The Remanufacturing Industries Council (RIC) is an ANSI Accredited Standards Developer.
This means that RIC’s procedures have been approved by ANSI to meet rigerous standards related to balance, openness, and consensus.
In addition, RIC must show ANSI that a consensus has been met before a standard can be published.
Finally, ANSI audits RIC’s records every five years to ensure that the approved procedures are being followed.
About the American National Standard for Remanufacturing
Current Revision now available for public comment through April 13, 2026
International Standards Development Efforts
RIC participates on ISO Technical Committee 323 to develop the 59000 series of international standards for Circular Economy.
Published Standards
ISO 59004-2024: Circular Economy – Vocabulary, Principles and Guidance for Implementation
ISO 59010-2024: Circular Economy – Guidance on the Transition of Business Models and Value Networks
ISO 59020-2024: Circular Economy – Measuring and Assessing Circularity Performance
ISO 59040-2025: Circular Economy - Product Circularity Data Sheet
Remanufacturing Definition
3.5.21
remanufacturing, noun
industrial process by which an item is returned to a like-new condition from both a quality and performance perspective
Note 1 to entry: The item can be previously sold, leased, used, worn, remanufactured or a non-functional product or part.
Note 2 to entry: A like-new condition can also be described as “same-as-when-new” or “better-than-when-new”.
[SOURCE: ANSI/RIC001.2-2021, modified – “comprehensive and rigorous” deleted in the definition. Details about the item moved to Note 1 to entry. Details about the condition moved to Note 2 to entry.]
RIC's Standard Development Procedures
RIC’s ANSI-approved procedures for the standards development process, updated April 23, 2025
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