ASTM's #plastics committee has approved two revisions to strengthen #biodegradation requirements for the standard specification for labeling of plastics designed to be aerobically composted in municipal or industrial facilities (D6400). buff.ly/gToE9Sp

ASTM staff spent time at Riverbend Environmental Education Center helping to maintain a 30-acre preserve dedicated to teaching environmental principles to kids in the Philadelphia area. Thanks to our volunteers, their outdoor classroom is more protected from rainfall and erosion.

Check out ASTM's Additive Manufacturing & Powder Metallurgy Proficiency Testing Program — accepting all laboratories for the next cycle of our AM and Powder Metallurgy PTP. Actively seeking labs to participate for next testing cycle for nickel starting in October. More info... buff.ly/mzoUGh8

STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR LIVE VIRTUAL TRAINING!! Join us 09/29 - 10/01 for ASTM Standards for Light Sport Category #Aircraft. This 3-day course gives LSA users, manufacturers, and others tools needed to apply standards as as means of compliance to new rule requirements. See... buff.ly/Ys3sN1M

According to the International #Energy Agency (IEA), global renewable #power capacity is projected to increase almost 4,600 GW over the next 4-5 years. As the adoption of alternative #energies increases at a rapid pace, so does the work and diligence of ASTM’s committees. See... buff.ly/E5fRdAd

Join us Dec 6-11 for December 2026 Committee Week in Jacksonville, Florida! Meetings of C01 Cement; D24 Carbon Black; D37.07 Industrial Hemp; and more! buff.ly/41qK9Zk

Join us 11/17-19 for the Nov 2026 meeting of ASTM's Committee G04 on Compatibility and Sensitivity of Materials in Oxygen Enriched Atmospheres. To be held at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. buff.ly/oYU9FLr

ASTM has approved a new standard that establishes the chemical composition requirements for ZAC75 #alloy ingots intended for die casting applications. ASTM’s nonferrous #metals and #alloys committee (B02) developed the new standard. buff.ly/tOZ86eP

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LIVE THE SUITE LIFE! THERE'S STILL TIME! Book your hotel for November Committee Week now. Reserve your room by 5pm EST on Oct 2nd, and you will be entered into a drawing for a complimentary suite upgrade! To be held Nov 1st to the 6th in Jacksonville, FL buff.ly/b59xh3A

ASTM's consumer products committee (F15) has revised two standards for #firearms safety devices. According to ASTM member Matt Mack, the revisions set important requirements to digital-locking devices with biometric recognition lock features. buff.ly/m9rgt0x

DON'T MISS OUT! 7th Annual ASTM Autonomy in #Aviation Symposium will be held Oct 5-6 in Jacksonville, FL. Organized by ASTM’s autonomy design and operations in aviation administrative committee (AC377). Among speakers, Louis Dube of Scientific Systems. Registration info at... buff.ly/wyxeMSS

According to the International #Energy Agency (IEA), global renewable #power capacity is projected to increase almost 4,600 GW over the next 4-5 years. As the adoption of alternative #energies increases at a rapid pace, so does the work and diligence of ASTM’s committees. See... buff.ly/E5fRdAd

A new standard would provide specific language to assess the risk of cracking and expansion in #concrete-aggregate reactions through uniform criteria across agencies. go.astm.org/4flLFuz

STILL TIME TO REGISTER! 7th Annual ASTM Autonomy in #Aviation Symposium will be held Oct 5-6 in Jacksonville, FL. Organized by ASTM’s autonomy design and operations in aviation administrative committee (AC377). Among speakers, Matt George of Merlin Labs. Registration info at... buff.ly/wyxeMSS

ASTM has launched its Critical and Emerging Technologies (#CET) Division, formerly the Advanced #Manufacturing Division, scaling the standards model it built in advanced manufacturing to address #technologies that are converging fastest. Check out go.astm.org/4hKNgfm

ASTM's #flammability and sensitivity of materials in oxygen-enriched atmospheres committee (G04) has released a revision to the standard guide for cleanliness levels and cleaning methods for materials and equipment used in oxygen-enriched environments. buff.ly/YdkukH6

ASTM's #plastics committee has approved two revisions to strengthen #biodegradation requirements for the standard specification for labeling of plastics designed to be aerobically composted in municipal or industrial facilities (D6400). buff.ly/gToE9Sp