RoHS Archive: Related stories on RoHS
By Jim Carbone, Executive Editor, Electronics, Purchasing Magazine -- Purchasing, 6/15/2006
As of July 1, 2006, OEMs selling electronics equipment into Europe have to comply with the European Union’s Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive. It bans lead and five other substances from being used in electronics equipment. OEMs and suppliers have been working hard to redesign products and components to comply with the law and, in many instances, to re-number parts to identify those products that comply versus those that don’t. Here is a list of recent articles that detail the many issues concerning the new law.
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September 7, 2006 Supply of RoHS parts tightens
July 13, 2006
Distributors see smooth RoHS conversion
June 15, 2006
RoHS: The tip of the environmental iceberg
June 15, 2006
RoHS enforcement rules still unclear
June 15, 2006
Purchasers face new environmental deadline
May 25, 2006
Watch out for bogus RoHS parts
May 18, 2006 Expect non-RoHS resistor tags to rise
May 18, 2006 Few buyers expect component inflation
April 20, 2006 Commodity costs drive some connector tags up
April 20, 2006
The New Distribution Hot Spots
April 20, 2006
Catalogers expect double digit growth
April 20, 2006 RoHS could boost independents
April 20, 2006 EMS firm focuses on customers, flexibility in its buying
April 20, 2006 Online buying sees growth
April 20, 2006 RoHS to create opportunities for distributors
April 6, 2006 RoHS could crimp connector supply
March 30, 2006 Most Asian companies will be RoHS compliant
March 16, 2006 The rush to RoHS compliance
March 16, 2006 Solectron moves toward RoHS compliance
December 29, 2005
RoHS changes the parts you buy
November 17, 2005 RoHS impacts distribution
November 3, 2005 RoHS may create some semiconductor shortages
July 14, 2005 The clock is ticking
June 16, 2005
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