at the meeting, mr. jia changsheng briefed the guests about the city's business environment and industrial development conditions. he also introduced the various measures taken to establish 'shenzhen standards' and enhance 'shenzhen quality', and hoped that astm can reinforce cooperation with the city and actively involve itself in local activities. ms. teresa j. cendrowska said that standardization has played a critical role in the impressive development achievements made by shenzhen, and astm attaches great importance to cooperation with the city and will further step up cooperation in the future.
astm (formerly known as the international association for testing materials and founded in 1898), is one of the world's largest standardization organizations and has the longest history. so far, astm standards have been adopted by 125 countries as their technical regulations.
