# TABC, TÜV Rheinland Sign MoU to Streamline Fire Safety Certification for Taiwan Building Materials

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- Published: 2026-06-12T21:04:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

TAIPEI, June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Taiwan building materials industry is expanding
into Singapore, Europe, and other markets. To help manufacturers overcome technical
barriers to international market access, the Taiwan Architecture & Building Center(
TABC) and TÜV Rheinland signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 5 to 
establish a one-stop testing and certification collaboration framework for building
materials. Through this collaboration, Taiwan manufacturers will be supported in
meeting key regulatory and certification requirements, including fire safety requirements
set by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and CE marking requirements under
the EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR) for the European market. This initiative
is designed to accelerate market access for MIT (Made in Taiwan) building materials
and strengthen competitiveness across ASEAN and global markets.

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The TABC has long promoted certification services for green buildings, smart buildings,
fire safety, and seismic resistance. As an independent third-party organization,
it possesses extensive expertise in building-safety evaluation and testing. Its 
materials laboratory has conducted designated fire-resistance performance testing
projects commissioned by the National Land Management Agency in Taiwan and the Bureau
of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) for more than 20 years. TÜV Rheinland,
meanwhile, brings more than 150 years of global testing, inspection, and certification
experience, with expertise in CE marking, EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR),
and fire-safety assurance. This collaboration combines international certification
expertise with Taiwan’s testing capabilities to support fire safety compliance for
global markets.

Singapore and Europe are key construction markets with strict fire safety requirements.
International certification is required for access to Singapore government procurement,
major developer, and EPC engineering supply chains.  Entering the European market
also requires CE marking under the EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR).  This
collaboration focuses on the fire-safety and fire-resistance performance of construction
materials, supporting manufacturers from testing through certification and overseas
market applications.

Previously, Taiwanese manufacturers seeking international certification often needed
to ship fire-resistant building materials — sometimes weighing several hundred kilograms
or even multiple tons — to overseas laboratories for testing. The process involved
significant logistics costs, cross-border coordination challenges, product modification
delays, and tender schedule pressures. Under this framework, testing can be conducted
in Taiwan, reducing transportation and cross-border costs while enabling faster 
local coordination. This helps streamline procedures and reduce risks from overseas
laboratory delays or testing failures.

For large-scale products such as fire-rated doors, fire-partition systems, and related
building materials, the savings on a single project could potentially total hundreds
of thousands of New Taiwan dollars in overseas shipping and expenses for repeated
travel or testing.  Certification lead times may also be shortened by one to three
months, providing advantages in international engineering tenders.

Representatives from Taiwan’s building materials and construction sectors attended
the signing ceremony to witness the launch of the collaboration. Both organizations
will support earlier integration of international standards into product development,
increasing adoption opportunities among architects, developers, and EPC engineering
markets. The scope of cooperation will cover fire-protection materials, fire-rated
doors and windows, partition systems, and related building materials, including 
combustibility, fire resistance, and flame-spread testing, particularly for high-
tech facilities and public infrastructure projects.

At the ceremony James Liu, General Manager of Industrial Services & Cybersecurity
at TÜV Rheinland Taiwan, stated: "Through this strategic partnership, we are bringing
forward-looking international standards expertise to Taiwan. Together with the TABC,
we aim to make Made in Taiwan synonymous with safety and reliability in global supply
chains and major international engineering projects."

Tsui Miao-Shen, Chairman of TABC, said: "The TABC has long been committed to building
safety, construction materials testing, and technical industry services. Our collaboration
with TÜV Rheinland will further connect Taiwan’s domestic testing capabilities with
international certification systems, providing Taiwanese manufacturers with more
comprehensive technical support in responding to overseas market requirements."

By integrating Taiwan’s local testing capabilities with TÜV Rheinland’s global certification
resources, this collaboration is expected to further strengthen the international
competitiveness of Taiwan’s building materials industry and accelerate the global
expansion of MIT building products.

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