Protect and enhance public health and the environment by scientific evaluation of risks posed by hazardous substances.

UL is the trusted resource across the globe for product safety certification and compliance solutions.

VDE, the Association for Electrical, Electronic &Information Technologies is one of the largest technical and scientific associations in Europe with more than 34 000 members. We are headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, and are represented in Berlin and Brussels or by 29 branch offices throughout the country.

ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world-a trusted source for technical standards for materials, products, systems, and services. Known for their high technical quality and market relevancy, ASTM International standards have an important role in the information infrastructure that guides design, manufacturing and trade in the global economy.

JET was established in 1963 as a METI-designated inspection institution. Since then, JET has performed type tests on numerous electrical appliances.

The IEC is the world's leading organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies — collectively known as "electrotechnology".

Worldwide System for Conformity Testing and Certification of Electrotechnical Equipment and Components(IECEE)

The London Metal Exchange is the world's premier non-ferrous metals market. The LME offers futures and options contracts for aluminium, copper, tin, nickel, zinc, lead, aluminium alloy and NASAAC, steel billet, plastics and soon cobalt and molybdenum...