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Industry News July 9, 2026

NATA Recognises 70-years of Accredited Chemical Testing at the National Measurement Institute (NMI) 

NATA is pleased to recognise an important milestone in Australia’s accreditation history: 70 years of accredited chemical testing by the National Measurement Institute. Since 11 June 1956, NMI’s NSW Chemical Laboratories have held NATA accreditation for chemical testing and measurement services. That accreditation now extends to NMI’s Victorian laboratories, demonstrating a…

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