It has been more than a decade since the EU released the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive that constrains the use of a handful of substances in electronic equipment, with lead ...

Pronounced “Ross” or “Rohas”, RoHS is a European Directive regarding ‘Restriction of Hazardous Substances’. Adopted by the European Union back in February 2003, the RoHS Directive and associated UK ...

Directive 2002/95/EC, well known as the EU-RoHS directive, came into force on 1st July 2006. The world didn’t change fundamentally on this day of course, and most consumers are unaware that it exists, ...

What does the growing pile of electrical waste across Europe have in common with developers of new optical materials, such as glass manufacturer Schott? The answer is of course the EU’s RoHS directive ...

Sept. 28 teleconference to focus on how electronics component suppliers and manufacturers are dealing with the challenges raised by the EU's RoHS Directive. Thousands of electronics suppliers have ...

Directive EU RoHS 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment came into force on 1 July 2006. The directive requires manufacturers, ...

The European Commission has formally adopted an extension of the RoHS Directive which will enforce more intensive rules governing the use of hazardous substances. The new rules come into effect from ...

The European Commission has published an inception impact assessment signalling its intention to amend the scope of the directive on the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical and ...

With ever-increasing reliance and use of electronics, new products are being continually developed by manufacturers with improved capabilities. As a result of this, the lifetime of electronics is ...

Company changes 1,156 products well ahead of July 1 deadline to reduce environmental impact of hazardous chemicals July 4th , 2006Epson has announced its global compliance with the RoHS Directive ...