International standards drive quality, reliability, and innovation in materials across a wide range of applications. From defining properties or purity requirements to setting guidelines for specific processes, they ensure consistent performance, support sustainability, and build global trust with users and business partners.

Top standards

Representation of results of particle size analysis
Part 1: Graphical representation

Published in 2025
CHF 155

Plastics — Determination of tensile properties
Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics

Published in 2025
CHF 65

Cosmetics — Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) — Guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practices

Reviewed in 2022
CHF 132

Polyethylene (PE) materials for piping systems — Determination of strain hardening modulus in relation to slow crack growth — Test method

Published in 2025
CHF 65

Plastics — Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics
Part 1: Immersion method, liquid pycnometer method and titration method

Published in 2025
CHF 132

Circular economy — Measuring and assessing circularity performance

Published in 2024
CHF 199

Circular economy — Vocabulary, principles and guidance for implementation

Published in 2024
CHF 199

Insights

Carbon footprint: Measuring and reducing our environmental impact

Companies are increasingly becoming aware of their carbon footprint and its intrinsic link to energy use. But exactly what is a carbon footprint, and how can renewable energy reshape the business landscape?

Quality management: The path to continuous improvement

There are many misconceptions about what a quality management system (QMS) does. Let’s delve into what a QMS is, what it should look like and why your company absolutely needs one.

The circular economy: building trust through conformity assessment
Standards and conformity assessment provide assurance on aspects of the circular economy including product lifetime and recyclability, safety and efficiency.
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