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Yesterday, ASTM International Committee E15 on Industrial and Specialty Chemicals voted to merge into ASTM Committee D16 on Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals. “Merging these two important committees will help consolidate chemical industry expertise in standards development, providing a one-stop shop for many stakeholders worldwide who use these crucial standards,” said Daniel Smith,…, ASTM Committee D16 on Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals Next Meeting:, Feb. 1-2, 2017, January Committee Week, Norfolk, Va. , Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, tel +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org Release #10126
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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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As a result of the Safety Equipment Institute becoming a subsidiary of ASTM International on April 19, SEI is expanding its offerings beyond its existing product certifications to include personnel certifications and environmental declaration programs. The SEI Board Standing Committee on Certification Programs met for the first time yesterday. It approved operating manuals and procedures for SEI’…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel. +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, SEI Staff Contact:, Pat Gleason, tel. +1.703.442.5732; pgleason@seinet.org Release #10101
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ASTM International’s Committee on Fasteners (F16) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Quentin Smith of Faurecia in Auburn Hills, Mich., U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored Smith for his dedicated work to develop standards in…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10071
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ASTM International Committee F12 on Security Systems and Equipment (F12) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Julia Schimmelpenningh of Eastman Chemical Company in Springfield, Mass., U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10067
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A new ASTM standard will be used to test the quality of silica, a raw material that forms the base for “greener” tires. Tire companies and silica producers will be the primary users of the new standard (D8016, Test Method for Silica, Precipitated, Hydrated — Sears Number). According to ASTM member Jorge Lacayo-Pineda, silica technology improves performance in tire-rolling resistance without…, ASTM Committee D11 on Rubber Next Meeting:, Dec. 7-9, 2015, December Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Jorge Lacayo-Pineda, Continental Research and Development, Hanover, Germany, tel +49.511.976.4523; jorge.lacayo-pineda@conti.de, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Koury, tel +1.610.832.9804; jkoury@astm.org Release #9949
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A new ASTM International standard determines polymer content in alpha-methylstyrene (AMS), a raw material used in the production of a variety of consumer products. AMS manufacturers and those who use AMS as a raw material will be the primary beneficiaries of the new standard (soon to be published as D7977, Test Method for Polymer Content of a-Methylstyrene (AMS)). In addition, third party…, ASTM Committee D16 on Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals Next Meeting:, June 24-25, 2015, in conjunction with ASTM D02 committee meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Scott Keenan, Ph.D., tel +1.215.537.2434; scott.keenan2@honeywell.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, tel +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org Release #9798 ###
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A new ASTM standard consolidates six current standards on structural fasteners. With hundreds of millions of fasteners produced to ASTM specifications each year, industry will benefit from the streamlined approach provided by the new ASTM standard ( F3125 : Specification for High Strength Structural Bolts, Steel and Alloy Steel, Heat Treated, 120 ksi (830 MPa) and150 ksi (1040 MPa) Minimum…, ASTM Committee F16 Next Meeting:, May 17-19, 2015, May committee week, Anaheim, Calif., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Chad Larson, LeJeune Bolt Co., Burnsville, Minn., tel +1.952.890.7700; clarson@lejeunebolt.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers, tel +1.610.832.9694; jrodgers@astm.org Release #9785 ###
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Grainy security-camera footage capturing a car as it plunges through glass into a store is seen all too often on television and Internet news sites. The commonplace nature of such accidents signals a need for better storefront protection from errant cars. Protective barriers are becoming an increasingly important component of preventing or minimizing the damage from such accidents. Now, a new…, ASTM Committee F12 Next Meeting:, April 27-28, 2015, April committee week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Michael Brackin, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Bryan, Texas, tel +1.979.845.2019; m-brackin@ttimail.tamu.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, tel +1.610.832.9740; jhugo@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, tel +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9746
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Purified terephthalic acid, commonly known as PTA, is a major raw material for polymer and plastic manufacture used in making polyester fiber, resin and film. Four new ASTM International standards will be used to determine the presence of the impurities 4-Caraboxybenzaldehyde and p-Toluic Acid in PTA. The four new standards were developed by Subcommittee D16.02 on Oxygenated Aromatics , part of…, ASTM Committee D16 Next Meeting:, Jan. 29-30, 2014, January Committee Week, Houston, Texas, Technical Contact:, Yuhong Zhang, China Petrochemical Corp., Shanghai, China, Phone: 86-21-6846-2281; zhang-yh10@163.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, Phone: 610-832-9640; kstraiton@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9526