The International Organization for Standardization's fastener technical committee, ISO/TC 2, held its 2026 plenary and a series of subcommittee meetings in Ningbo, Zhejiang, from October 19 to 23. Hosted by China, the meetings brought together 60 experts in person and online, including 45 international experts and 15 Chinese experts, to advance the revision of international fastener standards and related technical development.

This was the third time the ISO/TC 2 plenary had been held in China. The meetings brought international and Chinese experts together around fastener standards, but the information available does not identify specific revisions or decisions. For manufacturers and purchasers, the practical implications will depend on which standards are revised and what changes are eventually published.

Future standards documents are therefore the key information to watch: they can show whether any revisions affect the requirements relevant to a particular fastener or purchasing specification.