On the evening of March 15th, the annual CCTV 3.15 Party was officially held. This year's "3·15" party focused on the theme of "Building Integrity and Sharing Security", focusing on fire safety, food safety, financial security, data security and other fields.
Starting from the end of December 2023, based on information reported by the masses, reporters conducted unannounced visits to some markets selling fire-resistant glass in Tianjin and Hebei. After contacting many people in the industry, they learned that the quality of fire-resistant glass produced by individual companies on the market is now If the glass does not meet the standard, ordinary tempered glass may be used with a fireproof label and sold as fireproof glass. These products are of low quality and low price, posing hidden dangers to fire safety.
Reporter: "Are there many of them that do light marking?"
Insiders: "There are so many."
Reporter: "There are those that do light marking, they are fake fireproof, and they are also used on fire-resistant windows?"
Industry insiders: "on fire-resistant windows."
Industry insiders told reporters that the substandard fire-resistant glass flowing into the market has a price advantage because it does not adopt strict industrial processes. According to the requirements of the national mandatory standard "Code for Fire Protection Design of Buildings", for buildings with a height greater than 54 meters, each household should have one room, and the exterior windows should use fire-resistant windows with a fire resistance integrity of not less than 1 hour. If the fire-resistant glass installed is unqualified, once a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, the fire-resistant windows will not be able to isolate the impact of the flames, which will greatly shorten the escape time of the residents, and the consequences will be disastrous. The country has always focused on quality inspection of fireproof glass. Where is the fake fireproof glass that cannot strictly play a fireproof role produced? Who would make fake products on fireproof glass so illegally?
According to the instructions of insiders, the reporter came to Shunbo Glass Technology Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, which is a company specializing in the production of fire-proof glass. When walking into the company's production site, the reporter saw two production lines for the production of fire-proof glass. Manager Zhang, the person in charge of the company, told reporters that most of the fire-resistant glass currently on the domestic market is cesium-potassium fire-resistant glass. The so-called cesium-potassium fireproof glass is a product that sprays a layer of cesium-potassium fireproof liquid on ordinary tempered glass and then tempers it.
Manager Zhang of Tianjin Shunbo Glass Technology Co., Ltd.: "It is the kind that is sprayed, in the form of a spray. After spraying, let it dry for two hours, and it will react."
Worker of Tianjin Shunbo Glass Technology Co., Ltd.: "Fireproof Use liquid to spray it into a mist, spray one layer, don't let it drip down, it will be mist."
The reporter saw on the factory production line that the workers held a spray can and simply sprayed on the glass, and the glass was allowed to dry. After drying, the workers began to skillfully mark each piece of glass with a fire protection mark. After further tempering, a piece of so-called cesium-potassium fireproof glass is completed.
However, the reporter saw that another batch of glass that was tempered together with the sample glass was also marked with a fireproof mark on the production line. However, during the entire production process, the reporter did not see the process of spraying fireproof liquid on these glasses and drying them.
Reporter: "Has this fireproof glass been sprayed with liquid?"
Tianjin Shunbo Glass Technology Co., Ltd. worker: "I don't know whether it is sprayed or not."
Reporter: "Is there some that is not sprayed?"
Tianjin Shunbo Worker of Glass Technology Co., Ltd.: "If people want to fake fire protection, just put a mark on it."
Reporter: "Just mark it, right?"
Worker of Tianjin Shunbo Glass Technology Co., Ltd.: "It depends on the customer's requirements. ."
After repeated questioning by reporters, the workers finally told reporters that these fire-proof glass are actually ordinary tempered glass without any fire-proof treatment. At the production site, the reporter also saw that the processing work order clearly stated, "Fire-proof label. ” words. During the investigation,
reporters found that it seems to be an open secret in the industry to produce and sell fake fire-resistant glass with only fire-resistant labels. Not only Tianjin, but also a fireproof glass manufacturer somewhere in Hebei is also engaging in the same fraud.
reporter: "Is there fireproof glass?"
Bright crystal hollow tempering plant worker: "There is no fireproof glass."
reporter: "Is the fireproofing directly marked?"
Bright crystal hollow tempering plant worker: "The glass is the same, and the label is fireproof. I will give you whatever label you want."
Staff of Xianghe Yongbin Glass Factory: "Ordinary tempered glass sells for 50 yuan per square meter, so we will give you 50 yuan. For the price per square meter, put a fire protection label."
Manager Zhao of Shuangfu Aluminum Plastic Doors and Windows Co., Ltd.: "To put it bluntly, it is fake. Just apply the fire protection label directly. Many companies do this."
Shuangfu Aluminum Manager Zhao of Plastic Doors and Windows Co., Ltd. told reporters that their company can also make cesium-potassium fire-resistant glass, which is more expensive than tempered glass that only carries a fire-resistant label.
Manager Zhao of Shuangfu Aluminum Plastic Doors and Windows Co., Ltd.: "The price of the only marked type is the price of normal white glass. White glass sells for 45 yuan per square meter, and fireproof glass is generally 80 yuan per square meter."
Manager Zhao Said that they can also provide corresponding qualified inspection reports for customers who purchase cesium-potassium fire-resistant glass.
Manager Zhao of Shuangfu Aluminum Plastic Doors and Windows Co., Ltd.: "My test report is fire-resistant for one and a half hours, but the actual glass can only be fire-resistant for half an hour."
Sure enough, the reporter found the fire resistance in the inspection report provided by Manager Zhao One column shows that the fire resistance integrity is greater than or equal to 1.5 hours. Manager Zhao is tight-lipped about how the company obtains qualified inspection reports, but industry insiders revealed that because the company itself submits the products to the management department for inspection, the company will prepare expensive and qualified fire-resistant glass and pretend to be its own products to submit for inspection, thereby defrauding the qualified products. inspection reports, and then openly sell fake and shoddy products.
But even with product certificates, counterfeiting companies are very well prepared for some details in order to ensure the success of counterfeit goods sales. At some building installation construction sites, construction supervisors generally have to conduct on-site sampling inspections of glass products. For this reason, some fire-resistant glass production and sales companies told reporters that when encountering this situation, they will specially equip the construction party with several pieces of qualified high borosilicate fire-resistant glass to cope with on-site sampling inspections.
Sales staff at Ruidafeng Glass Distribution Office: "If you want to do random inspections, it is recommended that we make samples for you specifically for testing."
Reporter: "When the time comes, we will be responsible for random inspections, and you will give us the order. Provide several qualified products."
Tianjin Baojian Energy Saving Glass Co., Ltd. Manager Xie: "Yes."
Reporter: "Is it using high borosilicate or?"
Tianjin Baojian Energy Saving Glass Co., Ltd. Manager Xie: " If you want nothing wrong, just use high borosilicate. I am very familiar with high borosilicate."
In this way, the state mandates installation, and the quality inspection management department has fire-proof glass in the testing process from production to application site. In some cases, Due to the deceptive operation of illegal enterprises, from production and processing, to false submissions for inspection to obtain product inspection reports, to on-site sampling inspections by changing the pillars, fake and shoddy products have entered the consumer market.
Reporter: "They are all residential buildings, right?"
Manager Li of Longdun Glass Co., Ltd.: "They are all residential buildings."
Reporter: "I am talking about fireproof glass."
Manager Li of Longdun Glass Co., Ltd. Manager: "It is fire-resistant glass."
Reporter: "Did you use cesium potassium or something else?"
Manager Li of Longdun Glass Co., Ltd.: "Cesium potassium."
Fake and shoddy fire-resistant glass and genuine What is the difference between fire-resistant glass and fire-resistant glass? Before the party, 3·15 investigative reporters came to the National Consumer Testing Center with fire-resistant glass that met national standards and fire-resistant glass samples obtained from many counterfeit companies. The staff first tested the fire-resistant glass that met the national standard and burned it for 65 minutes. The fire-resistant glass did not melt, crack, or deform in any way.Afterwards, the staff tested the fireproof glass samples obtained by the reporter, and the results were surprising.
Source: CCTV Finance
