SGS signs contract with China Academy of Building Research Fire Protection Institute

Shenzhen, December 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 18, 2023, SGS and the Institute of Building Fire Protection of China Academy of Building Research (hereinafter referred to as "China Academy of Building Research Fire Protection Institute") held a strategic cooperation agreement signing ceremony and negotiation meeting in Beijing. At the ceremony, under the joint witness of SGS and several technical experts and other relevant personnel from the China Academy of Building Research Fire Protection Institute, SGS New Energy Senior Manager Wang Yanbing and China Academy of Building Research Fire Protection Institute Director Sun Xuan signed the strategic cooperation agreement on behalf of both parties.

At the meeting, both parties introduced their respective development history and status, and exchanged and discussed the current market demand for safety testing of energy storage battery systems and government and enterprise-related units in the energy storage battery industry chain. In the future, SGS and China Academy of Building Research Fire Protection will seek business synergy and complementary advantages in the development of energy storage battery and system testing and certification, and work together to build a strategic partnership.

According to the agreement, the two parties will carry out in-depth cooperation in the safety research of energy storage batteries and systems, mutual recognition of testing capabilities, providing energy storage battery and system testing services to common customers and issuing Chinese and English test reports, etc. Taking the signing of this strategic cooperation agreement as an opportunity, the two parties will implement the concept of joint cooperation and coordinated development, and continue to carry out in-depth and all-round cooperation in the testing and certification of energy storage batteries and systems, the construction of new energy safety laboratories, and the formulation of fire safety evaluation standards for energy storage batteries.

SGS China has invested in establishing new energy battery laboratories in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Chongqing. The laboratories have been accredited by the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) and the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), and have obtained the CB Testing Laboratory (CBTL) certificate issued by the International Electrotechnical Commission's Electrical Products Conformity and Certification Organization (IECEE). SGS's new energy battery laboratories are equipped with advanced testing equipment and an experienced team of new energy testing experts, which can provide battery manufacturers and traders with efficient and professional one-stop testing and certification services, including: product safety testing, energy storage battery performance testing, functional safety assessment, material performance testing services, chemical testing services, and product global market access certification and solutions.

The Building Fire Protection Research Institute of China Academy of Building Research was jointly established in 1985 by the Ministry of Construction of the People's Republic of China and the United Nations Development Programme. It is a leading institution engaged in building fire protection research in China's construction industry. It undertakes the secretariat work of the Technical Committee for Construction Engineering Fire Protection Standardization of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and is responsible for the preparation and consultation and interpretation of engineering construction standards and related product standards.