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Pending approval from its board of directors, ASTM International announced yesterday the launch of a new committee focused on creating technical standards and guidance materials for cannabis and its products and processes. Yesterday, about 60 industry representatives, associations, and others convened at ASTM International’s global headquarters near Philadelphia and decided to create a volunteer…, Media Inquiries:, Nate Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Robert Morgan, tel +1.610.832.9732; rmorgan@astm.org Release #10266
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By request from industry, ASTM International will host an organizational meeting to potentially create a new technical committee that develops voluntary consensus standards for cannabis. The no-fee meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 9 a.m. EST at ASTM International’s global headquarters in, West Conshohocken, Pa., USA. Industry stakeholders and others interested in charting a path towards voluntary…, ASTM Cannabis Organizational Meeting:, Feb. 28, 2017, ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959 USA, Media Inquiries:, Nate Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #10251
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D. Thomas Marsh, president and CEO of Centrotrade Minerals and Metals Inc. in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA, has started his term as 2017 chairman of the ASTM International board of directors. ASTM International’s board is made up of 25 leaders from a broad variety of companies, associations, and government bodies worldwide. In addition to Centrotrade, this includes organizations such as the Copper…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10229
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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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A new standard will help test technology that is used in many electronic devices. According to ASTM members Lin Tingyu (National Center for Advanced Packaging) and Hi Jinjiang (Grikin Advanced Materials Co. Ltd.), the new standard will provide a baseline of quality, reliability, and process for manufacturers of “sputtering targets,” which are often used for thin-film deposition, etching, and…, ASTM Committee F01 on Electronics Next Meeting:, January 31, 2017, January Committee Week, Norfolk, Va., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Lin Tingyu, National Center for Advanced Packaging, Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, tel +1.535.805.3318; tingyulin@ncp-cn.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kelly Paul, tel +1.610.832.9745; kpaul@astm.org Release #10163
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James B. Goddard, consultant, has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee D35 on Geosynthetics . Formed in 1984, D35 has over 340 members, representing 27 countries, and includes 10 technical subcommittees that oversee over 145 standards related to the use of roadway stabilization and repair, erosion control, soil drainage and reinforcement, hydraulic barriers, and more. Goddard has…
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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 test method will support geogrids, which are a geosynthetic formed of a regular network of integrally connected elements with openings, referred to as apertures, that ensure strong and resilient roads by stabilizing surrounding soil and rock. The test described in the standard ( D7864/D7864M , Test Method for Determining the Aperture Stability Modulus of Geogrids) will…, ASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics Next Meeting:, Dec. 2-4, 2015, Bombay Textile Research Association, Mumbai, India, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Mark H. Wayne, Ph.D., P.E., Tensar International Corp., Alpharetta, GA., tel +1.770.344.2164; mwayne@tensarcorp.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #9871
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will offer a means to reduce the impact of contaminated stormwater entering local drains. WK45326, Specification for Stormwater Catch Basin Filter, will aid community developments, sports facilities, fairgrounds, stadiums and factories in complying with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency clean water initiatives. “Inlet protection has become part of…, ASTM Committee D35 Next Meeting:, Jan. 28-30, 2015, January Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, Jonathan Sickels, Advance Drainage Systems Inc., Hilliard, Ohio, Phone: 904-347-3311; jon.sickels@ads-pipe.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Katerina Koperna, Phone: 610-832-9728; kkoperna@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9616
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will describe all field-proven electrical methods for locating leaks in installed geomembranes. ASTM WK42576 , Practice for Electrical Leak Location on Exposed Geosynthetics, is currently being developed by Subcommittee D35.10 on Geomembranes, part of ASTM International Committee D35 on Geosynthetics . “The technology in the field of leak location…, ASTM Committee D35 Next Meeting:, Jan. 29-30, 2014, January Committee Week, Houston, Texas, Technical Contact:, Abigail Beck, TRI Environmental, Austin, Texas, Phone: 512-263-2558; abeck@tri-env.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Katerina Koperna, Phone: 610-832-9728; kkoperna@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9442