JPMA has given high priority to health, safety and environmental matters and continues to organize various voluntary actions. Here's some of JPMA efforts.
Organo-tin free Antifouling Systems
List of registered products, overview of the JPMA Self-Regulatory Management to comply with IMO's International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, 2001.
JPMA Lead Elimination Efforts
Resolution of JPMA for elimination of leaded paints
This document describes the JPMA effort on elimination of lead in Japanese paint industry.
Other product registrations
JPMA offers product registration programs on the followings.
Details are available in Japanese pages.
- Formaldehyde Emission Rate (Indoor paints): 4,212 products from 93 companies are registered as of August 2019.
- Cool Roof Paints: 184 products from 8 companies are registered as of 5 September 2019.
- Fire-retardant paints: 307 products from 24 companies are registered as of August 2019.