Cyanotech Corp. announces ISO 9002 certification.KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 1996--Cyanotech Corp. (Nasdaq NMS See NetWare Management System. :CYAN) announced at its annual meeting of stockholders in Honolulu yesterday that it has registered its quality system to ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002:1994 standards, making it the first microalgae company, and the first company in Hawaii, to do so. ISO 9002 provides internationally recognized quality assurance standards for companies involved in production, installation and servicing processes. "We have always been known in the industry as a high-quality company," stated Gerald R. Cysewski, Ph.D., president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Recently we decided to formalize our commitment to quality by applying for registration to ISO standards This is a list of ISO standards that are discussed in Wikipedia articles. For a list of all the more than 16,000 ISO standards (as of 2007), see the ISO Catalogue. About 300 of the standards produced by ISO and IEC's Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC1) have been made freely/publicly . We're happy to announce that we have successfully achieved this registration." Cysewski believes that the company's ISO registration will have significant benefits to its customers. "They will now have the assurance that Cyanotech Corporation conforms to standards that emphasize ongoing compliance, consistency and improvement. I believe that this certificate recognizes our existing quality policies, our past achievements and our continuing commitment to excellence and should further increase our competitiveness in worldwide markets." Cyanotech develops and commercializes natural products from microalgae. The company is currently producing microalgae products for the nutritional supplement and immunological diagnostics markets and is also developing microalgae-based products for the aquaculture aquaculture, the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for an ever increasing share of world fisheries production. feed/pigments and biopesticide markets. Nutrex Inc., the company's wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , produces and markets a line of Spirulina-based nutritional products for the retail market. The Nutrex products are the only microalgae products in world that are certified organic. CONTACT: Cyanotech Corp. Ronald P. Scott, 808/326-1353 or Russell Communications Bruce Russell, 310/216-1414 |
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