Yihang Office Furniture: Formaldehyde-Free Work as a Catalyst for Green Transformation

On October 19, the Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology published its public notice of proposed 2022 green, low-carbon industrial parks and factories, and Yihang Technology stood out prominently among the named green, low-carbon factory sites. The head of Yihang's public affairs department said the recognition affirms years of work driving the company's green transformation and will spur Yihang to further practice the new development philosophy of innovation, coordination, green growth, openness, and sharing.

The report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China made clear the need to accelerate the green transition of the development model, implement a comprehensive conservation strategy, develop green and low-carbon industries, promote green consumption, and foster green, low-carbon ways of production and living. With technology advancing and the pandemic's lingering effects, the importance of a green lifestyle has never been more visible. As a front-runner in office furniture across China and the Asia-Pacific, Yihang Technology holds a first-mover advantage in guiding green offices. In recent years it has championed concepts such as formaldehyde-free work, providing users with healthy, eco-friendly, and comfortable office spaces where they can work in a relaxed, pleasant environment — earning wide social acclaim.

As times and technology advance, expectations for working life keep rising. Younger generations — millennials and Gen Z in particular — even treat the quality of working conditions as a decisive factor in whether they stay with an employer.

Abroad, design institutions such as the WELL Building Institute have broken the office environment into multiple dimensions — air, water, nourishment, movement, light, sound, community, and more — researching and improving each to raise users' workplace quality. Yihang, a leading Chinese office furniture company, has long made healthy offices its corporate mission and keeps improving users' work environments. In recent years it has gone further, proposing the concept of “bringing nature into the office” so users can enjoy the feel of nature while they work. To accelerate its own green transformation, Yihang is using formaldehyde-free work as the entry point, taking multiple measures to build green, low-carbon ways of producing and working.

On substrates, Yihang uses newly upgraded no-added-formaldehyde panels and water-based paints, suppressing formaldehyde at the source. According to the company, Yihang Technology is now working with upstream partners such as Wanhua Chemical, Chen Zhan, and Qiannianzhou to champion “healthy work, formaldehyde-free offices.”

In manufacturing, Yihang has introduced intelligent manufacturing equipment and adopted 3D laser edge banding and 7-PLUS water-based finishing technology, using digital empowerment to enforce no-added-formaldehyde production across the entire manufacturing process. Its new Industry 4.0 equipment not only ensures product quality but also, to a meaningful degree, safeguards harmony between production and the environment, with emission indicators far better than national standards. According to the head of the production base, Yihang now offers a “transparent factory, inspection anytime” promise: customers may visit the production base whenever they wish to check the materials used and the factory's overall environment — making health and environmental protection something you can see and touch.

From material selection to manufacturing to testing, Yihang runs green principles through it all. Its CNAS-accredited corporate laboratory can carry out more than 200 test items covering the full process and full product range. The lab is also equipped with a formaldehyde climate chamber, and professional testers verify compliance with environmental standards so customers can buy with confidence and use with peace of mind. The company also regularly commissions outside professional quality inspection bodies, applying precise control over production and providing a basis for scientific manufacturing. Yihang Technology always honors its invisible commitments, strictly controlling product quality and environmental standards — passing ISO9001 quality management, ISO14001 environmental management, and ISO45001 occupational health and safety certifications, plus China Green Product certification, CQC environmental product certification, and GREENGUARD certification.

Green, low-carbon development is both a national strategic necessity and a matter of growth and transformation for every sector and company. With more than 30 years in office furniture, and as a representative of independent R&D with European and American design, Yihang's green transformation practice not only provides users with healthy, eco-friendly, comfortable, and intelligent spaces but also lays a solid foundation for its own sustainable development, empowers industrial upgrading in many ways, and accelerates the industry's green growth.