From October 12th to 13th, 2021, the annual meeting of the ISO/TC5/SC2 “ferrous metal pipes and metal fittings/cast iron pipes, pipe fittings and connectors” sub-technical committee will be held in the form of a network. More than 40 representatives from 13 countries including China, the United States, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Japan, South Korea, India, and Saudi Arabia attended the meeting.
Eight cast iron pipe enterprise expert representatives from Xinxing Cast Pipe Co., Ltd. and Saint-Gobain Piping Systems Co., Ltd. attended the meeting.
Among the 8 existing ISO/TC5/SC2 working groups, China has undertaken the work of the convener/co-convenor of 5 of them. At the meeting, Chinese experts reported the annual report of the relevant working group and actively promoted the progress of the project. The ISO 21052 “Calculation Rules for Self-anchored Length of Ductile Iron Pipeline Self-anchoring Interface System”, which is in charge of Xinxing Casting Pipe Co., Ltd., has passed the FDIS vote and entered the publishing stage. It is expected to be officially released this year. Saint-Gobain Piping Systems Co., Ltd. is responsible for ISO 23991 “Design and Installation of Irrigation Application Products for Ductile Iron Pipes”. FDIS voting will be launched after the meeting, and the release will be completed early next year.
In recent years, experts from companies such as Xinxing Casting Pipe and Saint-Gobain have actively participated in international standardization work, committed to incorporating China’s superior products and superior technical indicators into international standards, and continuously enhancing the international influence of China’s standardization work. Up to now, it has led the release of international standards5 item. The five international standard projects under development led by Chinese experts at this meeting all proceeded smoothly. In the next step, international standardization work in the field of cast iron pipes will continue to be deeply involved.