Status T / ANSI T: wide band color reflection densitometer response, used mainly in United States
Status E / DIN: wide band color reflection densitometer response, used mainly in Europe, main difference to Status T: higher values for yellow
Status I / SPI, DIN NB: narrow band densitometer responses, rarely used
The main responses are Status E (polarized) and Status T (unpolarized).
Related standards are: ANSI PH2.18, DIN 16536
AFAIK the geographic difference is due to different philosophy not raw materials.
best, gordo