International standards drive quality, reliability, and innovation in materials across a wide range of applications. From defining properties or purity requirements to setting guidelines for specific processes, they ensure consistent performance, support sustainability, and build global trust with users and business partners.

Insights

Carbon footprint: Measuring and reducing our environmental impact

Companies are increasingly becoming aware of their carbon footprint and its intrinsic link to energy use. But exactly what is a carbon footprint, and how can renewable energy reshape the business landscape?

Quality management: The path to continuous improvement

There are many misconceptions about what a quality management system (QMS) does. Let’s delve into what a QMS is, what it should look like and why your company absolutely needs one.

The circular economy: building trust through conformity assessment
Standards and conformity assessment provide assurance on aspects of the circular economy including product lifetime and recyclability, safety and efficiency.

Sample standards

Fine bubble technology — Agricultural applications
Part 2: Test method for evaluating the promotion of the germination of barley seeds

Cosmetics — Determination of sunscreen UVA photoprotection in vitro — Amendment 1

Building and civil engineering sealants — Specifications for test substrates

Plastics hoses — Helical-thermoplastic-reinforced thermoplastics hoses for suction and discharge of aqueous materials — Specification

Rubber hoses and tubing for fuel circuits for internal combustion engines — Specification
Part 1: Diesel fuels

Plastics — Determination of yellowness index and change in yellowness index