Standardisation
PRE Recommendations
PRE has developed a set of 53 ‘PRE Recommendations’. Over time many of these recommendations have been taken up in CEN or ISO Standards. A list of all PRE recommendations can be found here. These recommendations can be obtained from the PRE secretariat upon request (free for members).
CEN TC 187
The CEN Technical Committee 187 on Refractory Products and Materials is chaired by Prof. Olaf Krause (Fachhochschule Koblenz) and consists of 5 Working Groups:
| CEN/TC 187/WG 1 | Dense shaped refractory products |
| CEN/TC 187/WG 2 | Unshaped refractory materials |
| CEN/TC 187/WG 3 | Insulating materials and high temperature insulation wools |
| CEN/TC 187/WG 4 | Chemical analysis |
| CEN/TC 187/WG 5 | Chemical attack on refractory products |
A complete list of the published standards and the standards under development can be found on the CEN website.
ISO TC 33
ISO TC 33 on Refractories has to date published 72 Standards. The secretariat is held by the BSI in the UK.
More information on this Technical Committee and a list of standards can be found on the ISO website.