SGS is the worlds leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity.

SCS Global Services (SCS) has been providing global leadership in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, auditing, testing, and standards development for three decades.

CE marking is a mandatory conformity marking for certain products sold within the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1985, is the manufacturers declaration that the product meets the requirements of the applicable EC directives. It is in that sense similar to the FCC Declaration of Conformity used on certain electronic devices sold in the United States.

DIBt, Deutsches Institut fr Bautechnik, means German Institute for Civil Engineering. It is the top Authoritative certification in construction products, types and technique in German and Europe.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemicals that have a high vapor pressure at ordinary room temperature. Their high vapor pressure results from a low boiling point, which causes large numbers of molecules to evaporate or sublimate from the liquid or solid form of the compound and enter the surrounding air, a trait known as volatility.