Regulation on VOC Control and Compliance of Japanese Paint Industry in Reducing VOC Emission from Paint Applications

Abstract

Outline of regulation on VOC control and compliance of Japanese paint industry in reducing VOC emission from paint applications are described in this report. Estimated VOC emission during paint applications has sharply dropped by 49.5% from 535 thousand tons in 2000 to 270 thousand tons in 2015 thanks to various efforts made by all related parties including paint users.

Paint applications remain however one of the biggest VOC emission sources, so a sustained effort will be needed to achieve further VOC reduction.