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DIN Standards Committee Paper, board and pulps

About NPa

The DIN Standards Committee Paper, board and pulps (NPa) is part of DIN and the responsible committee for the standardisation in the field of requirements and test methods. In detail, the requirements and specifications cover the following areas:

  • raw material(s);
  • pulps;
  • finished commodities and products;
  • ageing resistance;
  • criteria for the assessment of environmental efficiency.

For the examination of the requirements and specifications the following corresponding test methods have to be specified:

  • chemical-technological test methods;
  • optical test methods;
  • physical-technological test methods.

Included are ability tests for inkjet-media as well as test methods for tissue paper, tissue products and non-woven.

The NPa is the National mirror committee of ISO/TC 6 "Paper, board and pulps" (Secretariat Canada) and responsible for co-ordinating the German work for the International (ISO) standardisation.

The NPa is also the National mirror committee of CEN/TC 172 "Pulp, paper and board" (Secretariat DIN-NPa, Germany) and responsible especially for the guidance of the Secretariat of CEN/TC 172.

EN 646 & EN 648

Source for examples of glass fibre papers

One source for the glass fibre papers that meets the requirements of EN 646 and EN 648 is the glass fibre paper MN 86/70 BF (60 mm x 90 mm) with the article/order number 40086/70/001 of a product supplied by Macherey-Nagel.

This information is given for the convenience of users of EN 646 and EN 648 and does not constitute an endorsement by CEN or DIN of the product named. Equivalent products may be used if they can be shown to lead to the same results.

How is NPa composed?

Contact

DIN e. V.
Michaela Treige

Am DIN-Platz
Burggrafenstraße 6
10787 Berlin

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New projects
Document number Begin Title
DIN EN ISO 12625-8 rev 2025-01-10 Tissue paper and tissue products - Part 8: Water-absorption time and water-absorption capacity, basket-immersion test method More  Comment 
ISO/AWI 12625-8 2025-01-06 Tissue paper and tissue products - Part 8: Water-absorption time and water-absorption capacity, basket-immersion test method More  Comment 
ISO/AWI 8226-2 2025-01-06 Paper and board - Measurement of hygroexpansivity - Part 2: Hygroexpansivity up to a maximum relative humidity of 86 % More  Comment 

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Current Draft Standards
Document number Edition Title
DIN 53119-2 2025-01 Testing of paper - Determination of friction - Part 2: Inclined plane method More  Read draft and comment

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New publications
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DIN ISO/TS 23885 2025-01 VN Paper, board and graphic technology - Determination of the coating strength in the inner fold (ISO/TS 23885:2022); Text in German and English More  Read draft and comment
ISO 3689 2024-10 Standard Paper and board - Determination of bursting strength after immersion in water More  Order from DIN Media
ISO 5637 2024-10 Standard Paper and board - Determination of water absorption after immersion in water More  Order from DIN Media

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Documents withdrawn without replacement
Document number Deadline for comments Title
DIN 54517 2025-02-28 Test of paper and board - Determination of dimensional change after immersion in water More  Comment 

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