ISO International Standard

ISO 18902:2013 specifies the principal physical and chemical requirements for album, storage and framing materials to prevent damage to processed or printed imaging materials over time. It covers requirements for:

paper and paperboard;

plastics;

metals;

writing instruments;

adhesives;

tapes;

self-adhesive labelling materials;

stamping inks and pads;

framing and glazing materials used as, or in the construction of, storage and display materials for black-and-white or colour reflection prints or negatives made with traditional silver-halide and silver dye bleach photographic materials;

dye- and pigment-based inkjet, dye diffusion thermal transfer (“dye sublimation”), and liquid- and dry-toner electrophotographic digital prints.