ISO STANDARDS OF INCREASING RELEVANCE TO ASIA PACIFIC COATINGS SECTOR

BY KEITH NUTHALL WITH the Asia Pacific paint industry being increasingly innovative in its development of paints and seeking specialist overseas markets for its products, the relevance of international standards for its manufacturing processes is becoming increasingly apparent. Indeed, the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) (NOTE: ISO USES AMERICAN SPELLING FOR ITS NAME) last year picked the paint and coatings sector to launch its new collection of CD compilations of its standards. Called ISO Packs, the idea is to help ISO customers save money ...


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