Forty-two ASTM standards from 11 ASTM technical committees are referenced in a new rule enacted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on greenhouse gas reporting. According to the rule, manufacturers of vehicles, engines, and other entities that emit greenhouse gases will be required to submit annual reports to the EPA. Más.

Four ASTM International technical committees held meetings Oct. 5-9 in Prague, Czech Republic. The committees were D24 on Carbon Black, E55 on Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products, F02 on Flexible Barrier Packaging and F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials. Highlights included a presentation on E55's most widely used standard, E2500, and an F02 workshop on test methods for the packaging of medical devices. Más.