National Standard for Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Resin

The National Standardization Administration issued Document No. 40 [2019] “Notice of the National Standardization Administration on Issuing the Fourth Batch of Recommended National Standard Plans in 2019”, which issued the national standard formulation plan for “Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Resin”, with project number 20194348-T-606. The standard plan project was proposed by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, under the jurisdiction of the Plastics Standardization Technical Committee, and implemented by the Engineering Plastics Sub-Technical Committee of the Plastics Standardization Technical Committee.

Junhua PEEK participated in the online video discussion on the draft national standard for polyetheretherketone (PEEK) resin and the 2021 Annual Meeting and Standard Review Meeting of the Engineering Plastics Branch of the Plastics Standardization Technical Committee (TC15/SC9), and put forward many constructive suggestions to further promote the improvement of the standards.

Online video discussion on the draft national standards

On the morning of December 15, 2021, the video discussion meeting on the draft of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) resin of the Plastics Branch of the Plastics Standardization Technical Committee was launched online. Junhua PEEK attended this online meeting as a participating unit in the formulation of national standards.

Jilin Zhongyan Co., Ltd., the drafting unit of the standard, reported on the formulation of the standard at the meeting. Representatives of various enterprises and technicians, including Mou Jianxin, general manager of Changchun Jida Special Plastics, Tan Zongshang, deputy general manager of Junhua PEEK, and Yu Shundong, director of Zhejiang Pengfulong, discussed the content of the draft standard, expressed their opinions on product naming rules, physical and chemical performance requirements, test methods, storage time, etc., and conducted concentrated discussions and put forward many constructive opinions. The leaders of the working group of the Standardization Committee and the review group reviewed the draft of the national standard “Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Resin” submitted by the drafting group of the standard and the preparation instructions (draft for comments). After carefully listening to the needs and opinions of enterprises, they put forward opinions and suggestions based on the views of all parties to further improve the applicability and feasibility of the standard.

National Standards Review Committee

From December 20 to 22, 2021, the Engineering Plastics Branch of the Plastics Standardization Technical Committee (TC15/SC9) held its 2021 Annual Meeting and Standard Review Meeting in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. As an annual exchange event for the plastics industry, this meeting attracted many industry representatives to attend. Li Jun, general manager of Junhua PEEK, and his R&D department were invited to attend.

The Plastic Products Standardization Technical Committee was established in 1984. It is mainly responsible for the formulation of the national standards and industry standards for plastic products, the declaration of national standard plans, and the organization of the formulation and revision of national standards and industry standards through subcommittees. The topics of this meeting include the annual meeting of TC15SC4 and SC10 branches, and the review and summary meetings of TC15, TC15SC4, TC15SC9, and TC15SC10 standards.

The TC15SC9 branch was chaired by Wang Jiandong, Secretary-General of the Engineering Plastics Branch of the Plastics Standardization Technical Committee. The meeting summarized the main work content of the Engineering Plastics Branch in 2021 and the progress of related application standards. During the meeting, industry representatives actively spoke and exchanged ideas. Tan Zongshang, Vice President of Junhua PEEK and Director of the Engineering Technology Research Center, spoke enthusiastically at the national standard review meeting for “Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Resin” and put forward many constructive opinions.

The significance of national standard setting

At present, there is no international standard for polyetheretherketone resin, and no relevant standards have been issued in China. This makes it impossible for domestic manufacturers to produce PEEK resin products according to certain specifications, and the quality of each product varies. The formulation of this standard aims to promote the healthy development of the domestic PEEK industry, provide a reliable reference for the research and production of PEEK resin in my country, and also play a role in providing high-quality products in my country’s military industry, electronic appliances, aerospace and medical equipment and other fields.

As a manufacturer of high-performance special engineering plastic polyetheretherketone (PEEK) materials, Junhua PEEK will keep pace with the improvement of national standards, continuously improve the performance of its products, and make more contributions to my country’s special engineering plastics industry.