Q-Lab Corp. announced that Doug Grossman, President of the company, recently received the Warren Ketola Memorial Award.

ASTM International has launched the “Year of the SME: Small Business in Action” at its first major meeting of 2016. 

ASTM International Committee G03 on Weathering and Durability has presented the Warren D. Ketola Award to consultant Norma D. Searle of Deerfield Beach, FL.

The future leadership of ASTM International was decided at the October meetings of the ASTM Board of Directors in Seoul, South Korea.

A proposed new standard, ASTM WK 46877, Test Method for Pigment Loss on Ignition, will provide definitive instructions for conducting the common loss on ignition test.

A proposed new ASTM International standard is emerging from research being conducted at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to identify and investigate coatings that will prevent the settlement and attachment of erosion-causing invasive species such as zebra and quagga mussels inside water and wastewater pipelines.

An ASTM subcommittee is developing a proposed standard to test the slip coefficient properties of coatings used in slip-critical bolted connections.

A new compilation from ASTM International - STP1563, Tribo-Corrosion: Research, Testing, and Applications - is now available.

ASTM International will be collaborating with industry to develop Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) across the 90+ industry markets it supports, including sealants.

A proposed new ASTM International standard will offer guidelines for selecting wood substrates for the evaluation of the weathering performance of architectural coatings, such as exterior paints, primers and deck finishes.