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ASTM InternationalASTM InternationalIn The Global ArenaIn The Global Arena

Presented by:Presented by:

Kitty Kono, V.P. Global CooperationKitty Kono, V.P. Global Cooperation

Liu Fei, Chief Representative, ASTM China OfficeLiu Fei, Chief Representative, ASTM China Office

Jessica Hychalk, Manager, Global CooperationJessica Hychalk, Manager, Global Cooperation

Todd Sandler, Manager, International CoordinationTodd Sandler, Manager, International Coordination

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What We Will Cover

Global Objectives

Global Challenges

China Office

MOU Program

Global Participation

Your suggestions and thoughts

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ASTM International’s Global Objectives

To ensure that ASTM International standards that you develop are the most widely recognized, accepted and used standards around the world

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Why is it important that ASTM standards be recognized and used around the

world?

Producers are free to compete in any markets throughout the world.

Buyers have increased choice of suppliers and benefit from competition among suppliers.

Governments are confident in the standards that form the foundation of legislation concerning health, safety and environment.

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Challenges

Political – What is an International Standard?

Greater Awareness of ASTM International

Greater Global Participation

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Challenges

World Trade Organization/Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement

• What is an International Standard?

• Principles for Developing International

Standards

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WTO Principles for Developing International standards

Openness

Consensus

Transparency

Relevance

Coherence

Provide aid to developing countries

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Department of Commerce and USTR Recognize International Principles in

Recent Communications

The WTO/TBT Principles for international standards (G/TBT/1/Rev 8 Section IX) http://www.astm.org/GLOBAL/images/wto.pdf

International Trade Administration www.trade.gov/standards

Letter from U.S. Trade Representative to the Secretary General of the World Trade Organization www.astm.org/GLOBAL/images/SFX193B.pdf

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ASTM Message to Government and Industry

ASTM meets World Trade Organization (WTO) criteria for “international”

• No WTO list of international bodies

WTO recognizes multiple approaches to international standardization

ASTM supports industry needs to choose the best standard, regardless of the source

ASTM makes it easy to participate in international standards development

• Technology drives efficiency

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China Initiatives and Challenges

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Initiatives in China

Looking back …

External involvements …

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Looking Back…Early:

1988 – First official visit to Standards Officials in Beijing

1991 – Begin 15 year continuous publication of Chinese SN with China Association for Standardization (CAS).

2001 – Shanghai Institute of Standardization (SIS) publishes Chinese Version of ASTM Technical Dictionary

2002 – SIS hosts training program for Chinese Technical Experts on ASTM standards for Petroleum, Steel and Rubber

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Looking Back…(continued) Matured agreements:

2003 –Agreements signed with SIS and China National Institute for Standardization (CNIS) to promote membership and sales of ASTM publications.

• ASTM hosts first Intern from SIS for two months

2004 – ASTM is first U.S. based standards organization to sign MOU with Standards Administration of China (SAC).

• SAC places 34 experts on 30 ASTM committees; includes ASTM logo on SAC Website; reports over 500 ASTM standards used as the basis or referenced in Chinese National Standards

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Looking Back…(continued)Expanding:

2005 –

• ASTM cooperates with ASME, API, and CSA America to form consortia and win three-year Commerce Department grant to open CSCA office in Beijing.

• SAC and CNIS send experts for five week stay at ASTM.

• ASTM hosts high level delegation from SAC, CNIS and SIS to October Board Meeting in Canada.

• SAC sends three separate delegations to visit ASTM Headquarters to study ASTM system.

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Looking Back…(continued)

2006 – • ASTM staff provide training to over 200 Chinese

technical experts on ASTM in Beijing and Shanghai.

• ASTM hosts three Chinese interns from SIS and CAS.

• CNIS to create ASTM mini Chinese website.

• ASTM hires Asia Pacific Sales Agent.

• ASTM to open and register its own office in Beijing

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External involvements …

China-U.S. Standards and Conformity Assessment Workshop in Beijing (August 2004)

Plastics Conference in Cheng-Du (September 2004)

U.S.-China Standards and Conformity Assessment Workshop in Washington, DC (August 2005)

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External involvements …(continued)

CPEIA Seminar on International Market for Petroleum and Petrochemical Equipment in Xi’an (October 2005)

CAS Seminar on Biomass Fuel Technology and Standardization in Shanghai (July 2006)

CAS Seminar on Automotive Engine Coolants and Maintenance Stuff Technology and Standardization in Beijing (August 2006)

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Outcomes to date

Adoption of more than 500 ASTM standards in China.

Chinese ASTM membership more than doubles in recent three years to 210 members (Second fastest growing country membership.)

Sales of ASTM publications increase by 60% from 2004 to 2005.

Participation in one Chinese Standardization Committee (biomass fuel)

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Challenges in China

Legal barriers – China’s Laws on Standardization

Political barriers – China’s government does not consider ASTM standards to be international so that prevents the broader use and application of ASTM standards

Cultural and language barriers – China has embraced ISO, IEC, ITU, etc. and lacks understanding and knowledge of ASTM throughout China

IPR – how to protect copyright from the adoption and use of ASTM standards

Competition – European DIN and BSI to promote European and ISO standardization process in China for many years

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Ways to go in China

Promote the relationship with SAC and other government agencies

Continue the engagement and education of Chinese members

Popularize the internationlisation of ASTM activities by way of seminars, trainings and individual discussions

Build new relationships throughout China from the central capital to provinces

Lobby on the protection of intellectual property

Keep communications with the China Representative Office of other international and foreign standards developers

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Creating Global Awareness of ASTM International

Open Houses For National Standards Bodies

Latin America and the Caribbean – 2001

Asia Pacific - 2003

Middle East, North Africa and India -2005

Sub Saharan Africa - 2007

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Developing Countries

Adopt or adapt standards from the developed world

Feel disenfranchised because of lack of influence in content

Can be empowered through technology

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MOU Program for Developing Countries

Establish Partnership/Promote Communication

Utilize Resources of ASTM International to Strengthen National Standards Body

Promote greater international input into content of ASTM standards through greater worldwide participation in ASTM standards process

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MOU Program

ASTM provides:

Free membership to representatives of MOU country on ASTM technical committees

Full collection of ASTM standards to the National Standards Body at no charge

Business agreement allowing NSB to adopt, photocopy and distribute ASTM standards at low cost

Free training on how to participate in ASTM Committees

Standards Expert Exchange Program – This year China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Zambia

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MOU Program for Developing Countries

National Standards Body

Promotes the use of ASTM standards as national standards and for trade

Promotes membership in ASTM technical committees

Sends annual report on use of ASTM standards

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MOU’s Signed with 47 Countries

Afghanistan

Bolivia Ecuador

Bosnia Egypt

Bulgaria El Salvador

Chile Ethiopia

China Guatemala

Jamaica Indonesia

Colombia Iraq

Costa Rica Malaysia

Croatia Mauritius

Dominica Jordan

Kenya Gulf Standards Org.

Mongolia Sri Lanka

Morocco St. Lucia

Nigeria Taiwan

Palestine Trinidad and Tobago

Panama Turkey

Peru Uganda

Philippines Uruguay

Nicaragua Vietnam

Singapore Zambia

South Africa Zimbabwe

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Results of MOU Program

• 3,300 different ASTM standards from 114 ASTM

Committees adopted, adapted or referenced by 66 countries

• ASTM provides training for representatives from 20

counties over the last five years

• Over 200 technical experts from MOU countries join wide

variety of ASTM committees

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Challenge: Greater Global Participation on Technical Committees

Greater international input into ASTM standards results in greater international acceptance and use.

Most ASTM Committees have less than 15% active international participation.

Very few committees have officers from countries outside the US and Canada

How can ASTM committees increase international participation?

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Case Studies

C09 on Concrete

D24 on Carbon Black

E 55 on Pharmaceutical Application of Process Analytical Technology

F 24 on Amusement Rides and Devices

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Global Participation on ASTM Technical Committees

Global Participation

• Identify and Invite International Trade Associations to Join

• Identify countries where your committees products are or will soon be

manufactured and invite representatives to join

• Invite representatives from your international branches to join

• Meet Outside of the United States

• YOUR THOUGHTS?

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Questions and CommentsThank you for your attendance!

Kitty Kono 610-832-9867; kkono@astm.org

Jessica Hychalk 610-832-9693; jhychalk@astm.org

Todd Sandler 610-832-9731; tsandler@astm.org

Liu Fei 86 10 5109-6032 ; fei.liu@csca-china.org.cn