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ASTM International will hold an organizational meeting to potentially create a new technical committee that develops voluntary consensus standards for the recycled vulcanized rubber industry. This includes both rubber and carbon black and has many practical applications including use in plastics, strengthening concrete, and infill for playgrounds. This, online meeting, is Wednesday, October 5 2016, at 10:00am EDT. Industry stakeholders and other parties interested in charting a path towards standardization for this industry are welcome to attend. Consensus standards could set a bar for this growing industry resulting in high-quality practices and products used worldwide. The objectives of the meeting are to: • bring a range of industry experts together…, ASTM Recycled Vulcanized Rubber Meeting:, Wednesday, 5 October 2016 at 10:00am (Eastern); online (Webex) meeting, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Koury, tel +1.610.832.9804; jkoury@astm.org Release #10165
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ASTM International’s Committee on Plastics ( D20 ) is updating a widely used standard that helps identify and test products that use compostable coatings and films on paper and other substrates ( D6868 , Specification for Labeling of End Items That Incorporate Plastics and Polymers as Coatings or Additives with Paper and Other Substrates Designed to be Aerobically Composted in Municipal or…, ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics Next Meeting:, Nov. 13-16, 2016, November Committee Week, Orlando, Florida., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Rhodes Yepsen, Biodegradable Products Institute, tel +1.888.274.5646; exec.dir@bpiworld.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10150
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Technical experts on ASTM International’s Committee on Homeland Security Applications ( E54 ) are doubling an existing suite of 15 standard test methods for “response robots” that help enhance public safety and protect lives of emergency responders. These test methods address ground robots ranging in size from small throwable devices to mobile manipulators that weigh up to 500 kg (1100 lb). The…, ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications Next Meeting:, Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2017, January Committee Week, Norfolk, Va., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Adam Jacoff, tel +1.301.975.4235; adam.jacoff@nist.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel +1.610.832.9678; mmikolaj@astm.org Release #10133
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ASTM International has fully redesigned its International Laboratory Directory, the only directory in the world dedicated to helping manufacturers find the right labs to test their products. Independent laboratories throughout the world rely on thousands of standards and test methods, including many developed by ASTM International. By working with these labs, manufacturers can help ensure that…, Contact:, Anna Spektor, tel +1.610.832.9756; aspektor@astm.org, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10110
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ASTM International’s Committee on Plastics (D20) has recently approved the latest revisions to an important standard used by the United States Department of Agriculture’s biopreferred program and the Environmental Protection Agency to help improve the sustainability of plastics. The standard ( D6866 , Test Methods for Determining the Biobased Content of Solid, Liquid, and Gaseous Samples Using…, ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics Next Meeting:, Nov. 13-16, 2016, November Committee Week, Orlando, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Ramani Narayan, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., tel +1.517.719.7163; Narayan@msu.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10107
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A proposed ASTM standard will provide a test that determines whether single and multilayer coated packaging products will be compostable in industrial composting facilities. The proposed standard ( WK54915 , Test Method for Determination of Aerobic Biodegradability of Single and Multilayer Coatings) is being developed by Committee D20 on Plastics . ASTM member John Kokoszka, vice president,…, ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics Next Meeting:, Nov. 13-16, 2016, November Committee Week, Orlando, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, John Kokoszka, Sustainable Fiber Solutions, Atlanta, Ga., tel +1.404.229.4334; jkokoszka@sufiso.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10108
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A newly proposed standard developed by Committee D18 on Soil and Rock will lead to more effective cleanup programs for groundwater contamination. The proposed standard ( WK48024 , New Practice for Direct Push Hydraulic Injection Logging for Relative Permeability and Lithology with Depth) uses injection logging with hydraulic profiling tools (HPT) to gather accurate information on permeability of…, ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock Next Meeting:, Jan. 29 – Feb. 1, 2017, January Committee Week, Norfolk, Va., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Wes McCall, Geoprobe Systems, Salina, Kan., tel +1.785.404.1147; mccallw@geoprobe.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, +tel +1.610.832.9732; rmorgan@astm.org Release #10109
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A proposed ASTM International standard will help measure the thickness of plastic film. The new standard ( WK54333 , Test Method for Measuring Plastic Film with a Non Contact Capacitance Gauge) will support quality control and production of these films. “Plastic films are everywhere in our society,” says ASTM member Doug Lawrence. “This proposed standard will help produce thinner and higher…, ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics Next Meeting:, Nov. 13-16, 2016, November Committee Week, Orlando, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Doug Lawrence, SolveTech Inc., tel +1.302.798.5400; dlawrence@gauging.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10073
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Philip J. Mattson, Director, Office of Standards, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, Washington, D.C., has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications . Formed in 2003, E54 has over 350 members representing 12 countries, and includes 10 technical subcommittees that oversee 52 standards related to borders, ports…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10064
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Mark L. Lavach, manager, analytical and systems research, Arkema, Inc., King of Prussia, Pa., has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee D20 on Plastics . Formed in 1937, D20 has over 1,120 members representing 47 countries, and includes 20 technical subcommittees that oversee 477 standards related to plastics, their raw materials, components, and finished products. Lavach has been a…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10060