Major electronics manufacturers support the revised draft of the RoHS Directive - adding new restrictions on BFRs and PVC
No. 10/ 2010
Major electronics manufacturers Dell, HP, Sony-Ericsson and Acer recently issued a joint statement with three environmental organizations, calling for the restriction of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in electronic and electrical appliances in the revised EU RoHS directive. Use in Products.
The three environmental organizations that issued the statement together with the four electronics giants were the International Chemistry Secretariat (ChemSec), the European Environment Bureau (EEB) and the Clean Products Action Group (CPA). They jointly called on the European Parliament’s Environment Committee to review the amendments to the RoHS Directive. In the voting of the draft, restrictions on BFRs and PVC were adopted. The vote will take place on June 3, 2010.
Alexandra McPherson, a partner at Cleaning Products Action (CPA), stressed in her speech that these companies have "worked hard" to prove that harmful substances can be replaced, and what is needed now is a level playing field. Last week the International Chemistry Secretariat (ChemSec) published a report proving that products that do not contain these harmful substances are already widely available in the EU market.
A joint statement from the four companies:
Acer: "The elimination of environmentally sensitive substances (such as BFRs and PVC) has begun and is proceeding smoothly at Acer. However, we have no way to bring the entire supply chain to the same level by relying solely on our own strength, and the relevant laws and regulations The establishment of legal restrictions will help this process, thereby ensuring the implementation of the overall supply chain, cost reduction and the effective development of safer alternative materials.”
Dell：“Dell支持將BFRs和PVC納入RoHS限制物質的範圍內，並在2015年對此類物質進行全面限制。在目前歐盟機構對RoHS修訂正在進行討論的情況下，我們希望歐盟的決策者們修訂RoHS指令以禁止在電子電器設備當中使用PVC和BFRs”
HP：“HP正在與全球的供應商一起，從個人電腦產品線中消除這些化學物質。通過我們對於替代物的科學評估，我們發現更安全的替代材料是確實存在的。我們支援在修訂後的RoHS指令中加入這些限制要求。”
Sony-Ericsson: “Sony-Ericsson is committed to the complete elimination of organic halogenated compounds from its products and has at this stage almost completely eliminated the use of BFRs. We firmly believe that the electronics industry has a responsibility to take proactive action to find alternatives to BFR and PVC, so We call on the EU to vote to adopt a stricter RoHS directive.”
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Leading Electronics companies and Environmental organisations urge EU to restrict more hazardous substances in electronic products
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