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2024 Proficiency Test (PT) on  Mono Ethylene glycol (MEG polyester grade) started

 

The letter of instructions can be downloaded here as a pdf document. To download a document, please click the right mouse button and choose the "save as" option.

 

Please download the instructions for the PT iis24C10 here: the letter of instructions and the report form here

 

Summary of this proficiency test:

 

On 18 September 2024 the proficiency test on Mono Ethylene glycol (MEG polyester grade) started with 65 participants from 23 different countries. On that date, the samples were dispatched to the laboratories. Enclosed to the sample is the material safety data sheet (MSDS).

Please confirm sample receipt as soon as you have received and checked the contents of the sample package via www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis/. Please enter the date of receipt and press the "save date" button.

 

The samples can be analyzed on: Acidity as Acetic acid, Aldehydes as Acetaldehyde, Appearance, Ash content, Inorganic Chloride, Color Pt/Co, Density at 20 °C, Diethylene Glycol, Distillation, Iron, Water Miscibility, Purity, Specific Gravity 20/20°C, Water and UV transmittance. 

 

The deadline for reporting results is set on 25 October 2024. A laboratory that reports test results after the deadline will definitely not get direct feedback in case any of its results are suspect! So be in good time to get the most out of this proficiency test.

The test results should be reported via our internet based results reporting platform www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis/. A login and a password can be requested via email to nl.iis@sgs.com