards and quality today.

Caring for the society and fulfilling CSR

A powerful nation starts with its young generation, and children and teenagers promise the future of the country. Besides offering high quality products, Maco has also been actively engaged in charity and especially in aid for education. At the press conference, Maco donated 200,000RMB to Daxing No. 8 Primary School as an education charity fund. Company president Zhang Jingfu has also been appointed as honorary headmaster of No. 1 Central Primary School of Yinghai Town, Daxing District, Daxing No. 8 Primary School and No. 9 Primary School, as well as advisor of Five School Development Community of Daxing.

Besides, Maco has signed a partner assistance agreement with Saiyin Baolige Gacha (Village) of Ulan Qab Sumu, Zhengxiangbai Banner, Inner Mongolia, donating 200,000RMB for its steady implementation of poverty alleviation plan. In future, Maco will continue to engage in charity and conscientiously fulfill its CSR, contributing to the interests of the society.

With tangible actions, Maco presents its greetings and love for children, who are often compared to flowers of the nation, as International Children’s Day is approaching, and Maco will continue to honor its mission of environmental excellence, caring about children’s physical and mental health and creating a safer and cozier living environment for them.