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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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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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ASTM International’s Committee on Plastics (D20) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Gary Cornell of Q-Lab Corporation in Westlake, Ohio, 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 Cornell for his significant technical contribution…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10084
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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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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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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
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A new ASTM International standard will help determine important attributes for polymer crossarms that are an integral part of electrical distribution structures. The standard allows experts to establish design and strength criteria that can be used throughout the engineering community. The standard has been published as D8019 , Test Methods for Determining the Full Section Flexural Modulus and…, ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics Next Meeting:, April 10-13, 2016, April Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Dustin L. Troutman, Creative Pultrusions Inc., Alum Bank, Pa., tel +1.814.839.4186, ext. 237; dtroutman@pultrude.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #9990