SSC launches new standard for interior floor coatings

It focuses on conventional epoxy, acrylic, and polyurethane floor coatings.

The Singapore Standards Council launched a new Technical Reference (TR) 121 standard on interior floor coatings to minimise harmful emissions such as formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds.

It primarily focuses on conventional epoxy, acrylic, and polyurethane floor coatings that are water-borne. Solvent-based coatings are excluded due to their significant contribution to VOCs and emissions.

Additionally, TR 121 was developed in alignment with the Singapore Standard 554 Code of Practice and upcoming regulations by the National Environment Agency to support the industry in moving towards low-emission paints.

The standard is available for purchase from the Singapore Standards e-Shop.