On July 1, 2022, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a notice consulting on 338 industrial standards and 98 standards for standard samples.
The industrial standards include
109 standards relating to chemical industry
48 standards relating to metallurgical Industry
88 standards relating to non-ferrous metal industry
4 standards relating to rare earth industry
1 standard relating to gold industry
40 standards relating to building materials industry
45 standards relating to machinery industry
3 standards relating to civil explosive industry
The chemical industry standards involve plastics, chemicals for industrial use, coatings etc., e.g., HG/T 3691-2022 Steel Framed Polyethylene Plastic Pipes for Industry, HG/T 2824-2022 Nickel Sulfate for Industrial Use, HG/T 6064-2022 4,4'-Dicyclohexyl Methane Diisocyanate, HG/T 3830-2022 Coil Coatings for Precoating Process.
The standards for standard samples include a standard sample of chemical industry: HGS0001-2022 Industrial Reference Carbon Black Standard Sample 5# and 97 standard samples relating to metallurgical industry.
The above draft standards can be accessed at: www.bzw.com.cn and are open for feedback until August 1, 2022.