Standards Development
Sector: Manufacturing
Categories: Chemical technology | Rubber and plastics products. Other | Chemical industry products. General | Services. Company organization, management and quality. Administration. Transport. Sociology. | | Rubber and plastics. Raw materials. General | Production. Production management | Solvents | Chemical analysis | Product life-cycles | Environment and environmental protection. General | Environment. Health protection. Safety
Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee is responsible for the UK input into the work of CEN/TC 411 Bio-based products the implementation of their Standards and the development of British Standards for Bio-based products. This includes the development of standards for: i. bio-based products covering horizontal aspects such as consistent terminology, sampling, certification tools, bio-based content, application of and correlation towards life cycle analysis, sustainability criteria for biomass used and for final products, and aspects where further harmonization is needed on horizontal level; ii. bio-solvents, covering product functionality, biodegradability; and, if necessary, iii. product specific aspects not covered under i.