Tested Parameter/
Type of Test/
Measured Quantity

Test Methods/Standards 

All Paints

Total Percentage of Titanium Dioxide

§     Standard Operating Procedure SOP No.:13AT01-019 [Issue No.: (1); Date:2000-11-01, Revision No.:(1); Date:2003-07-27] based on the American Standard ASTM D1394:1999 – Total titanium by the Aluminum reduction method.

Accelerated Weathering

(UV – Condensation Type)

§     Standard Operating Procedure SOP No.:13AT01-020 [Issue No.: (1); Date:2000-11-01, Revision No.:(2); Date:2004-07-15] based on the American Standard ASTM D4587:2005 – Accelerated weathering (UV – Condensation Type).

Raw Materials

Purity of Titanium Dioxide

§     Standard Operating Procedure SOP No.:13AT01-019 [Issue No.: (1); Date:2000-11-01, Revision No.:(1); Date:2003-07-27] based on the American Standard ASTM D1394:1999 – Total titanium by the Aluminum reduction method.

Road Marking Paints

Falling Sand Abrasion

§     Standard Operating Procedure SOP No.:13AT01-029 [Issue No.: (1); Date:2003-04-20, Revision No.: (1); Date:2003-04-20] based on the American Standard ASTM D968:2001 – Falling sand abrasion test.

Solvent Based Coatings

Pigment Content

§     Standard Operating Procedure SOP No.:13AT01-032 [Issue No.: (1); Date:2004-04-25, Revision No.: (1); Date:2004-07-26] based on the American Standard ASTM D4451:2002 –  Pigment content of paints by low-temperature ashing.

Road Marking (thermoplastic) Paints

Softening Point

§     Standard Operating Procedure SOP No.:13AT01-033 [Issue No.: (1); Date:2002-01-14, Revision No.: (1); Date:2004-07-15] based on the American Standard ASTM D36:1995(2000) – Softening point of bitumen (Ring-and-Ball Apparatus).