ASTM International
ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards developing organizations in the world. A non-profit organization that provides a forum for the development and publication of international voluntary consensus standards for materials, products, systems and services. Our volunteer members represent producers, users, consumers, government, and academia from more than 140 countries. They develop technical documents that are the basis of manufacturing, management, procurement, codes and regulations for dozens of industry sectors.[1]
History
See http://www.astm.org for ASTM International history.