STANDARDISATION BODIES DRIVE RATIONAL AND HARMONISED COLOUR COATING MANUFACTURING WORLDWIDE

STANDARDS on pigments and colour set by international organisations are helping paint manufacturers ensure quality and cut costs, and are expected to become increasingly important. “The foremost aim of international standardisation is to facilitate the exchange of goods and services through the elimination of technical barriers to trade,” said a document provided to Polymers Paint Colour Journal by the International Standardization Organization (ISO) (NOTE – ISO USES AMERICAN SPELLING) detailing the work of its technical committee (TC) 256 on ‘pigments, ...


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