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Standardization in the field of rare earth mining, concentration, extraction, separation and conversion to useful rare earth compounds/materials (including oxides, salts, metals, master alloys, etc.) which are key inputs to manufacturing and further production process in a safe and environmentally sustainable manner.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 11 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

6
Clean Water and Sanitation
7
Affordable and Clean Energy
8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
13
Climate Action
15
Life on Land
12

Published ISO standards *

8

ISO standards under development *

20
Participating members
18
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 298/CAG   Chair's Advisory Group Working group
ISO/TC 298/JWG 6   Sustainability Working group
ISO/TC 298/WG 2   Elements recycling Working group
ISO/TC 298/WG 3   Traceability, Packaging and Labelling Working group
ISO/TC 298/WG 4   Testing and Analysis Working group
ISO/TC 298/WG 7   Product specification Working group
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 298

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 298:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 111 Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems IEC
ISO/TC 82 Mining ISO
ISO/TC 82/SC 7 Sustainable mining and mine closure ISO
ISO/TC 102/SC 1 Sampling ISO
ISO/TC 206 Fine ceramics ISO
ISO/TC 315 Cold chain logistics ISO
ISO/TC 321 Transaction assurance in E-commerce ISO
ISO/TC 333 Lithium ISO
ISO/TC 345 Materials for specialty technologies ISO
ISO/PC 348 Sustainable raw materials ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 298

ISO/TC 298 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 68 Magnetic alloys and steels IEC
IEC/TC 111 Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems IEC
ISO/TC 37 Language and terminology ISO
ISO/TC 79 Light metals and their alloys ISO
ISO/TC 82 Mining ISO
ISO/TC 102/SC 1 Sampling ISO
ISO/TC 132 Ferroalloys ISO
ISO/TC 154 Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration ISO
ISO/TC 206 Fine ceramics ISO
ISO/TC 207 Environmental management ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 5 Life cycle assessment ISO
ISO/TC 308 Chain of custody ISO
ISO/TC 321 Transaction assurance in E-commerce ISO
ISO/PC 348 Sustainable raw materials ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
ILiA International Lithium Association A
OGC Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. A
REIA Rare Earth Industry Association A
EC - European Commission European Commission B

ISO/TC 298 - Secretariat

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