The story
Founded by Charles Benjamin Dudley in 1902.1
In 1898, a group of scientists and engineers, led by chemist, industry leader, and proponent of standardization Charles Dudley, formed the American Society for Testing Material (ASTM) to address the frequent rail breaks affecting the fast-growing railroad industry. The group developed a standard for the steel used to fabricate rails.
In 1961 the name "American Society for Testing and Materials" was adopted.
In 2001, ASTM officially changed its name to "ASTM International" and added the tagline "Standards Worldwide".
In 2014, the tagline changed to "Helping our World Work better." ASTM International had offices in Belgium, Canada, China, Peru, Washington, D.C., and West Conshohocken, PA.
In April 2016, the Safety Equipment Institute (SEI) became a subsidiary of ASTM International. SEI is an accredited third-party certification organization that certifies various types of personal protective equipment to industry consensus standards.
On June 9, 2022, it was announced that the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and ASTM International agreed to extend and expand a Technical Cooperation Agreement from 2019.
From Wikipedia’s article on ASTM International, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5