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Russian Association of manufacturers of extruded polystyrene foam RAPEKS (RAPEX) held its first Press Conference |
20/05/2008
May 14, 2008 at a press conference held in Moscow, the largest company producing insulating material extruded polystyrene (XPS) - OOO "PENOPLEKS SPb, OOO" DAM Chemical "and" URSA Eurasia "- announced the beginning of the Russian Association of extruded polystyrene foam RAPEKS (RAPEX).
Association was founded in November 2007. The share of participating companies - the three strongest players of the market - accounting for about 76% of the insulating material of the extruded polystyrene foam.
Organizers RAPEKS identified several key activities of the Association. The priority of these is the provision of consumers with reliable information on extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) as a material of new generation. It is equally important to focus on the importance of market development will be the insulating material in general and market development XPS in particular, namely the promotion of standards of quality material and offer effective solutions to consumers for its use. In addition, RAPEKS plans to build a civilized market of insulating material extruded polystyrene foam, including actively oppose the unethical behavior of market participants in the market and the emergence of extruded polystyrene foam of poor quality or counterfeit.
Provide consumers with products conforming to the stated purpose and parameters may based on control of products according to technical standards. The main goals of standardization are the unity of terminology and definitions, nomenclature of the indicators, measurement methods, procedures, verification of compliance. All of the goals of standardization are aimed at fulfilling a task - to ensure consumers fully informed about the properties of products. Nowadays in Russia there is no standard for production of extruded polystyrene foam, so one of the main tasks RAPEKS is to develop a package of national standards. Members of association on a voluntary basis, to assume the obligation to bring to consumers the full technical product information - how to inform consumers and to ensure fair competition.
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