EMAsiaMag.com | Lead Free ArticlesCopyright 2007 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.http://www.emasiamag.com/images/logoForTrack.gifThe continuing proliferation of substance restrictions will persist as the major issue for the electronics supply chain through the coming year, according to Fern Abrams, director of government relations ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3950-substanceandstylerestrictionsondesignmaterialscontinue-Asia.htmlIndustry leaders, representing key segments of the electronics supply chain, came together at an IPC workshop in Brussels on June 18, 2008, to address industry concerns with the Öko-Institut report on ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3937-ipcbrusselsmeetingonrohsrevisionsidentifiesconcernswithkoinstitutstudy-Asia.htmlThe European Union’s (EU) integrated product policy has shifted emphasis from management of site-specific environmental impact to minimizing the environmental impact of each product throughout its lifecycle. ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3857-environmentalresponsibilitystepupecoefficiencyofyourentireprocess-Asia.htmlA new ASTM International standard will assist industry with a communication tool in order to comply with the European Union's Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals, more commonly referred ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3860-astmdeclarablesubstancescommitteepublishesnewreachstandard-Asia.htmlIf ever there was a time to stand up, take action and be heard, this is it. IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries is urging all technical experts from member companies and other stakeholders ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3738-ipcinitiatesscientificdialogueonproposedrohsexpansion-Asia.htmlIn the latest edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics, Nokia’s has missed on the first spot and is in third place as a result of poor takeback practices in India and Russia, paving the ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3656-asiancompaniesreclaimtopplaceofgreenpeaceguidetogreenerelectronics-Asia.htmlThe fate of large quantities of electronic waste is unknown, according to a recently published Greenpeace report 'Toxic Tech: Not in Our Backyard'. While some electronic waste may be accounted for by ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3423-greenpeacevastamountsofhazardouselectronicwasteunaccountedfor-Asia.htmlThe EC (European Commission) is set to adjust the EU (European Union) ROHS (restriction-of-hazardous-substances) directive this year to reflect additional substances and changes to exemptions. ROHS is ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3325-eurohsexemptiondefinitionchangestoimpactrestrictedsubstancesdesignrequirements-Asia.htmlIt’s not clear what the right metaphor is for choosing between regulation under Restriction on Hazardous Substances (ROHS) or REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals) … Is advocating ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3315-dealingwiththedevilcouldreachbebetterthanrohs-Asia.htmlThe Government Relations and Environment, Health and Safety Committees of IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries announce that they have submitted comments to the European Commission reviewing ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3180-ipcurgeseuropeancommissiontoaimforsciencebasedregulations-Asia.html